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Neutropenic Fever Management Algorithm

Temperature > 38°C and ANC < 500/µL

#Neutropenic #Fever #neutropenia #oncology #Management #Algorithm
Neutropenic Fever ... Management Algorithm ... #Fever #neutropenia ... #oncology #Management ... #Algorithm
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic ... Criteria: • Neutropenia ... 30mm length) • Fever ... Diagnosis #criteria #hematology ... #oncology
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Causes of Neutropenia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Aplastic Anemia • Myelodysplasia ... #Pancytopenia #Neutropenia ... #Causes #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myelodysplastic ... (petechiae) • Frequent ... Myeloproliferative Disease • Neutropenia ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Presentation: • Fever ... Difficulty breathing • Neutropenia ... recurrent infections/fevers ... • Hypocellular myelodysplastic ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
) B symptoms → fevers ... PRCA, autoimmune neutropenia ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... Cytopenias: • Neutropenia ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Headaches, bone pain, fever ... or functional neutropenia ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... CNS Infection Neutropenia ... Infection #Fever ... #Causes #Hematology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
Myelodysplastic ... current treatment algorithm ... 24 May 2018 Myelodysplastic ... years, patients frequently ... #algorithm #hematology