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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL ... adults in the west ... Neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia ... microglobulin Treatment ... workup #oncology #hematology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis and Management ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... D/c all heparin ... #Treatment #Hematology
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Thrombocytopenic ... PLEX and RTX • Short-term ... TTP Thrombotic #Thrombocytopenic ... #Purpura #management ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... Symptoms of anemia or thrombocytopenia ... with anemia or thrombocytopenia ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
in those with CLD ... months without treatment ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
diagnosis and initial management ... HIT laboratory tests ... and to adjust treatment ... #Hematology #HIT ... Heparin #Induced #Thrombocytopenia
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... initial screening test ... Step 3: All patients ... algorithm #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
platelet count (thrombocytopenia ... Pinpoint-sized red spots ... IDUS) • Immune Thrombocytopenia ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Labs: • CD4+ T-cell ... Mild anemia • Thrombocytopenia ... Phase: • The short ... no diagnostic test ... ) Treatment:
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
nephrotoxicity from a short ... course of treatment ... provide empiric treatment ... empiric acyclovir to all ... is proposed: #Management