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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... • Immature/Myeloblasts ... Age: 50-60 • Auer ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... - Causes and Treatment ... hyperleukocytosis (AML ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... • Sezary syndrome ... #diagnosis #workup
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... • History of EBV ... Presentation: • Lymphadenopathy ... Treatment • Early ... #diagnosis #classification
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... effect/Edema • EBV ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #treatment #neurology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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tissues, seeds the lymphoid ... Fatigue (68%) • Lymphadenopathy ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... antibody test) Treatment ... #HIV #diagnosis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Amyloidosis • Lymphoma ... • Plasma cell leukemia ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... acute HIV, HBV, EBV ... #differential #diagnosis