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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... Complications: 1) Infection ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis ... #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... lymphoma, B-cell ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
skin necrosis (at injection ... ♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... D/c all heparin ... #Treatment #Hematology ... #HemeOnc
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Left Shift: • Cell ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC ... #hematology #pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology