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Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Liver Mass - Differential ... Benign Cystic ... Lung, Colon, Breast ... #Hepatology #Differential ... #Causes
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cystic: • Benign ... - secondary - Breast ... #Causes #Hepatology
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Fluid-filled, round mass ... e.g. biopsy, car ... #benign #differential ... #diagnosis #surgery ... #causes #table
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Venous or arterial great ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Relative - Normal RBC Mass ... , Shortness of Breath ... #Causes #Hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
5 or elevated Cr ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... initiation • Differential ... #management #hematology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Diminished breath ... Blood cultures • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... • Monitor and Treat
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Anterior mediastinal mass ... X-ray (Mediastinal mass ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management