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Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... (SPS) - Diagnosis ... Syndrome - Diagnosis ... sleep DDx: • Neuromyotonia ... Syndrome #SPS #Diagnosis
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infiltration: • Hematologic ... and non-hematologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathies In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Dr. Laurent ARNAUD @Lupusreference

#TMAs #Thrombotic #Microangiopathies #Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #hematology
Erythematosus #SLE #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... differential #diagnosis
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... → Refer to hematology ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... Post-surgical period ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
suspect underlying hematologic ... disorders • Diagnosis ... Syndrome #HES #Hematology ... #eosinophils #diagnosis
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Things We Do For No Reason ... HepaticEncephalopathy #TWDFNR #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #EBM
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non malignant hematologic ... states • Non-hematologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
Kerion Raised, ... Griseofulvin #Kerion ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
truly diseased persons ... will correctly diagnose ... proportion of persons ... a non-diseased person
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
- Differential Diagnosis ... Features of hematologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hematology