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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... rnature-appearing lymphocytes ... 500/uL clonal B lymphocytes ... #Lymphocytic #Leukemia ... #oncology #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Cancer affecting lymphocytes ... #Lymphocytic #Leukemia ... #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Diagnosis Secondary ... malignancies • Anemia ... myeloid leukemia ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology #secondary
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... ): • Lymphocytes ... Lymphocytic Leukemia ... Lymphocytic Leukemia ... #Hematology #Oncology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... , deficiency anemia ... • Infections: Chronic ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Syndromes (MDS) ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... CausesAnemia ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
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
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