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Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Acquired von Willebrand ... Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Management ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
Helpful Clinical ... relatives (if all ... Marfan syndrome, ... osteogenesis imperfecta ... #Bleeding #Disorders
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Clinically ... underlying hematologic disorders ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... #HES #Hematology ... eosinophils #diagnosis #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... unusual bruising or bleeding ... are caused by bleeding ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... #diagnosis #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
the secondary or acquired ... Clinical Presentation ... purpura to mucosal bleeding ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... , Seizure disorders ... inflammation, leading ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
leukemia in adults • Disorder ... immunophenotype Clinical ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... Vitamin C is required ... poor nutrition Clinical ... vasculitis Treatment ... Nutrition #Diagnosis #Management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Immunodeficiency disorder ... to impaired B-cell ... to 8 years Clinical ... severe community-acquired ... : • Nephrotic syndrome