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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... #Irritable #Bowel
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Infections: Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... #Irritable #Bowel
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... cell transplant is ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
• Jaundice • Edema ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Constipation • Irritable ... bowel syndrome ... artery compression syndrome
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... count ↑ PLT • ↑ PBS ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
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Causes of false- ... amyloidosis Other causes ... plasmacytoma, POEMs syndrome ... MGUS #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... incompetent • CLL is ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Better call hematology ... JAK2 V617F) and MPNs ... normal/high - Chronic ... about secondary causes ... #hematology