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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
APML, CLL Acute ... -> AML: Blast crises ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... -> Invade Skin: ... #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... leukemia #CLL ... workup #oncology #hematology
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
promyelocytic leukemia ... I see all of these ... features in most cases ... APML #Pathology #Hematology ... #Clinical #Smear
Plasma cell leukemia with extensive rouleaux formation. Aggressive disease & patients typically younger than other forms
Plasma cell leukemia ... primary plasma cell ... leukemia Genevieve ... rouleaux #formation #Clinical ... #Smear #Hematology
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Evaluation and Management ... of Sickle Cell ... Crises Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #SickleCell
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Leukemia, Tumour ... ITP • SLE • CLL ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Hypersegmented neutrophil in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.

Dysplastic neutrophils are typically hypolobated but can be
neutrophil in a case ... acute myeloid leukemia ... neutrophils #AML #Clinical ... #Hematology #Pathology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
total white blood cell ... Chronic myeloid leukemia ... Chickenpox Other Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hematology #basophils
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Causes of Splenomegaly ... • Lymphoma • Leukemia ... Disease • Sickle Cell ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Chronic myeloid leukemia ... (CML) - Dr. ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology #secondary