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Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... Dehydration • Symptoms ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Arrows showing ... hallucis longus Differential ... flexion but no symptoms ... OsTrigonum #Syndrome #clinical ... #mri #clinical
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... candidate) - Bone marrow ... or if a primary hematologic ... Causes #Workup #hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... fluid balance, and CXR ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
air-bronchogram (arrow ... In the proper clinical ... long standing symptoms ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... paresthetica • Symptoms ... 3-6 months of symptom ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Pathophysiology ... Embolism of marrow ... FES is a clinical ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... common • Imaging: CXR ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... initiation • Differential ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
smear or on bone marrow ... rapid onset of symptoms ... chronic onset of symptoms ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR ... #Leukemia #Hematology