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Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
(MGUS) - Differential ... Diagnosis Neurologic-Centered ... (Clarkson's) ... Ig deposition disease ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome (HES) - Diagnosis and Management
Definition: An absolute eosinophil count (AEC) greater than 1500 and
than 1500 and clinical ... Secondary Causes ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #differential # ... management #eosinophils
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
hemangiomata, clubbing Clarkson ... et diutinum Neurologic ... Episodic angioedema+eosinophilia ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Clarkson’s Disease ... Relapsing-remitting course +++ Clinical ... Monoclonal gammopathy ... #diagnosis #management ... timeline #treatment #rheumatology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
investigations depending on clinical ... Interstitial nephritis: eosinophilia ... myoglobin • Myeloma ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential ... significance (MGUS), CLL, Myeloma ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... : monoclonal TNF-aIpha ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Causes of Monoclonal ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Infectious causes ... vaccination - Myelin ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential