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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
: • Most common ... Scoring system: ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Lymphoma • Leukemia ... Inflammatory • Systemic ... Disease • Sickle Cell ... #Causes #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Overview: • Most common ... routine CBC (rnost common ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... marrow failure with anemia ... #oncology #hematology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Internal organs Most common ... general feeling of ill ... Underlying cancer (malignancy ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... #oncology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... site in lymphatic system ... with lymphatic system ... Treated Like Acute Leukemias ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Most common cytopenia ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... Leukemia • Idiopathic ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
definition: Most common ... particularly those coming ... vs infection vs malignancy ... complaints- anemia ... treatment once you commit
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Infections • Malignancy ... (e.g. hematologic ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... Kidney disease common ... Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... ) • Systemic granulomatous ... Burns • Protein-losing ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
hematological malignancy ... Weight loss • Anemia ... (NSHL) - (most common ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management