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Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Primary Bone Tumors ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes ... #Oncology #Radiology
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Wheezing - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... CXR Abnormal: ... • Mediastinal Mass
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... - History of bleeding ... candidate) - Bone ... unclear, or if a primary ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
ALL: mediastinal mass ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR ... + distinctive primary ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
lymphadenopathy, mass ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... stimulates our body ... : neuro, heme (bleeding ... Better call hematology ... up EPO levels Primary
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Anterior mediastinal mass ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... anymore • Routine bone ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... by bleeding (petechiae ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
syndrome): - Hematologic ... Simultaneous clotting and bleeding ... Treat underlying cause ... interventional radiology ... #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... • Primarily occurs ... Hematologic malignancy ... ) - Bone Marrow ... NTM #Infections #differential