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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
leukemia (blood ... features in most cases ... Kyle Bradley, MD ... APML #Pathology #Hematology ... #Clinical #Smear
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
smear or on bone ... Age: 50-60 • Auer ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Peripheral smear ... #Hematology #Oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
cytopenias (usually anemia ... transformation to acute ... leukemia Management ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
• Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... smear • Bone marrow ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
• Peripheral smear ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... Lauren Banaszak, MD ... #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... result from low blood ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... severe hemolytic anemia ... phase: Peripheral smear ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
malignancy (Especially acute ... promyelocytic leukemia ... ABO incompatible blood ... • Peripheral smear ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
clonal evolution to acute ... myeloid leukemia ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... disease tolerate anemia ... #algorithm #hematology