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Important organisms in Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD):
 - Staph aureus
 - Serratia marcescens
 - Burkholderia cepacia
Important organisms in Chronic ... Granulomatous Disease ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #differential #ddx ... #diagnosis #microbiology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Avg age of DX ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... DDX - Other causes ... Burns • Protein-losing ... Malignancies • Chronic
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Romana Sing (unilateral ... • Treatment: ... : Chronic disease ... not useful for chronic ... #Management #Microbiology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... cells can indicate disease ... Scoring system: DDX ... microglobulin Treatment
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
obvious causes (chronic ... lung disease, left ... heart disease, ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... #management #hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
over course of disease ... Initiate empiric treatment ... Guidelines recommend using ... #Management #treatment ... #hepatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... mass • Rapidly rising ... plaques) AML Dx ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Romana Sing (unilateral ... • Treatment: ... : Chronic disease ... not useful for chronic ... #Management #Microbiology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Macrocytic anemia DDX ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
pulmonary disorder of chronic ... triad of: 1) chronic ... the left heart TREATMENT ... only definitive treatment ... #hepatology