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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Antlviral (lymphocytic ... #Myocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Treatment: - Lymphocytic ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... rnature-appearing lymphocytes ... 500/uL clonal B lymphocytes ... hematology #hemeonc #diagnosis
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CBC with Lymphocytes ... - Monoclonal Lymphocytes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Cancer affecting lymphocytes ... cell neoplasm • Lymphocytes ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... #Leukemia #diagnosis
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Findings B & T lymphocyte ... hyperplasia Note: B & T lymphocytes ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
leukocyte count + lymphocytes ... specificity ADA + lymphocyte ... Laboratory #Testing #diagnosis
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Infection-negative lymphocytic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... cells absent, lymphocyte ... Mixed Cellularity, Lymphocyte ... Rich, Lymphocyte ... pathophysiology #Hematology #Diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemia): • Lymphocytes ... CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia): • Lymphocytes ... ) and/or Small Lymphocytic ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis