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Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
thrombosis in cancer ... patients at high risk ... VTE and bleeding complications ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology ... #Oncology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Causes: - Idiopathic ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... cancer such as ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #oncology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
and ophthalmic complications ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... Start steroids if concern
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... lymphoid organs When Cancer ... Transformation: • Complication ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... • Minority of Pts ... Thromboembolic complications ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... effusion, INC risk ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... Malignancy Risk ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
• Anti-TIF1 (cancer-associated ... aspiration > 50% of pts ... • Nonerosive arthritis ... statins - probably caused ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology