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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... : • Most common ... • Peripheral smear ... cells can indicate disease ... #Chronic #Lymphocytic
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CLL) ... • Peripheral smear ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... , Busulfan • Disease ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... FSGS • Other: Chronic ... #blood #urine #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... other cancers: Most ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... Malignancies • Chronic
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... Most common cytopenia ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Peripheral blood smear
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... and increased B-cell ... 40%); fatigue(→ post-sarcoidosis ... but stable or chronic ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
First line for most ... using cocaine, PTSD ... Consider if also chronic ... Maintenance #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #table
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
(91%): Acute / Chronic ... (18%): Second most ... mimic squamous cell ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
): • Chronic pulmonary ... 85% • < 50% in chronic ... becomes a yeast cell ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management