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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... Investigations: full blood ... , urine microscopy ... osmolarity If cause
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Release from blast cells ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... : Blast crises ... smear: Blasts APML ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... Hyperuricemia • Acute ... Vomiting, decreased urine ... #differential #
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Workup: • Complete ... differential • ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... : UA, Urine protein ... Goodpasture's cause ... reveals increasing blood
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... Transform to DLBCL, PML ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... : • Full Blood ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... removal from the blood ... excretion (e.g., urine ... e.g., uptake by cells ... pulmonary edema
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
full infectious work-up ... days → add fungal work-up ... syndrome): - Hematologic ... Treat underlying cause ... renal failure, pulmonary