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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... cytometry → >500/uL clonal ... immunophenotype Clinical ... Transformation to large cell ... #Leukemia #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... with no early symptoms ... Diagnosis: • ... #Leukemia #diagnosis ... #workup #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... ALL Symptoms: ... • Age: 60-80 Clonal ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
Management Summary Clinical ... - Clonal bone marrow ... plasma cells >10% ... if FLC value is also ... #Management #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... body, but can also ... Differential Diagnosis ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #diagnosis #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... ingestion • B symptoms ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... scans and can also ... classification #hematology #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... age 70 years Symptoms ... Workup: • Complete ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
constitutional symptoms ... type) < 3 g/dL • Clonal ... proliferative disorder • Clonal ... Significance #hematology #diagnosis ... #oncology
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 ... histology - Mast cell ... infiltration (lymphocytes ... doi: 10.1111/all
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... - Microglial cells ... are the immune cells ... Jaw Jerk reflex, Clonus ... fasciculations Common Symptoms