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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or ... smear: Blasts ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... lymphoid organs When Cancer ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... Neurologic deficits (peripheral ... Vomiting, decreased urine ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cancer
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
bone marrow and peripheral ... Smear: • Dysplastic ... blood count with differential ... smear • Bone marrow ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... adsorption onto cancer ... cells (and subsequent ... disorders • Shear ... treatment #hematology #differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... in APML Epidemiology ... initiation • Differential ... #management #hematology ... #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary Cancer ... cytometry • Peripheral ... smear: Smudge cells ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Diagnosis: • Peripheral ... smear → small rnature-appearing ... lymphocytes, smudge cells ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... : UA, Urine protein ... sparing of the lung periphery ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... tenderness, and peripheral ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Management