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Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
Multiple Myeloma ... Diagnosis and Management ... osteolytic lesions and pathologic ... marrow plasma cells ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
and Management ... Summary myelo ( ... = funny-shaped cells ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... #hematology #oncology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Management ... lymphoma, multiple myeloma ... adsorption onto cancer cells ... #hematology #differential
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... similarly to mast cells ... Chickenpox Other Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Formation • Multiple Myeloma ... Macrocytosis, Target Cells ... #Hematology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... ear/skull base pathology ... /temporal bone pathology ... CNS inflammatory cause
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
CML (Chronic Myeloid ... • Neutrophils (myeloid ... -> AML: Blast crises ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Activation of CD8 T cells ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
and Management ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... intestinal epithelial cells ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... #Management #gastroenterology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... Hodgkins #lymphoma #diagnosis ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management