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Salter-Harris Classification
Salter-Harris Fractures involve the physis and cartilaginous epiphyseal plate near the ends of the long
cartilaginous epiphyseal plate ... bones in still growing ... mnemonic SALTR #Diagnosis ... #Ortho #SalterHarris ... #Types #SALTR #
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
interfered with leading ... stores and can ... depleted tissue stores ... deficiency #FolicAcid #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Deficiency • Folate ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Deficiency • B12/Folate ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Types of Melanoma
Superficial Spreading
 • Most common form
 • Often develops in previously benign mole
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Types of Melanoma ... • Most form in parts ... #differential # ... diagnosis #classification ... #dermatology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... pathophysiology #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #NonHodgkin ... #differential #
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 ... on: - Cell type ... #differential # ... hematology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
autoAb against type ... staining on IF • No EM ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Nephrology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
Significance (MGUS) - Differential ... Diagnosis Neurologic-Centered ... DADS-M, Sporadic, late-onset ... immunotactoid GN, Type ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
work properly, leading ... Pinpoint-sized red spots ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology