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Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... HUGE treatment implications ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
macule and papule (Table ... febrile have a wide differential ... rashes but without signs ... have a broader differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... arthritis, Skin rash ... fraction < 20% Differential ... , Schnitzler) Complications ... management #treatment #rheumatology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
(blue-purple) rash ... • Erythematous rash ... auricular papules Clinical ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
rapidly evolving rash ... , hypotension, rash ... sepsis: chronic liver ... #cellulitis #dermatology ... #legs #clinical
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Henoch Schonlein Leg ... Rash - Palpable ... Tip: To differentiate ... #Rash #clinical ... #photo #dermatology
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Rarely dominate the clinical ... Maculopapular rash ... reticularis Differential ... Polyangiitis #GPA #dermatology ... #rheumatology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... Thresholds in Critical ... Blood saves lives ... the deadliest complication ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... the spleen or liver ... involvement Differential ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... noninfectious complications ... disease • Liver ... unless levels are less ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology