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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Hypercellular bone ... transformation into AML ... concentration in the normal ... aspirin • Aspirin should ... Summary #treatment #hematology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... numbness, decreased reflexes ... damage - CXR should ... be done in ALL
Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
Injury - Normal ... clinical test used to diagnose ... The examiner should ... place one hand ... #Video #Knee
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... ), (neurologic/psychiatric ... candidate) - Bone ... not required in all
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... suspected HH based on symptoms ... SF is normal, further ... Step 3: All patients ... hematologic disorders
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
suspicious clinical symptoms ... box indicates all ... Areas of diagnostic ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
Newborn Infant - ... When the diagnosis ... This reflex is not ... Muscle tone is assessed ... #Newborn #Infant
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
Summary Framework Hematologic ... constitutional symptoms ... AL amyloidosis ... #Significance #hematology ... #diagnosis #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age 70 years Symptoms ... , two, or all three ... progression to AML ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
depressed deep tendon reflexes ... complete paralysis of all ... protein with a normal ... - Of note, normal ... after symptom onset