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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Diagnosis Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ... : Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... Progressive decline in mental
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
Medial Approach ... Janetbirdope #Medial ... Injection #clinical #video ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
the Rash in a an oncology ... Dermatoses: Sweet Syndrome ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... #skin #Rash #oncology ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Lymphocytes • Median ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Infections: Chronic
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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change disease • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... Capillary leak syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Vasculitis of medium ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... induced by chronic ... - Sjögren syndrome ... Vessels #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
• Changes in mental ... • Chronic alcoholism ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... (chronic B1 deficiency
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology