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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
and Management Summary ... incidentally via CBC ... • Treatment algorithms ... von Willebrand disease ... #treatment #hematology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... pneumonia • Chronic ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... : • Vasculitis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... Phagocytosis of blood ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... #summary #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... cells can indicate disease ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... microglobulin Treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... the protozoan parasite ... Blood (platelets ... only available at CDC