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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
hyperplasia for the medical ... #CAH #algorithm ... #causes #pediatrics ... diagnosis #comparison #treatment
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... incidentally during medical ... for secondary causes ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... more diffuse, can ... Responsive to Treatment ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Occlusion of small to medium-sized ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
, Cough • +/-Nausea ... diarrhea • It can ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #pediatrics #diagnossi ... #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
cool extremities, fatigue ... , altered mental ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and medium ... subtle e.g. extreme fatigue ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
150 published cases ... , Median age 50 ... filling +++ (risk of pulmonary ... spacing of IVIg cures ... #rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... Can also be seen ... ) on room air Treatment ... no established medical ... #hepatology