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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CML, AML, APML ... -> AML: Blast crises ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Transform to DLBCL, PML ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... changes), high MCV anemia ... not required in all ... #Workup #hematology
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
marine microbiota & causes ... Rapid onset of fever ... hemochromatosis, hemolytic anemia ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology ... #legs #clinical
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... Consider sickle cell ... bartonella (oroya fever ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML ... • Induce blast cell ... Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... initiation • Differential ... #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... formed or don’t work ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... #oncology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Red Flags: • Fever ... deficiency Work ... • Abdominal ultrasound ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
characterized by fever ... Disorder: - Fever ... Symptoms: - Fever ... arthralgia) - Fever ... #oncology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
neutrophils are slightly less ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... tachycardia or fever ... #differential # ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology