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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management ... present, symptoms, signs ... • Treatment algorithms ... with evidence of acquired ... #treatment #hematology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Pneumonia Signs ... Yield of blood CX ... #Pulmonary #Community
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... systemic complaints- anemia ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
massiliense in CF ... Complex (MAC): • Acquired ... Hematologic malignancy ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... Disease: Clinical
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
median age at diagnosis ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... disease tolerate anemia ... importance of clinical ... #algorithm #hematology