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Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Inflammatory Cascade ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... #Inflammatory #Cascade ... #Inflammation #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Type II Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: When antigens bind to the body's cell surfaces, forming
Pathogenesis and clinical ... the complement cascade ... HypersensitivityReaction #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... infections • Clinical ... -> Complement cascade ... C5C9Deficiency #Complement #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
Gammopathy of Clinical ... capillary leak syndrome ... • Schnitzler syndrome ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... Differentiation #Syndrome ... #oncology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... integrity Clotting cascade ... von Willebrand syndrome ... Bruising #Hemostasis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome (HES) - Diagnosis and Management
Definition: An absolute eosinophil count (AEC) greater than 1500 and
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome ... than 1500 and clinical ... Malignancy - Immunologic ... Hypereosinophilia #Syndrome ... #differential #
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... may result in a cascade ... #differential #