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Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- CMV - HCV ... - HIV • Immune ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... to work through ... correction of chronic ... demyelination syndrome ... #Treatment #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
with leukopenia, anemia ... 10,000 ng/mL • Hyponatremia ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... DDX - Other causes ... , HIV) • Glucocorticoid ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... infections (acute HIV ... , HBV, EBV, VZV, ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... the presence of anemia ... Additional tests: HIV ... , and low back pain ... #Rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... swelling, significant pain ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... HTN • Check: HBV ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... #Rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Pain in LN ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management