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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
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
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
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma ... that were in his breast ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT # ... squamous #cell #
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
SPECTRUM Common areas ... CNS involvement: ... Birbeck granules (EM ... Imaging: X-rays, CT ... PET-CT / MRI: Staging