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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
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML ... if high risk if WBC ... Differentiation #Syndrome #APML ... #diagnosis #management ... #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
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Pancytopenia: • ↓ RBC ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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conditions - Sp-100, PML ... , SSc, PBC/SSc OS ... , PBC/SjS OS ... Rods/rings: - HCV ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... count ↑ PLT • ↑ PBS ... smear: Blasts APML ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
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
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... Established via stool microscopy ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology