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Map of proliferative blood disorders. 

By Ariella Coler-Reilly @ariellastudies

#Algorithm #classification #proliferative #blood #disorders #leukemia #hematology #oncology
#Algorithm #classification ... blood #disorders #leukemia ... #hematology #oncology ... #diagnosis #CML ... #CLL #AML #Map
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... Lymphadenopathy AML ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... to MDS or acute leukemia ... #Anemia #diagnosis ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
dys- (abnormal) -plastic ... transformation to acute leukemia ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... • Most common leukemia ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... Pure red cell aplasia ... microglobulin Treatment ... #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... anemia Treatment ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Responsive to Treatment ... Treated Like Acute Leukemias ... relapse - Amy ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis ... thrombocytopenia Diagnosis ... Management: • D/c all ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
involved) • No leukemic ... translocation • Types: Classification ... Differential Diagnosis ... comparison #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology