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Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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disorders: • Chronic infections ... Inflammatory disorders of Liver ... Rheumatoid #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis ... , causes and management ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology ... Cryoglobulinemic #Diagnosis ... #Management
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Inflammation, Chronic Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... SLE) - Viral infections ... deficiency • Liver ... APLS • Acute Infectious ... #hematology #rheumatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Coagulation Failure Infections ... Hepatitis Procedures Management ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management ... #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Script Signs and symptoms ... : • Recurrent infections ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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., HIV), EBV infection ... the spleen or liver ... Etiology: - Infections ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Macroangiopathic, Infections ... Non-megaloblastic: Liver ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... procedures - Infection ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Disease (KD) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... cæxist with other infections ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #pediatrics #diagnossi