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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... Superior Vena Cava ... Hypercalcemia ... Of Malignancy: ... #differential #
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Vasculitides 5% (PAN ... clotting disorder, Malignancy ... hypovolemia), Meds/Treatments ... #Schema #Differential ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... - Seizures - Malignant ... - Neuroleptic malignant ... - Abdominal pain ... perfusion → renal ischemia
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... porphyria • Hypercalcemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
abdomen if abdominal pain ... full infectious work-up ... high LDH, low Ca ... plasmapheresis Hypercalcemia ... of malignancy:
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... myringitis • Malignant ... /squamous cell CA ... • Myocardial ischemia ... #Otology #Otolaryngology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
hematological malignancy ... hemolytic anemia • Pain ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology #oncology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
presents with pain ... CRAB - no anemia, hypercalcemia ... Bone marrow Treatment ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology ... #Diagnosis #Workup