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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... change disease • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... #Oncology #Differential ... Classification #Nephrology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Reaction to Medications
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... • Bone marrow ... transformation to acute ... only curative treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Diagnosis Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... of breath • Neurologic ... sustained over a one-hour ... Hyperuricemia • Acute ... differential #diagnosis #cancer
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary Cancer ... microglobulin Treatment ... Warm AIHA • Bone ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #oncology #hematology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Acute febrile ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... skin lesions by one ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... Workup: • Complete ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
= Hypocellular bone ... - Antithyroid medications ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... Transplantation including bone ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... , ADEM, Acute toxic
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... lymphoid organs When Cancer ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis