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Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Hgb 12.5, WBC 14 ... Syndrome: 3d of ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia #CLL #Chronic
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... Fluid Testing: • WBCs ... cortical bone Treatment ... • Acute gout treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
pulmonary disorder of chronic ... triad of: 1) chronic ... overperfusion + decreased RBC ... the left heart TREATMENT ... only definitive treatment
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Chronic CPP Crystal ... Resembles RA • Chronic ... Synovial Fluid: • WBCs ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Crowned Dens Syndrome