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Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukocyte count ↑ PLT ... Significant ↓ PLT ... count • ↓Hg & PLT ... Intracellular Urate ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
BLT with a Kosher Pickle - Mnemonic for Cancers that Metastasize to Bone 

B - Breast
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BLT with a Kosher ... Metastasize to Bone ... B - Breast ... - Prostate #BLT ... Osseous #Mets #Oncology
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
has traveled to areas ... accumulation (ascites ... Severe bleeding: ... nervous system [CNS] bleeding ... impairment (AST or ALT
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
• Shortness of breath ... unusual bruising or bleeding ... are caused by bleeding ... appear normal, but ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
layers -> Dot/blot ... Hemorrhages • Focal areas ... ischemia -> Venous beading ... Retinopathy #Diabetes #ophthalmology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Infiltration: Often breast ... to liver than ALT ... • ALT: Specific ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone
Common Malignancies That Cause Ascites
The most common malignancies causing ascites are ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric
Malignancies That Cause Ascites ... is peritoneal seeding ... Breast Cancer ... Mesothelioma - Rare, but ... Diagnosis #Hepatology #oncology
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Bleeding Risk for ... surgery (e.g. breast ... • Non-cataract ophthalmologic ... procedures (e.g. bone ... polypectomy) #Bleeding
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Aspiration of fluid done ... in the endemic areas ... skin specimens, but ... in the endemic areas ... bancrofti #clinical #photo
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
any organ system but ... particular affinity for bone ... various tissues, leading ... SPECTRUM Common areas ... include the bones