NBME 22 Acute myelocytic leukemia (NBME Answers)

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nbme22/Block 1/Question#15 (51.5 difficulty score)
A 35-year-old woman has weakness and fever. ...
Acute myelocytic leukemia🔍
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submitted by d_holles(173),

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ALL = 4-10

MAL = 53-19; 5049-

LCL = +06

LCM = 09-54

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impostersyndromel1000 thanks for the reminder, often overlooked are the simple demographic hints. helps you make an educated guess +

hyperfukus also a key thing to remember in general is a person who undergoes chemo is a big demographic hint to later developing AML regardless of the clues :) and yes the AGE!!! +2

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submitted by atstillisafraud(187),

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keycompany Additionally, AML is the only answer choice that has multiple blast forms (myeloblasts, promyelocytes, etc.). ALL is characterized by a single blast form (lymphoblasts). +27

seagull CML has blasts too but they tend to favor mature forms. +4

kash1f You see numerous blast forms == AML, which is characterized by >20% blasts +8

keycompany The answer choices are all of lymphoid origin except for AML and Hodgkin Disease. We know Hodgkin Disease is a lymphoma (not leukemia) and would present with lymphadenoapthy. So the answer must be AML #testtakingstrategies +12

impostersyndromel1000 @atstillisafraud thanks for mentioning the merchlorethamine increasing risk for AML, i was trying to make a connection with the drugs but couldnt. Had to lean on the test taking skills just like key company +1

sweetmed Procarbazine is alkylating as well. +

pg32 @keycompany how did you know the phrase "multiple blast forms" meant literally different types of blasts and not just many blast cells were seen? +3

castlblack this link says CLL has 'large lymphocytic variety' under the picture of the peripheral smear. I am not arguing against you, just researching here https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/199313-workup +

jurrutia @keycompany, how did you know it had to be of myeloid origin? +

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submitted by sweetmed(138),

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bdaines8 Perfect, that narrows it down to three answers +5