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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Signs and Symptoms ... Proximal limb muscle wasting ... No extrahepatic biliary ... #workup #hepatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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pericarditis • Hepatic: PBC ... (primary biliary ... cholangitis) overlap ... #symptoms #testing ... #workup
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Physical Exam/Signs ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Blast Phase: • Headaches ... count ↑ PLT • ↑ PBS ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome Acute ... Episcleritis Signs ... - Fatigue - Headaches ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... #oncology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... the presence of anemia ... Screening Tests for Acute ... Complete blood count (CBC ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
may present with headache ... • No CRAB - no anemia ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology