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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
cytopenias (usually anemia ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... transformation to acute ... Allogeneic stem cell ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome #MDS
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Treatment: • Consider ... stem cell transplant ... Can progress to MDS ... or acute leukemia ... diagnosis #management #treatment
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
with possible Acute ... admission for further workup ... and treatment versus ... #Score #MACE #Stratification ... #ChestPain
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... Angioimmunoblastic T-cell ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... : • Chronic B-cell
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
syndromes current treatment ... risk of clonal evolution ... to acute myeloid ... disease tolerate anemia ... with repeated red cell
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... myeloma • Plasma cell ... Viral infections (acute ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell ... inflammation (acute