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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... Lymphadenopathy AML ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
large, immature myeloblasts ... myelogenous leukemia (AML ... Rods #AuerRods #AML
Central Cord Syndromes
 - Anterior Cord Syndrome
 - Central Cord Syndrome
 - Brown Sequard Syndrome

#CentralCord #Syndromes
Central Cord Syndromes ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... - Central Cord Syndrome ... Brown Sequard Syndrome ... #BrownSequard #Neurology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome ... Nephrotic syndrome ... Classification #Nephrology ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome ... nephrotic/nephritic syndromes ... Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndrome ... Comparison #Algorithm #Nephrology
Primary Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Volume Depleted - 2° hyperaldosteronism
 • Low Urine Cl-: Vomiting,
, Gitelman Syndrome ... Adenoma, BAH, AME ... , Liddle syndrome ... renin activity; AME ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Nephrology
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) - Pathophysiology:
→ Massive tumor cell lysis
→ Release of large amounts of K+,
Tumor lysis syndrome ... cytotoxic therapy of ALL ... , AML, NHL → AKI ... #TumorLysis #syndrome
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... Central Cord Syndrome ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome—due ... Nephrotic yndrome—podocyte ... Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndromes ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
All About Horner's Syndrome

Horner's syndrome, known as 
"oculosympathetic paresis" by people 
who don't have friends, is
All About Horner's ... Syndrome Horner's ... syndrome, known ... and discovered a syndrome ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Neurology