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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
: ALL, CML, AML, ... age • 75% of ALL ... B-cell lineage ALL ... Mature B-cell ALL ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
large, immature myeloblasts ... acute myelogenous leukemia ... (AML) that is most ... Rods #AuerRods #AML
Presentation of malignant disease in children 
Pre-school (<5 years old) 
 - Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
lymphoblastic leukaemia ... - (ALL) - peak ... (ALL) - Brain ... (ALL) - Hodgkin ... Childhood #Peds #Pediatrics
Foreskin Problems in Children

#Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Pediatrics #Paediatrics #Foreskin #Problems #Algorithm #Balanitis #Posthitis #Differential
#Diagnosis #Management ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Paediatrics #Foreskin ... Balanitis #Posthitis #Differential
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - Differential ... (ALL) • Acute ... Myeloid Leukemia ... Myeloid Leukemia ... Hyperuricemia #Differential
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Lymphoblastic Leukemia ... Cytarabine #ALL ... Lymphoblastic #Leukemia ... timeline #oncology #pediatrics ... #peds #management
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
cells within the myeloblast ... Leukemoid reaction ... part automated differential ... Leukemoid Reaction ... D/D leukemia: increases
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Plasmapheresis - Leukemia ... Hydroxyurea - Leukemia ... hyperleukocytosis (AML ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential ... Diagnosis #Treatment #Management
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Leukemia, Tumour ... ITP • SLE • CLL ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential
Approach to the neonate with jaundice

#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Neonatal #Jaundice #Algorithm #Differential #Workup

** GrepMed Recommended Text:
Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Jaundice #Algorithm #Differential ... Text: Guyton and Hall