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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
: • Most common ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Leukemia (CLL) ... Overview: • Most common ... leukemia in adults • Disorder ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... IgA, IgG, IgM (CVID ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia ... to impaired B-cell ... Granulomatous lymphocytic ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... number of sites of disease ... #classification ... #hematology #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
just beneath the skin ... Most common cytopenia ... : Macrocytic anemia ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... #hematology #oncology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... anemia • Other ... Comment on type ... #hematology