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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... neutropenia • Mucosal bleeding ... to MDS or acute leukemia ... #Anemia #diagnosis ... management #treatment #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
- Differential Diagnosis ... - History of Bleeding ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... dys- (abnormal) -plastic ... transformation to acute leukemia ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Symptoms: • Malaise, bleeding ... night sweats, bleeding ... Petechiae, bruising, bleeding ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... Pure red cell aplasia ... #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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the spleen or liver ... involved) • No leukemic ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Findings: • Bleeding ... promyelocytic leukemia ... DIC • Severe Liver ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... treatment #management #hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... gingivitis or gingival leukemic ... deficiency • Liver ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are caused by bleeding ... Causes • Anemia • Aplastic ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology