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Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CLL Acute leukemias ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... ALL Symptoms: ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic ... auto-reactive B and CD ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CLL) ... #Chronic #Lymphocytic ... #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... • Induce blast cell ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #oncology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... and progressive Acute ... rarely preceded by acute ... Löfgren syndrome: ACUTE ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
clinical findings Acute ... or Chronic Otitis ... cells) Stage 4: Cell ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome Acute ... Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
Presentation • Common Signs ... and Symptoms: ... Pathophysiology ... of NK cells and CD8 ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... reporting such symptoms ... during some or all ... syndrome - chronic ... Serial CBC counts