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Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
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Typhlitis - Neutropenic Enterocolitis

Pathophysiology:
 • Chemo → friable intestinal mucosa → bacterial translocation +/- perforation
Presentation:
 •
- Neutropenic Enterocolitis ... #Neutropenic #Enterocolitis ... diagnosis #management #oncology
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Plague • Yersinia enterocolitica ... - Enterocolitis
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
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Pathogens Causing Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic

SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea doesn’t sounds SEXY 
S = Salmonella
E =
Y = Yersinia Enterocolitica
Summary Table of Paraneoplastic Syndromes

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Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Ascariasis, Tuberculous enterocolitis
Signs and Symptoms of Acute Leukemia

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Paraneoplastic Syndromes

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Breast Cancer Pathogenesis and Histologic vs Molecular Subtypes

#Diagnosis #Oncology #BreastCancer #SubTypes #Molecular #Classification #DCIS #LCIS #InSitu
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