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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
- Blood & BM • ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... involvement • 30%: CNS ... leukostasis syndrome: CNS ... Intracellular Urate
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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less than 200 cells ... recovery (CD4-cell ... enhancement on CT ... periventricular areas ... effect/Edema • EBV
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
• Cervical: EBV ... scratch, Tularemia), Breast ... • Infection: Acute ... HIV, EBV, Mycobacterial ... Angioimmunoblastic T-cell
B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
Clinical
 - Primarily a disease of childhood, 75% <6 yo
 - Increased
B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic ... disease with limited BM ... higher WBC count, CNS ... lauraebrown #BCell ... #ALL #LBL #Acute
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
and vomiting as well ... Clinical #Derm #EM ... #Pneumatosis #CT ... #NEJM
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Injury (AKI) - Acute ... Necrosis (Epithelial cell ... multiple myeloma) • Urate ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
Acute Dacryocystitis ... The white-cell count ... a diagnosis of acute ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Infiltration: Often breast ... CA, small cell ... fibrosis, Sickle cell ... intestines, white blood cells
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Radiation Injury Acute ... rapidly dividing cells ... Hours Cardio/CNS ... Circuatory collapse, CNS ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
chest pain (LR + NS ... Total white blood cell ... Uremia (blood urea ... count < 4,000 cells ... radiograph or CT