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Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes ... Plasmapheresis - Leukemia ... Hydroxyurea - Leukemia ... Hyperviscosity #Syndrome #Causes ... Diagnosis #Treatment #Management
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Neoplastic: - Leukemia ... Lymphoblastic Leukemia ... Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Chronic myelogenous leukemia ... Polycythemia vera Acute Leukemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
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Causes of Diffuse ... • Neoplastic (Leukemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... syndrome (SCD, leukemia ... Priapism #Diagnosis #Management
Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma) 
Clinical 
 • Hearing loss and tinnitus (Cochlear nerve) 
 • Ataxia
Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma ... Facial nerve) Management ... Schwannoma #Acoustic #Neuroma
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo

Peripheral Vertigo:
 - Benign Positional Vertigo
 - Vestibular Neuronitis
 - Meniere's
Causes of Peripheral ... Toxicity - Acoustic Neuroma ... Differential #Vertigo #Causes
Sebaceous hyperplasia 
 - Yellow papule 
 - Donut-shape 
 - Central umbilication 
 - Telangiectasia
Usually multiple - Causes ... Benign #Clinical #Photo
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... transformation to acute leukemia ... Management • ... MDS #Diagnosis #Management
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Chronic myeloid leukemia ... Acute myeloid leukemia ... Acute basophilic leukemia ... Chickenpox Other Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes