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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Summary Diagnostic Criteria ... When present, symptoms ... , signs, and complications ... von Willebrand disease ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
lymphadenopathy 3) ... neutropenia) 3) ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... central nervous system ... Signs and symptoms ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Systemic inflammation ... the chest/trunk Symptoms ... weeks or longer 3. ... Treatment - Mild ... AOSD #diagnosis #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... cells can indicate disease ... Agranulocytosis 3. ... #hematology
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
inflammatory disease ... Excellent response to treatment ... with systemic corticosteroids ... presentation (3 ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
affects infants < 3 ... age, however the disease ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... and symptoms can ... #hematology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Right ventricular systolic ... m/s • Other signs ... diagnosis Diagnostic criteria ... 25mmHg, PVR > 3 ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the nervous system ... Presentation: - Disease ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... more regions 3. ... diagnosis column Treatment
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
ingestion • B symptoms ... in 1/3 of patients ... number of sites of disease ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management