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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
- Summary Overview ... thrombocytopenia Complications ... #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc ... #diagnosis #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemias Overview ... extramedullary disease ... Transformation: • Complication ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Symptom | Diagnosis ... stroke, Parkinson disease ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... age 70 years Symptoms ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Overview Epidemiology ... glands: • Focal lymphocytic ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
bolus to the small bowel ... and vasomotor symptoms ... Gastric bypass causes ... Liver Disease in ... #diagnosis #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
(PRES) Overview ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Neurological symptoms ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview ... ingestion • B symptoms ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... number of sites of disease ... #oncology #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis Overview ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Pleocytosis: Mild lymphocytic ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology