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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... cells can indicate disease ... #workup #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
leukemia in adults • Disorder ... Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology ... : • T lymphocyte ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... Signs and Symptoms ... #workup #hepatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
ALL Symptoms: ... extramedullary disease ... count ↑ PLT • ↑ PBS ... CLL Symptoms: • ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
decreased PLT count: CBC ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... ), HBsAg/anti-HBc ... #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Consider sickle cell ... hypertension • Unusual RBC ... acanthocytes - Consider RBC ... membrane disorder ... #Algorithm #workup
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... ingestion • B symptoms ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... platelets - WBC ... #oncology #management
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... else is driving RBC ... #Algorithm #workup
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... body mass index; FBC ... #Hepatology #Liver
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Rare Disorder: ... Episcleritis Signs ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... - CBC may also