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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
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
antibody, Anti-GBM ... usually low in anti-GBM ... Other tests: • CT ... recent DAN) • EMG/NCS ... seen on chest CT
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
at least 50% Renal ... Necrosis (Epithelial cell ... multiple myeloma) • Urate ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM ... Sjögren) Post-Renal
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... “big & sticky” cells ... ± tocilizumab; call ... , hypotension, renal
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
Rise in blood urea ... hyponatremia in renal ... the principal cells ... sodium in the renal ... #Hypovolemia #EBV
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
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulmonary and renal ... CRP GCA (Giant Cell ... Multinucleated giant cells ... pain and GN Anti-GBM ... chorioretinitis, CNS
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 #