title: Acute leukemia.
abstract: Although great progress has been made in the understanding and treatment of acute leukemia, this disease has not been conquered. For emergency providers (EPs), the presentation of these patients to an emergency department presents a host of challenges. A patient may present with a new diagnosis of leukemia or with complications of the disease process or associated chemotherapy. It is incumbent on EPs to be familiar with the manifestations of leukemia in its various stages and maintain some suspicion for this diagnosis, given the nebulous and insidious manner in which leukemia can present.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, 1906 Belleview Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA. Electronic address: hhrose@carilionclinic.org.
authors: Hayley
authors: H
authors: Rose-Inman
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, 1906 Belleview Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA.
authors: Damon
authors: D
authors: Kuehl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007938:Leukemia / Q000503:physiopathology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Acute leukemia; Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Acute myelogenous leukemia; Emergency providers