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

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

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... Neurologic deficits (peripheral ... neutrophil count < 500 cells ... Vomiting, decreased urine ... #differential #
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
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
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Release from blast cells ... initiation • Differential ... #management #hematology ... #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
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
cytometry • Peripheral ... smear: Smudge cells ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... Transform to DLBCL, PML ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... IgM) • Blood smear ... ) Differential ... sensitize red blood cells ... passage of red-brown urine
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