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Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis vs Tumor ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... /- rasburicase Tumor ... rate or large tumor ... #Leukostasis #Tumor
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
Classification of Tumor ... Lysis Syndrome (TLS ... Abnormalities of TLS ... Laboratory TLS ... diagnosis #management #oncology
Tumor Lysis Syndrome - Workup and Management

Initial workup: BMP, Serum uric acid, LDH, Urine output, Consider
Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... ICU transfer • Tumor ... MatthewHoMD #TLS ... #Tumor #Lysis # ... diagnosis #management #oncology
Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) Pathophysiology
Culprits: ALL, Burkitt, SCLC
Cells all die at once = ↑Phos, ↓Ca, ↑K,
Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... (TLS) Pathophysiology ... worsens above #Tumor ... Lysis #Syndrome #TLS ... Pathophysiology #oncology
Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas
 - Serous Cystic Neoplasm
 - Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor (SPT) or Solid
Pseudopapillary Tumor ... Neoplasms #Pancreas #radiology ... #oncology #differential
Risk factor for VTE in cancer patients

Tumor type 

• Very high risk: gastric, pancreas, brain 

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cancer patients Tumor ... High risk: lung, hematologic ... #VTE #cancer #oncology
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... wandering_er #Tumor ... Lysis #Syndrome #TLS ... #oncology #management
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
nephropathy • Solid tumors ... change disease • Hematologic ... Interleukin-2) • Tumor ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Oncologic Emergencies ... Diagnosis Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES ... STRUCTURAL ONCOLOGIC ... EMERGENCIES: Tumor
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Lymphoma, Germ cell tumor ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology