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Summary Table of Paraneoplastic Syndromes

#Diagnosis #Oncology #Paraneoplastic #Syndromes #Table
Summary Table of ... #Diagnosis #Oncology ... Paraneoplastic #Syndromes #Table
Most Common Breast Masses - Comparison between Fibroadenoma, Cysts and Cancer

#Diagnosis #Oncology #Breast #Masses #Comparison #Table
Common Breast Masses ... #Diagnosis #Oncology ... #Breast #Masses ... #Comparison #Table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... mast-cell degranulation ... T-cells recruit ... types #allergy #table
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Oncologic Emergencies ... HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC ... neutrophil count < 500 cells ... Constipation • Nausea ... Hyponatremia • Nausea
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Transcellular Shift Into Cells ... - Increased Cell ... imports K+ into cells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... : - B or T cell ... CD3-CD4+ T cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
= funny-shaped cells ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... Allogeneic stem cell ... treatment #hematology #oncology
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
antibodies bind to mast cells ... activation and cell ... natural killer cells ... - Red blood cell ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... Reed-Sternberg Cells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
HTLV-1 - Adult T-cell ... sarcoma, Merkel cell ... cancer • Merkel cell ... Associations #Cancers #oncology ... differential #diagnosis #table