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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
AIHA Primary Secondary ... lymphoproliferative disorder ... Secondary Cold ... younger pts) Differential ... significance (MGUS), CLL, Myeloma
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... • Acute Myeloid ... • Chronic Myeloid ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
upper or lower eyelid ... inflammation of the eyelid ... #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Pathogenesis • Bipolar Disorder ... pathway -> Decreased myelin ... #Mania #Manic #Secondary ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... vaccination - Myelin ... management #neurology #differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age 70 years Symptoms ... , or all three myeloid ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis