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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Oncologic Emergencies ... • Spontaneous bleeding ... • Shortness of breath ... death Neutropenic Fever ... • Dyspnea at rest
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
segment for at least ... 30mm length) • Fever ... Diarrhea • Lower Gl bleeding ... criteria #hematology #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Symptoms: • Malaise, bleeding ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... Intracellular Urate ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Summary of Oncologic ... : - Fever + ANC ... Simultaneous clotting and bleeding ... , shortness of breath ... , shortness of breath
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
- Metastatic (breast ... • Diplopia • Fevers ... Bilateral #Causes #ophthalmology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
characterized by fever ... Disorder: - Fever ... Other areas: - ... malignancy), lymphoma, breast ... #dermatology #oncology
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
has traveled to areas ... days and presents fever ... accumulation (ascites ... Severe bleeding: ... organs #dengue #fever
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
by inoculating ascitic ... than 250/mm3: • Treat ... if other signs (fever ... Diuretics ↑ ascitic ... not) - ↓ rebleeding
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
) ▪ Malaise, fever ... cavity and genital areas ... , anal or oral areas ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Photo
Muscosal Bleeding: This patient developed multiple areas of spontaneous mucosal bleeding 
in and around his mouth
Muscosal Bleeding ... developed multiple areas ... spontaneous mucosal bleeding ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... Oral #Mucosal #Bleeding