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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Myelodysplastic syndrome ... Stomatocytes - Malignant tumors ... - Renal diseases ... Liver diseases, Bleeding ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... • Spontaneous bleeding ... neutrophil count < 500 cells ... EMERGENCIES: Tumor ... Hyperuricemia • Acute renal
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... = funny-shaped cells ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
Classification of Tumor ... Lysis Syndrome ... Intravenous fluids • Renal ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... Treatment: ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
unusual bruising or bleeding ... are caused by bleeding ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... marrow studies Treatment ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
develop leukostasis syndrome ... - infiltrates (anemia ... Fibrinolysis & DIC • Tumor ... lysis syndrome: ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... Renal Syndromes ... #Renal #Syndromes ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
patients with minimal tumor ... lymphocytes, smudge cells ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
antibiotics TLS (tumor-lysis ... Simultaneous clotting and bleeding ... interventional radiology ... , hypotension, renal ... failure, pulmonary