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Hypereosinophilia (HE) Summary

 • Definition
 • When to Suspect?
 • A Partial Classification of Hypereosinophilia
 •
• A Partial Classification ... Presentations • Treatment ... Hypereosinophilia #HE #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever ... infectiousdisease #fever ... #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
Hair loss • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... translocation • Types: Classification ... involvement Differential ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #hematology
Symptoms Distinguishing Groups of Cutaneous Drug Reactions
IgE-mediated reactions:
 • Onset minutes to hours into treatment course
to hours into treatment ... Onset days into treatment ... Drug #Reactions #dermatology ... #clinical #comparison ... #classification
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... Extrinsic Causes: • Liver ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #classification ... #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... if neutropenic fever ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... Serotonin syndrome • Treatment ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment