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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cyanotic Heart Disease ... Chronic Chest Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
joint) - 5 points Serology ... CRP and normal ... points Duration of symptoms ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
- Differential Diagnosis ... Normal Mean Corpuscular ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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translocation • Types: Classification ... disease: B symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... comparison #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
- MSK Radiology ... tear (similar symptoms ... #Knee #patella ... #clinical #mri # ... #msk
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... RBC Production - Normal ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Lyme Disease: Early ... Large joints (knees ... impairment - Normal ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
caucasian • Symptoms ... R-G or B-Y • MRI ... lesions (a), Brain: normal ... other auto-immune diseases ... Management #treatment #rheumatology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... resonance imaging [MRI ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #management #neurology