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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... 500/uL clonal B lymphocytes ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease ... • Biliary Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... Radiculopathy #ChestPain
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
the population Disease ... decades of life Causes ... fever, fatigue, Nausea ... infiltration (lymphocytes ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemia): • Lymphocytes ... extramedullary disease ... -> AML: Blast crises ... CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Wing-Beating Tremor of Wilson's Disease

Characterized by low frequency, high amplitude, near arm tremor caused by continuous
Tremor of Wilson's Disease ... near arm tremor caused ... Tremor #Wilsons #Disease ... clinical #video #neurology ... #copper #physicalexam
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
PT, aPTT(liver disease ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... patients if the cause ... #Workup #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Granulomatous lymphocytic ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Wing-Beating Tremor of Wilson's Disease

Characterized by low frequency, high amplitude, near arm tremor caused by continuous
Tremor of Wilson's Disease ... near arm tremor caused ... Tremor #Wilsons #Disease ... clinical #video #neurology ... #copper #physicalexam
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... or metastatic disease ... , infiltrative diseases ... point inhibitors, lymphocytic ... Secondary #Diagnosis #Management
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
for refractory disease ... Anticoagulation (case ... by case) • Surgery ... Syndrome #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #rheumatology