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Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Increased soluble IL-2 ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... ) on room air Treatment ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #hepatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
• Cytopenia: 2% ... vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Lymphoma, Cytopenia: 2% ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
- MSK Radiology ... point tenderness 1-2 ... • Treatment: Conservative ... Findings of chronic disease ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... disease 2) pulmonary ... the left heart TREATMENT ... only definitive treatment ... cirrhosis #diagnosis #hepatology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
): - Hematologic ... interventional radiology ... → no immediate treatment ... 200–300 mL/h) 2. ... CAR-T day 3–10; 2
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... disease: cirrhosis ... Treatment Overview ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... #Hepatology #Nephrology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
with end-stage liver ... disease and pulmonary ... bubbles = PFO 2. ... syndrome #1: Pulm ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
hyperinflammatory syndrome ... often a cancer. 2. ... ▪ Autoimmune diseases ... - Elevated liver ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology