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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CLL Acute leukemias ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... extramedullary disease ... Lymphadenopathy AML (Acute ... Blasts APML (Acute
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
can indicate disease ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Manifestations of Sickle Cell ... Disease Acute ... sickle cell hepatic ... Supportive with treatment ... hepatomegaly and anemia
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... musculoskeletal causes ... Ketoacidosis) • Sickle cell ... anemia • Musculoskeletal ... syndrome #Diffuse #Acute
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Allergen-specific lgE causes ... days - Examples: Acute ... reaction, Haemolytic disease ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic lupus ... classification #comparison
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... RBC turnover • Acute ... • Hemolytic anemia ... Splenomegaly, Sickle Cell ... End-stage renal disease
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
Crisis Sickle-cell ... disease - an autosomal ... Sickle cell disease ... 2) Aplasia - Acute ... of the baseline anaemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Out Secondary Causes ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... Workup: • Complete
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... Polymyositis-dermatomyositis, Lupus ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... Pulmonary Langerhans cell
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Differential Diagnosis Acute ... Traumatic Rupture, Acute ... Endocarditis, Acute ... Dysfunction, Post Acute ... Salmonella), Giant Cell