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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
: • Most common ... weeks without infection ... • Peripheral smear ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... typically part of the workup ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... : • Most patients ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Peripheral Smear ... hematology for workup ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... pancreatitis, Post-surgical ... Others: Asplenia/post-splenectomy
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Post-Transplantation ... hematopoietic cell ... , intensity of induction ... #Post #Transplantation ... oncology #diagnosis #management
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... IgM) • Blood smear ... Polyclonal IgM post ... malignancies -> CLL ... significance (MGUS), CLL
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... macroglobulinemia (most ... transformation (CML ... Hyperviscosity #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Treatment #Management
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Peripheral Smear ... • Parvovirus infection ... Workup: • Complete ... Peripheral blood smear
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Diagnosis The most ... Physical Exam: 1) Most ... Routine tests: Cell ... perforation), TB smear ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Aerosol is the most ... common route of infection ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Overview: • Most ... • Peripheral smear ... Complications: 1) Infection ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management