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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CML, AML, APML ... cells - Blood & BM ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
POCUS for diagnosis of Wall Motion Abnormalities in Myocardial Infarction - Visual Abstract
Can physicians with limited
POCUS for diagnosis ... Abnormalities #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #diagnosis #ebm
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
most support her diagnosis ... septal motion, all ... InTransit #clinical #ultrasound ... #echocardiogram
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... not required in all ... When do you do a BM ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
., HIV), EBV infection ... Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... Malignancies (eg CML, ALL ... #differential #hematology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
syndrome Anti-Scl ... Celiac disease Anti-GBM ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
accounts for 21% of all ... liver>kidney), EBV ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... extralymphatic tissues Diagnosis ... Disorders #oncology #diagnosis
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
scleroderma) - Anti-Scl ... + 90% • Anti-GBM ... Antineutrophil #antibodies #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
concept is that all ... Anti-GBM = anti–glomerular ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
box indicates all ... Areas of diagnostic ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis