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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Hepatomegaly • Skin ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... #Leukemia #diagnosis ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
immunophenotype Clinical ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #hematology #hemeonc ... #diagnosis #management
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... - infiltrates (anemia ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
or don’t work properly ... just beneath the skin ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... Headaches • Pale skin ... result from low blood ... #oncology #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 ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... number of sites of disease ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Granulomatous lymphocytic ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... of peripheral blood ... Tissue damage • Leukemia ... • Autoimmune diseases ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
promyelocytic leukemia ... ABO incompatible blood ... organ damage Clinical ... • Severe Liver Disease ... #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... gammopathy, and skin ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology