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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Tuberculosis • Hepatitis ... Fatigue • Acute ... Lymphoblastic Leukemia ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia (MPAL) - Summary

 • Bilineal MPAL vs. Biphenotypic MPAL
 • Genomic categories
Mixed Phenotype Acute ... Leukemia (MPAL) ... Immunophenotypes • Treatment ... #Leukemia #diagnosis ... #oncology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... , Acute biliary ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... #algorithm #hepatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... Lymphadenopathy AML (Acute ... Blasts APML (Acute ... #Hematology #Oncology
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Standard-Risk Acute ... Lymphoblastic Leukemia ... Cytarabine #ALL #Acute ... Lymphoblastic #Leukemia ... #oncology #pediatrics
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
transformation to acute ... leukemia Management ... only curative treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... subclinical disease to acute ... reported (eg AIH-PBC ... regarding need for treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Hepatology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... Presence of CP or PC ... immunosuppression • Acute ... > 3 mg/dL) or acute ... Indications #management #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis ... (DILI) Viral Hepatitis ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Cell Disease Acute ... Supportive with treatment ... of SCD crisis Acute ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential