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Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... Malaise, bleeding, infections ... pain, bleeding, infections ... bruising, bleeding, infection ... • Peripheral smear
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
associated with infection ... by bacterial infections ... (90%), Fungal infections ... • Dental infections ... • Dental infections
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... are caused by members ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... systemic vori Infectious
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... Acquired HLH: • Infections ... Still disease, Infection ... Etiological+++: Anti-infectious ... chemotherapy, anti-CD20 (PTLD
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... Glomerular disease - Post-infectious ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Urinary tract infection
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... ) - HELLP syndrome ... ) (e.g. lupus, CLL ... Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection ... spherocytosis) • Infections
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
IgA deposits - Post-infectious ... necrosis (Sickle cell ... • Fistula • Post-procedural ... Hematuria: • Infection ... #urology #nephrology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
- Due to Viral infection ... Polyclonal - Viral Infection ... Check For: • Infections ... Polyclonal IgM post ... infectious setting
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Valve Dysfunction, Post ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... Inflammatory: Infectious ... Salmonella), Giant Cell
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... symptomatic genital infection ... : • Most patients ... Disseminated #Gonococcal #Infection ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases