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Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
 •
Causes of Diffuse ... • Neoplastic (Leukemia ... , Lymphoma, Metastatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... • Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- Comparison ... involved) • No leukemic ... • Other hematologic ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Causes of Splenomegaly ... Malignant • Lymphoma ... • Leukemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR ... and secondary lymphoid ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... •TB • Lymphoma ... Forearm/Hand) • Lymphoma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Causes of Eosinophilia ... Primary: - CML - Lymphomas ... Acute Eosinophilic Leukemia ... Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
the non-Hodgkin lymphoma ... , Hodgkin’s lymphoma ... Marginal zone lymphoma ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... transformation to acute leukemia ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... • Most common leukemia ... to large cell lymphoma ... #Lymphocytic #Leukemia ... #oncology #hematology