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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Cancer affecting lymphocytes ... cell neoplasm • Lymphocytes ... Absolute blood lymphocyte ... #oncology #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
infection risk secondary ... Granulomatous lymphocytic ... anemia) • Systemic ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... , deficiency anemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... DIC/TTP/HUS - Hemolytic ... anemia - Splenomegaly ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... IgA, IgG, IgM (CVID ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #Workup #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemia): • Lymphocytes ... CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia): • Lymphocytes ... ) and/or Small Lymphocytic ... #Leukemia #Hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
hallmark for the disease ... anemia Indirect ... WBC count and differential ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
HL (MCHL) - Lymphocyte ... HL (LRHL) - Lymphocyte ... LDHL) - Nodular lymphocyte ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... classification #hematology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Eosinophilia and Systemic ... Atypical Lymphocytes ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... : symptomatic treatment ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... frequently affected systems ... Better call hematology ... #hematology