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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... sustained over a one-hour ... Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ... shoulder pain, collateral ... : Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Allen’s Test for Collateral Circulation

For the Allen test, you apply pressure to the radial and ulnar
Collateral Circulation ... Then one artery ... The one artery alone ... flow from the one ... #Allens #Test #Collateral
Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) Types
Type 1 - Chronic atrophic gastritis and pernicious anaemia
Type 2 - Zollinger
Zollinger Ellison syndrome ... MEN)-1 Type 3 - None ... Classification #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
hypercellular bone ... megakaryocytic Bone ... blood cells in the bone ... blood smear • Bone ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Allen's Test on Physical Exam

Allen's Test is used to test the integrity of blood flow and
blood flow and collateral ... One artery is released ... pressure on the collateral ... Video by Dr. ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... • Bone marrow ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... treatment #hematology #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
= Hypocellular bone ... Hypoplastic MDS: • ↓ bone ... • Suggested by bone ... hypoplasia/fatty bone ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology
Simultagnosia on Physical Exam (Balint Syndrome)

The patient can recognize objects one at a time but cannot
Physical Exam (Balint Syndrome ... recognize objects one ... Simultagnosia #Balint #Syndrome ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
g/dl LLN B - Bony ... more: • Clonal bone ... plasmacytoma, POEMs syndrome ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or on bone ... bleeding, infections, bone ... cells - Blood and Bone ... • Headaches, bone ... neutropenia) • Bone