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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Fatigue • Acute ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... count ↑ PLT • ↑ PBS ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Physical Exam/Signs ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... Infectious: • Acute ... Iron deficiency anemia
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
, physical and testing ... potentially be an acute ... dysfunction • PSC ... infarction • Lymphoma/Leukemia ... aneurysms • Acute
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... mimics, repeat testing ... • Acute onset ... unilateral flank pain ... (proteinuria, RBC
T-LGL leukemia - T-CeIl Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical
 - Persistent (>6mo) lymphocytosis (2-20k) with proven clonality
usually in the setting ... Neutropenia (85%), anemia ... presentation (PB ... version DDx: - chronic ... hemepath #pathology #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... , erythema and WBC ... noninflammatory Signs ... Morning stiffness lasting ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup