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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... • Neutropenia, anemia
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... , Hypotension, shock ... #rheumatology #
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... anemia • Cold ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... #hematology #diagnosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... symptoms/signs ... box indicates all ... Areas of diagnostic ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Clinical manifestations ... Doppler US : halo sign ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic complaints- anemia ... the “Chewing gum test ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
Clinical Presentation ... • Common Signs ... and Symptoms: ... - Cytopenias (anemia ... #Management #Hematology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment algorithm ... median age at diagnosis ... disease tolerate anemia ... importance of clinical ... #algorithm #hematology