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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
(Chronic Myeloid ... (myeloid)↑ • Mature ... AML (Acute Myeloid ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Plasma cell leukemia with extensive rouleaux formation. Aggressive disease & patients typically younger than other forms
Plasma cell leukemia ... other forms of myeloma ... primary plasma cell ... rouleaux #formation #Clinical ... #Smear #Hematology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disorders: • Chronic myeloid ... leukemia (CML) ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
- Differential Diagnosis ... MF) • Chronic myeloid ... leukemia (CML) ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Diagnosis: • ... leukemia #CLL ... #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
of Clinical Significance ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Gammopathy #Clinical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
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Multiple Myeloma ... and Monoclonal ... if this is is monoclonal ... Gammopathies #MGUS #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Suggested algorithm for bone marrow biopsy and skeletal imaging in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
patients with monoclonal ... whom there are no clinical ... concerning for myeloma ... Biopsy #algorithm #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary myelo ... transformation to acute leukemia ... Allogeneic stem cell ... Management #treatment #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
(CLL) - Summary ... immunophenotype Clinical ... fludarabine) 3) Monoclonal ... #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis