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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or on bone ... infiltrates (anemia, thrombocytopenia ... lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL ... Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Leukemia, Tumour ... Autoimmune • ITP • SLE ... Heart Valve) #Thrombocytopenia ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Criteria for Systemic Lupus ... domain: Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia ... #EULARACR #Classification ... #Criteria #SLE
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
non-Hodgkin lymphoma SLL ... Neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia ... Warm AIHA • Bone ... lymphoma • Marginal zone ... workup #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... folate def - Bone ... - Autoimmune: SLE ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
: • Vascular occlusion ... Drug induced - Bone ... Splenomegaly - CTD (SLE ... Associated - SLE ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Disease Vaso-occlusive ... dz difficult to see ... Differentiate from vaso-occlusive ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
6.8 g/dL), and thrombocytopenia ... She was diagnosed ... promyelocytic leukemia ... APL) following a bone ... She was admitted
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
• Most common leukemia ... Symptoms of anemia or thrombocytopenia ... - Progressive bore ... with anemia or thrombocytopenia ... #oncology #hematology
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia ... ) - SLE ( ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... infiltration (e.g. leukaemia ... Henoch—Schönlein purpura, SLE