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Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... Spherocytes • Treatment ... Mycoplasma, HIV, EBV ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Mycophenolate Mofetil versus Cyclophosphamide for Induction Treatment of Lupus Nephritis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2678035/

Mycophenolate versus Azathioprine as Maintenance Therapy
for Induction Treatment ... versus Azathioprine as ... NEJMoa1014460 #ALMS ... VisualAbstract #Nephrology #EBM
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Toxic injury to BM ... to repair DNA, as ... Parvovirus B19 - EBV ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... Treatment:
Randomised comparison of needle aspiration and chest tube drainage in spontaneous pneumothorax 

Visual Abstract by Dr.
Randomised comparison ... thame Thelle et al ... #Management #EBM
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
bronchoscopic and surgical treatments ... Note that not all ... clinical care in all ... long-term outcomes or comparison ... EBV: endobronchial
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS ... Body Myositis (IBM ... Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison
Neuropathic Pain: Pharmacotherapy Selection and Effectivity Decision Aid

Figure 2 provides a comparison icon array with natural
Figure 2 provides a comparison ... the issues that also ... #EBM #Pharmacology
Algorithm for Treating Constipation in Hospitalized Patients
1. Start with miralax daily, uptitrate to desired BM, consider
uptitrate to desired BM ... addition of senna as ... Give an enema including ... laxative (avoid fleet enema ... Algorithm #management #treatment
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Infectious: Influenza, EBV ... ILD, OSA, pHTN, Anemia ... Polyneuropathy, ALS
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... a bone marrow (BM ... and started on all-trans ... hospitalization and treatment ... neutrophils are also