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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
and negative (normal ... patients with a central ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Management Summary Diagnostic ... • Treatment algorithms ... evolving, but very general ... concentration in the normal ... #hematology
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
local guidelines General ... neurology, back ... pain Haematology ... #Limping #NWB #Algorithm ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... heme (bleeding), CV ... polycythemia comes in two general ... exogenous, EPO levels: normal ... #Algorithm #workup
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
are usually near-normal ... • Treatment algorithms ... evolving, but very general ... patients with no CV ... #hematology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
mainly in the oral ... + diff • CMP, Ca ... Bone marrow Treatment ... improved local control ... #Workup #Hematology