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Initial triage of the neutropenic adult - Algorithm for the evaluation and treatment of adult patients
neutropenic adult - Algorithm ... evaluation and treatment ... #workup #diagnosis ... #hematology #biopsy ... #indications #differential
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... effect following treatment ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
The diagnosis ... summary of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cervical: - Anterior ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Responsive to Treatment ... #Diagnosis #NonHodgkin ... #differential # ... algorithm
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Diagnostic ... • Treatment algorithms ... aspirin • Aspirin should ... #hematology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... MRI: ON- focal, anterior ... Typical MS-like ON: should ... #Management #treatment ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
of hands/feet, knees ... , shoulders Signs ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #management #rheumatology