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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
of ALL is of B-cell ... Mature B-cell ALL ... involvement • T-cell ... Hypogammaglobulinemia, smudge cells ... form of large cell
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Tumors: Lung, SCC ... renal, Bladder, Breast ... Ovarian - Leukemia ... Hyperthyroid, Bony ... #causes #endocrinology
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... in adults - Breast ... Osteochondroma • Osteoid ... Non-Malignant • Giant Cell ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
applies to any cells ... killer cells). ... in storage in bone ... in blast cells ... the underlying cause
Anterior Vitreous Cells on Slit Lamp Examination

This is a great example of what anterior vitreous cell
Anterior Vitreous Cells ... anterior vitreous cell ... Anterior #Vitreous #Cells ... #SlitLamp #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lymphoma, Head / Neck scc ... scratch, Tularemia), Breast ... Angioimmunoblastic T-cell ... #Causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Vascular Causes ... Infiltration: Often breast ... CA, small cell ... fibrosis, Sickle cell ... intestines, white blood cells
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... (GCA) Giant cell ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... one to two weeks ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology