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Cumulative Incidence of Progression of MGUS, with Death Accounted for as a Competing Risk #EBM #Honc
Progression of MGUS ... Competing Risk #EBM ... #Honc #MGUS #Progression ... #IgG #MGUS #NEJM
IgM and Non-IgM - Risk and Type of Progression #EBM #Honc #MGUS #Progression #IgM #NonIgM #MultipleMyeloma
of Progression #EBM ... #Honc #MGUS #Progression ... MultipleMyeloma #NEJM
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• MM • WM • MGUS ... • MGCSMGRS ... WAIHA • CAD • PCH ... Evans • ITP • Cl-NH ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Drug-associated, PCH ... Liver Disease, PNH ... Laboratory Tests ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
- Mycoplasma, EBV ... significance (MGUS ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Gammopathy Include: • MGUS ... acute HIV, HBV, EBV ... lung cancers, HCC ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Diagnostic Tests ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... Other Diseases: • PBC ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology