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Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Pancytopenia: • ↓ RBC ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ ... #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Hepatitis B Management in Cancer

DOI: 10.1200/JCO.20.01757

#HepatitisB #HBV #HepBV #Management #Cancer #oncology #hepatology #algorithm
Hepatitis B Management ... #HepatitisB #HBV ... #HepBV #Management ... #Cancer #oncology ... #hepatology #algorithm
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... pts with chronic HBV ... • Monitor: CBC ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Infectious • EBV ... • CMV • HIV ... (Pancytopenia, WBC ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
detectable, high HBV ... Presence of CP or PC ... mutation • HBV ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... dys- (abnormal) -plastic ... acute leukemia Management ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Non-hemolytic: ACD, Aplastic ... Spherocytosis, G6PD, PK, HbC ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
if high risk if WBC ... QD until normal WBC ... fluid overload, PCC ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
liver>kidney), EBV ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... ↑ LDH), rising EBV ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #oncology ... #diagnosis #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphocytosis on CBC ... Pure red cell aplasia ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology