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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Leukemia (CLL) ... Overview: • Most common ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
: • Most common ... cells can indicate disease ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... microglobulin Treatment ... #oncology #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... symptoms - most common ... Positive Coombs testing ... sensitize red blood ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... Granulomatous lymphocytic ... hemolytic anemia) • Systemic ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
glands: • Focal lymphocytic ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Most common cytopenia ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Workup: • Complete ... #diagnosis #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... age, however the disease ... symptoms can mimic common ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
• Non-autoimmune ... rheumatologic diseases ... deficiencies • Autoimmune ... common • Antihistone ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
(NSHL) - (most common ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... platelets - WBC ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
disease. ... Internal organs Most common ... - CBC may also ... neutrophils in the blood ... Treatment: - Systemic