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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... extramedullary disease ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
non-Hodgkin lymphoma SLL ... with no early symptoms ... cells can indicate disease ... #CLL #Chronic ... #oncology #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CLL) ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #hematology #hemeonc ... #diagnosis #management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... transformation to acute leukemia ... Allogeneic stem cell ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
blasts and high WBC ... count cause hyperviscosity ... • Lab values: WBC ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... not required in all ... #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
) - Diagnosis and ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening • Treatment ... : Chronic disease ... #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... , PRES Pathophysiology ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... #management #treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
tears, Ischemia, Leukemia ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Recurrent and chronic ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology #