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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... weeks without infection ... Diagnosis: • ... #Leukemia #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... Red Flags: • Fever ... thrombus • Splenic infarction ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... poisoning • Celiac
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Emergency Department Evaluation ... Urinary tract infection ... applicable for all ... UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... Febrile #Infant #Peds
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
All oysters at Chesapeake ... Rapid onset of fever ... immunosuppressive meds ... , chronic alcoholics ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... known as rat bite fever ... or Haverhill fever ... #differential #diagnosis ... #dermatology #compared
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CLL) ... ) B symptoms → fevers ... Complications: 1) Infection ... uw_IMresidency #CLL
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
inflammation or infection ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... require emergent evaluation ... While all patients ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Encapsulated Bacteria Cell ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Differential Diagnosis ... tachycardia or fever ... count on initial evaluation ... #differential #diagnosis ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology