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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphocytic Leukemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... • Peripheral smear ... 500/uL clonal B lymphocytes ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic ... #oncology #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... • Peripheral smear ... leukemia #CLL #Chronic ... #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... -> AML: Blast crises ... • Peripheral smear ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
myalgia, serositis, Kidney ... • Immunologic Workup ... Discontinuation of causal ... • Evolution: Chronic ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... normal/high - Chronic ... oxygen sensing (at kidneys ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
HL (MCHL) - Lymphocyte ... HL (LRHL) - Lymphocyte ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Peripheral Smear ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
musculoskeletal systems • Kidneys ... elevated protein, lymphocytic ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology