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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... the peripheral blood ... When Cancer Cells are ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... the total white blood ... granules which are ... translocation • Acute ... #causes #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
large numbers and are ... Agent Orange or Hep ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #diagnosis #workup
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome Acute ... cutis Diagnosis ... neutrophils in the blood ... Treatment: - Systemic corticosteroids ... Sweet #Syndrome #diagnosis
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Treated Like Acute ... Leukemias, very ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Diagnosis #NonHodgkin
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Band neutrophils are ... of peripheral blood ... Tissue damage • Leukemia ... • Corticosteroid ... cultures, including blood
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... spine, shoulders, hips ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Hematologic - Leukemia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
malignancy (Especially acute ... promyelocytic leukemia ... ABO incompatible blood ... deficiency) • HIT ... #Coagulation #diagnosis