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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation can ... under-coagulation can ... #pharmacology #treatment ... #medications #table ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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complications can ... Splenomegaly Treatment ... • Treatment is ... with evidence of acquired ... #hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... more diffuse, can ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Better call hematology ... these conditions can ... co-morbids that can ... processes, there can ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... Bleeding gums can ... (variable)* • Acquired ... Bruising #Hemostasis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Entities That Can ... Autoantibodies: • WAIHA • CAD ... angioedema • vWD • acquired ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... GCA can present ... Treatment of GCA ... Can always stop ... them, but urgent rheumatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
correct profile can ... excess volume can ... not uncommon and can ... #diagnosis #differential ... #table #foamed
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
the mainstay of treatment ... muscle involvement can ... Toxin Exposure: - Can ... Diagnosis #comparison #table ... #dermatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
prick test that can ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology