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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
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic ... transformation to acute leukemia ... Allogeneic stem cell ... BrighamChiefs #Myelodysplastic ... #hematology #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... Leukemia • Idiopathic ... Peripheral blood smear ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
(CLL) - Summary ... • Peripheral smear ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... #oncology #hematology ... #management
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
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Management