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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... • Blasts > 10% leukocytes ... Splenomegaly • ↑ Leukocyte ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... AML Dx: • ↑ Leukocyte
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP ... ) Elevation - Differential ... Intestine - Other causes ... • Placenta • Leukocytes ... #Elevation #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis: History, urinalysis ... ultrasonography, urinalysis ... treating underlying cause ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... of AP are ruled ... out other common causes ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Urinalysis & Urine ... • Ketones • Leukocyte ... • Urinary casts ... #Urinalysis #crystals ... dipstick #nitrite #leucocyte-esterase
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
Leukocytosis: The term 'leukocyte ... cells within the myeloblast ... part automated differential ... precursor cells to leukocytes ... the underlying cause
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... calculi/infection - Urinalysis ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... #Macroscopic #Differential
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes ... Injury • AST/ALT ... elevation > Alk ... phos • ALT more ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Dysuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pyuria - Leukocytes on Dipstick/Microscopy
 - Bacteriuria & Hematuria -
- Differential ... Algorithm Pyuria - Leukocytes ... No Pyuria - No Leukocytes ... cystitis #Dysuria #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Liver Enzymes - Differential ... Algorithm Severe ALT ... • Pregnancy - AFLP ... #LiverEnzymes #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes