LabQ 2022 Clinical Laboratory: Hematology Exercise Faculty/Authors
DENIZ PEKER, MD EMORY UNIVERISTY Atlanta, Georgia
CMLE Credit: 2.0 Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam
Instructions
To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:
Faculty DisclosuresThe faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Technical Considerations
Release Date: 05/27/2022 Review Date:Expiration Date: 12/31/2022
discuss the viral pathogenesis associated with HTLV-1 (human T-cell leukemia virus type 1) and regional prevalence of the disease;
list the laboratory values and systemic symptoms associated with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL);
describe the morphologic characteristics of the neoplastic “flower” cells that are pathognomonic for ATLL;
identify the immunophenotypic characteristics of lymphoma cells; and
discuss the differential diagnosis and prognosis of ATLL.