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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
ALL Symptoms: ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... Diagnosis: • ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome ... #workup #oncology
Diabetes Insipidus vs Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH (SIADH) - Comparison Table

Diabetes Insipidus - Inadequate ADH
SIADH -
Diabetes Insipidus vs Syndrome ... ) - Comparison Table ... #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- B symptoms ... translocation • Types: Classification ... Differential Diagnosis ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #diagnosis #differential
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
activation and cell ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... #Pathophysiology ... #Allergy #Diagnosis ... #Reactions #Table
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... = funny-shaped cells ... Allogeneic stem cell ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... treatment #hematology #oncology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Increased Cell ... - Refeeding Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... potassium #low #pathophysiology
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
cells -> Mutagenic ... Retinoblastoma Signs / Symptoms ... Retinoblastoma #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
Tubule Epithelial Cells ... limb Gitelman syndrome ... tubule Liddle syndrome ... Kidney #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Table
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis