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Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing
Strengths, Weaknesses and Accuracy Compared
 - SPEP 
 - IFE 
 - FLC
- IFE - FLC ... MGUS #SPEP #IFE #FLC
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
interstitial lung disease ... absolute decline in FVC ... Symptomatic treatment ... optimization of GERD treatment ... indications #management #treatment
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
demineralization) • Renal disease ... bone marrow • FLC ... ratio >100 if FLC
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
Concomitant flu, ... aureus (Concomitant Flu ... structural lung disease ... structural lung dsease ... structural lung disease
Lung volumes and capacities. Representation of a simple spirogram and divisions of lung volumes and capacities.
Residual #Tidal #TLC ... #IRV #ERV #FRC
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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• Light chain (LC ... nephropathy • LC ... deposition disease ... Minimal change disease ... malignancies Treatment
Castleman's Disease and Associated Syndromes
HYALINE VASCULAR VARIANT
 • unicentric, HHV8-ve, children and young.
 • Hyalinized vessels
Castleman's Disease ... Pathogenesis: FDC ... with Castleman's disease ... Autoimmune diseases ... #Castlemans #Disease
Asthma
Chronic lung disease characterized by airway inflammation, airway and variable expiratory air flow obstruction
There are 2
Chronic lung disease ... obstruction: • FEV1 / FVC ... lower • FEV1 / FVC ... Increase of FEV1 or FVC ... greater in FEV or FVC
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ... Obstructive #Pulmonary #Disease ... management #GOLD2022 #treatment
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Corpuscular Volume (<80 fL ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Volume (80-100 fL ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Corpuscular Volume (>100 fL