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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... History of Bleeding, Infection ... Reed-Sternberg Cells ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory / Infectious ... • Neoplastic (Leukemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... pain, bleeding, infections ... : Granulocytic cells ... bruising, bleeding, infection ... #Hematology #Oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... = funny-shaped cells ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... transformation to acute leukemia ... treatment #hematology #oncology
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection • ... Chronic myelogenous leukemia ... Polycythemia vera Acute Leukemia ... pancytopenia, blast cells
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Lymphoblastic Leukemia ... Lymphoblastic #Leukemia ... Treatment #timeline #oncology ... #pediatrics #peds ... #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
weeks without infection ... Skin: - CLL cells ... smear: Smudge cells ... or basket cells ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Evaluation and Management ... Urinary tract infection ... serious bacterial infection ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #UrinaryTract #Pediatrics
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Metabolic Disorders Infection ... Gastrointestinal infection ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
• Most common leukemia ... lymphocytes, smudge cells ... Complications: 1) Infection ... #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management