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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CLL Acute leukemias ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... Blasts APML (Acute ... Intracellular Urate ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
Acute and Chronic Leukemia Subtypes - Classification

Remember that AML is the most common acute leukemia among
Acute and Chronic ... the most common acute ... among adults and CLL ... Classification #Diagnosis #Oncology ... #Acute #Chronic
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #Chronic #Lymphocytic ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia (CNL)

 • Signaling Pathway
 • WHO Dx Critera
 • Risk Stratification
 • Treatment
Chronic Neutrophilic ... Leukemia (CNL) ... Stratification • Treatment ... #Chronic #Neutrophilic ... Leukemia #diagnosis #oncology
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
birefringent crystals Treatment ... medications • Acute ... • Colchicine: Acute ... and chronic treatment ... • Chronic - Urate
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CLL) ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... #Chronic #Lymphocytic ... #Leukemia #oncology
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Treatment Schema ... Standard-Risk Acute ... Cytarabine #ALL ... #Acute #Lymphoblastic ... #timeline #oncology
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Pain Relief Ladder is a stepwise approach to the management of
patients with acute ... or chronic pain ... Opioids #Analgesics #Treatment ... Pharmacotherapy #Oncology
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic ... with peripheral areas ... Chronic eosinophilic ... Broncho-alveolar cell ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
transformation to acute ... Allogeneic stem cell ... only curative treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology