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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphoma #Diffuse #Lymphadenopathy ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
- Differential ... Esophagus) • Abdominal ... #LAD #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... , weight loss, abdominal ... Fibrinolysis & DIC • Tumor ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... patients with minimal tumor ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Erythropoietin Secreting Tumor ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Sleep Apnea • Chronic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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extranodal) - Tumor ... disease: B symptoms, lymphadenopathy ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Presentation: • Lymphadenopathy ... predominant HL - The tumor ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behcet disease) Differential ... Recurrent and chronic ... interferon alfa, or tumor ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... Hematologic malignancy ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... NTM #Infections #differential