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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
APML, CLL Acute ... peripheral blood smear ... • Peripheral smear ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Plasma cell leukemia with extensive rouleaux formation. Aggressive disease & patients typically younger than other forms
Plasma cell leukemia ... primary plasma cell ... leukemia Genevieve ... formation #Clinical #Smear ... #Hematology #Pathology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Physical Exam/Signs ... Diagnosis: • ... • Peripheral smear ... leukemia #CLL ... #oncology #hematology
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
promyelocytic leukemia ... I see all of these ... #APL #APML #Pathology ... #Hematology #Clinical ... #Smear
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
(CLL) - Summary ... • Peripheral smear ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... #oncology #hematology ... #management
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
and laboratory diagnosis ... non-specific red cell ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... Consider stem cell ... to MDS or acute leukemia ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
and Management ... transformation to acute leukemia ... Management • ... Allogeneic stem cell ... #hematology #oncology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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and Management ... cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... should be done in ALL ... Detection of AFB by smear
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
and Management ... Summary Clinical Signs ... osteolytic lesions and pathologic ... plasma clonal cell ... #Management #oncology