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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
of Sickle Cell Crises ... Clinical Manifestations ... and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #SickleCell
Types of Melanoma
Superficial Spreading
 • Most common form
 • Often develops in previously benign mole
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Types of Melanoma ... all melanomas Acral ... #differential #diagnosis ... #classification ... #dermatology
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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dermatophyte infection Caused ... lipid-dependent yeasts Clinical ... erythematous Diagnosis ... Tinea #Versicolor #Dermatology ... #Management
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... #types #classification ... #rheumatology #
Von Willebrand Disease Classification
Type 1 (Accounts for ~3/4 of cases):
 • Defect: Quantitative defect (i.e. not
Willebrand Disease Classification ... Bleeding: Severe (Clinically ... VonWillebrand #Disease #Classification ... #Types #diagnosis ... #hematology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... normal in mild cases ... Establish hemophilia type ... Avoid meds that ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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translocation • Types ... : Classification ... on: - Cell type ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Moccasin-variety Tinea Pedis 
70 M chronic scaly feet. Over the years: rash has itched only occasionally;
Diagnosis? ... dermatophytes cause ... Moccasin type ... #clinical #photo ... #foot #dermatology
Suggested algorithm for bone marrow biopsy and skeletal imaging in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
low-risk MGUS (IgG type ... whom there are no clinical ... Biopsy #algorithm #diagnosis ... #management #hematology