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Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... capillary leak syndrome ... immunotactoid GN, Type ... Ig deposition disease ... #hematology #oncology
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of ... induced by chronic ... Vasculitis #Vessels #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Anemia of Chronic ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Infections: Chronic ... #Algorithm #hematology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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• Monoclonal gammopathy ... • Hematologic ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification
Suggested algorithm for bone marrow biopsy and skeletal imaging in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
with monoclonal gammopathy ... low-risk MGUS (IgG type ... #monoclonal #gammopathy ... Biopsy #algorithm #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... and Management ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
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 ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... RBCs on Smear • Chronic ... Disease • Marrow ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Chain deposition disease ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... 1 (50%-80%), type ... CHAMPS #Mnemonic #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology