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

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

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... leukemia #CLL ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
transformation to acute ... leukemia Management ... Conservative/supportive care ... Allogeneic stem cell ... #hematology #oncology
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Standard-Risk Acute ... Cytarabine #ALL ... #Acute #Lymphoblastic ... #Leukemia #Treatment ... #timeline #oncology
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
Acute promyelocytic ... leukemia (blood ... morphologic features are ... I see all of these ... #Auer #Rods #Acute
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
(CLL) - Summary ... , smudge cells are ... low-risk disease • Indications ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... #oncology #hematology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
granules which are ... translocation • Acute ... myeloid leukemia ... thrombocythemia • Acute ... Diagnosis #causes #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Consider stem cell ... • Supportive care ... progress to MDS or acute ... leukemia • Associated ... #hematology
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
Lysis Syndrome An acute ... grade lymphoma & Acute ... leukemia (both ... malignancies Treatments ... Syndrome #TLS #oncology
Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
despite appropriate acute ... treatment, or those ... contraindications to acute ... #Prophylaxis #Medications ... #Table #Pharmacology