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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
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
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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also arise in normal ... disease: B symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... comparison #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune disease ... elbows/wrists and knees ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #workup
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... caucasian • Symptoms ... R-G or B-Y • MRI ... other auto-immune diseases ... Management #treatment #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... CRP - Usually normal ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Better call hematology ... exogenous, EPO levels: normal ... As with many disease ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Diagnostic ... concentration in the normal ... von Willebrand disease ... Summary #treatment #hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
activity is the diagnostic ... hallmark for the disease ... levels - Usually normal ... products or D-dimer - Normal ... #Workup #Hematology