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Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
DIAGNOSES: - Acute ... infarction - Pulmonary ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Thyroid storm - Acute ... - Sickle cell disease
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
of Sickle Cell Disease ... Supportive with treatment ... liver failure ... Liver transplant ... #SickleCell #Disease
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung diseases ... AIP: acute interstitial ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
syndrome, Increased ... Malignant tumors, Acute ... , Liver diseases ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... #differential #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... transformation to acute ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #hematology #oncology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... LC deposition disease ... Minimal change disease ... malignancies Treatment ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... syndromes Clinical ... ALT ↑ bilirubin level ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
blood loss, Acute ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Pulmonary vasculature ... Diseases of the ... Patients with liver ... disease 2.
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease ... • Acute disseminated ... polychondritis • Behcet disease