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Pediatric Discitis - Inflammation of intervertebral disc 
Etiology 
 • Bacterial or viral 
Clinical 
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Absent or low grade ... • Radicular symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
- Evaluate symptoms ... determine GOLD Grade ... ) - Symptom ... Disease #COPD #diagnosis
Internal Hemorrhoids - Classification
Grade l: 
 • 1st-degree or primary hemorrhoids - normal or near-normal
 •
Classification Grade ... but no prolapse Grade ... hemorrhoids - some symptoms ... swelling may occur Grade ... grading #grades #diagnosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Grading
Grade I: Generally alert, but with sleep irregularities, Mild confusion, Mildly slowed speech,
Encephalopathy - Grading Grade ... Personality changes Grade ... Disinhibition Grade ... Encephalopathy #Grading #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... B-Cell ~90% • Low Grade ... range • High Grade ... pathophysiology #Hematology #Diagnosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Encephalopathy - Diagnosis ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... shunting • * Diagnosis ... : At cirrhosis diagnosis ... Criteria: • Grade
Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
severe Signs/Symptoms ... abscess • High grade ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
originate from a low-grade ... (Cold-induced symptoms ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... Differential Diagnosis ... rewarming • Symptoms
Grading System for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
 • Grade 0 - Asymptomatic - Radiographic superior vena
Cava Syndrome • Grade ... the absence of symptoms ... • Grade 1 - Mild ... , plethora • Grade ... Syndrome #SVC #diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- B symptoms ... extranodal) - Tumor grade ... Differential Diagnosis ... of B-Symptoms ... comparison #oncology #diagnosis