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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
: ALL, CML, AML, ... the peripheral blood ... Blast cells - Blood ... blast cells - Blood ... #Hematology #Oncology
Map of proliferative blood disorders. 

By Ariella Coler-Reilly @ariellastudies

#Algorithm #classification #proliferative #blood #disorders #leukemia #hematology #oncology
disorders. ... #disorders #leukemia ... #hematology #oncology ... #diagnosis #CML ... #CLL #AML #Map
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... • Lymphoid (ALL ... • Lymphoid (CLL ... CD23, o CML ... #Disorders #hematology
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
promyelocytic leukemia ... (blood). ... I see all of these ... promyelocytic #leukemia ... #Hematology #Clinical
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
lymphoproliferative disorders ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... Transform to DLBCL, PML ... leukemia #CLL ... workup #oncology #hematology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
the total white blood ... cell count Basophils ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... (CML) - associated ... Diagnosis #causes #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Chronic inflammatory disorders ... Chronic myeloid leukemia ... (CML) - Dr. ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... not required in all ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... are caused by bleeding ... involve one, two, or all ... (CML) • Felty ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
involved) • No leukemic ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... Malignancies (eg CML ... , ALL) • Solid ... #differential #hematology