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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome #MDS ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Tumor Lysis Syndrome - Workup and Management

Initial workup: BMP, Serum uric acid, LDH, Urine output, Consider
and Management ... of the above Treatment ... Matthew Ho, MD ... Lysis #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #oncology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
potential for multiple organ ... months without treatment ... By Tina Hang, MD ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #diagnosis
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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with response to treatment ... specific laboratory tests ... #management #phenotypes ... #workup #treatment ... #rheumatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Renal Failure Treatment ... unless severe APLS, organ ... #management #hematology ... #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... infiltrate any organ ... microglobulin Treatment ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... Lauren Banaszak, MD ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc ... #diagnosis #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... is never a bad idea ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Hypocellular/Hypoplastic MDS ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (MDR-TB ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment