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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
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... , Liver diseases ... - Sickle cell anemia ... - Renal diseases ... , Liver diseases
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 ... #SickleCell #Disease
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
, CLL, lymphoma, ... cold agglutin disease ... Hemoglobinopathies (e.g. sickle cell ... disease, thalassemias ... Hypersplenism, Wilson's disease
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Consider sickle cell ... disease (diverse ... Cold agglutinins disease ... , Hemoglobin H disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung Diseases ... Connective Tissue Disease ... connective tissue disease ... Pulmonary Langerhans cell ... Interstitial #Lung #Diseases
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
RBC turnover • Acute ... • Hemolytic anemia ... Splenomegaly, Sickle Cell ... End-stage renal disease ... Diagnosis #DM2 #Differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... • Peptic ulcer disease ... • Metabolic disease ... Ketoacidosis) • Sickle cell ... anemia • Musculoskeletal
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Fever, Whipple Disease ... Arteritis, Crohn Disease ... Salmonella), Giant Cell ... Arthritis, IgG4 Disease ... , Cogan's Disease