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Acute Lymphocytic Leukimia
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What this page is about
Acute Lymphocytic Leukimia is listed in the Everyone Healthy condition library. This simple overview is generated from the existing EH database links because the original full article for this condition is not yet available.
Common linked signs and symptoms
The EH database links this condition with signs or symptoms such as Appetite Loss (Anorexia), Breath Shortness (Dyspnoea), Bruising (Contusion), Bruising Easily, Fatigue, Fever (Raised Body Temperature), and Gum Swollen (Gingivitis).
Tests doctors may consider
Tests or investigations linked in the EH database include Blood Tests, Bone Marrow Test, complete Blood Count (CBC), Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan, and Doppler Sonography.
Treatment depends on the person
The EH database links this condition with medicines such as Allopurinol, Ancestim, Cytarabine, and Methotrexate, and supportive options such as Bone Marrow Transplant and Stem Cell Transplant. Treatment choices should always be discussed with a qualified health professional, because the best approach depends on the cause, severity, age, other conditions, medicines, and test results.
This overview does not replace the original article and does not diagnose, treat, or recommend medication. It is a simple guide built from the existing Everyone Healthy database links.
Linked signs and symptoms
21Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Appetite Loss (Anorexia)
- Breath Shortness (Dyspnoea)
- Bruising (Contusion)
- Bruising Easily
- Fatigue
- Fever (Raised Body Temperature)
- Gum Swollen (Gingivitis)
- Gums Bleeding
- Heartbeats Felt By Patient (Palpitations)
- Liver Enlarged Or Tender
- Lymph Nodes Swollen (Glands)
- Menstrual Periods Abnormal
- Nose Bleed (Epistaxis)
- Pain Bone
- Pain Joint (Arthralgia)
- Skin Lesions
- Skin Rash
- Skin Red Spots
- Skin: Pale, Lack of Colour (Pallid Complexion)
- Weakness
- Weight Loss (Body Mass Index Decreased)
Linked drugs / medications
4Medication information is educational only. A doctor or pharmacist should advise whether any medicine is appropriate.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
4Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
23These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Blood Tests
- Bone Marrow Test
- complete Blood Count (CBC)
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Doppler Sonography
- Eosinophils Count
- Ferritin Concentration
- Fibrinogen Concentration test
- Fibrinopeptide A (FPA) Action Assay
- Folic Acid (Folate) Concentration
- Heamatocrit (Hct)
- Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration
- Lactate Dehydrogenase Concentration
- Mantoux Test
- Physical Examination
- Potassium Sensitivity Test
- Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Concentration in RBC
- Pyruvate Kinase (PK) Concentration in RBC
- Spinal Tap (lumbar Puncture)
- Ultrasound
- Urine Test
- Vitamin B12 (VB12) Concentration
- White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Biological markers/agents
11This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
5- FerritinReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 7–140 µg/L; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 18–160 µg/LLinked diagnostic testsFerritin Concentration
- Fibrinopeptide A (FPA)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0.7–3.1 mg/mL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0.35–2.5 mg/mLLinked diagnostic testsFibrinopeptide A (FPA) Action Assay
- Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 120–250 units/L; Adult ( > 16y): 100–200 units/LLinked diagnostic testsLactate Dehydrogenase Concentration
- Vitamin B12 (VB12)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 130–670 pmol/LLinked diagnostic testsVitamin B12 (VB12) Concentration
- White Blood Cell (WBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 4.5–10.5 million/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 3.2–10 million/mLLinked diagnostic testsWhite Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Often decreased
6- EosinophilsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–3 %; 0–3 %Linked diagnostic testsDifferential White Blood Cell Count Tests, Eosinophil Differential Of Total WBC
- FibrinogenReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 150–400 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsFibrinogen Concentration test
- Folic Acid (Folate)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 14–51 ng/mL; Child (0 - 16y): 5–21 ng/mLLinked diagnostic testsFolic Acid (Folate) Concentration
- Hemoglobin (Hb)Reference range exampleFemale: 78–100 gm/dL; Male: 76–100 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsHemoglobin (Hb) Concentration, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- Pyruvate Kinase (PK)Reference range example2.75–8.7 µmol/gLinked diagnostic testsPyruvate Kinase (PK) Concentration in RBC
- RBC MassReference range exampleFemale: 36–48 %; Male: 42–52 %Linked diagnostic testsHeamatocrit (Hct)
Introduction / full article
Acute Lymphocytic Leukimia
The main information article for this record is not yet available in the database.