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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Overview: • Most common ... immunophenotype Clinical ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
: • Most common ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... with no early symptoms ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... workup #oncology #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... #hemolytic #anemia ... #hematology #diagnosis
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Demyelinating syndromes ... (75%): Anemia ( ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
edema, active urine ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... : • Symptoms limited ... common • Antihistone ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... and autoimmune hemolytic ... anemia) • Systemic ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... ingestion • B symptoms ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... joint • Systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... the presence of anemia ... #testing #Rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulses, bruits, or blood ... Nodosa: • PAN most commonly ... ischemia • Skin: Erythematous ... elevated protein, lymphocytic ... #Rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
droppings • Most common ... • Rheumatologic ... : • Increased leukocyte ... count (mainly lymphocytes ... #Management #Infections