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Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Evaluation Flow Chart ... - Differential ... pupillary reaction to light ... pupil size in bright ... Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
infiltration • Light ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology ... #Differential #
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
Significance (MGUS) - Differential ... Type I cryo GN, Light-chain ... deposition disease (light ... Significance #MGUS #Differential ... Diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Symptoms: • Fatigue, weight ... splenomegaly), night ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... Fevers • Drenching night ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
counted left to right ... on the left Myeloblast ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... #Bandemia #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Less common since cART ... fever • Fever, weight ... when you breathe, Weight ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
and effusions, weight ... initiation • Differential ... management #hematology #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
hepatosplenomegaly (Rare but might ... involvement Differential ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #diagnosis #differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... headache, malaise, weight ... • Unintended weight ... the tragus to differentiate ... Otalgia #Ear #Pain #Otology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Fever • Night ... sweats • Weight ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology #oncology