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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... EBV, HSV, CMV, ... Bilirubin: RBC (hemolysis ... intestines, white blood cells ... #differential #diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... , HIV, rubella legionella ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... sensitize red blood cells
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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., HIV), EBV infection ... type (B cell, T cells ... : GI, neuro, cutaneous ... Differential Diagnosis ... comparison #oncology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... ulcers, nodules • Neuro ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... antibody, Anti-GBM
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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decrease (<200 cells ... Thrombocytopenia Neuro ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... disease progression ... #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... per μL • Diagnosis ... Demyelinating disease ... effect/Edema • EBV ... #differential #diagnosis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... • Heavy chain disease ... infections (acute HIV ... , HBV, EBV, VZV, ... #differential #diagnosis
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Zone Lymphoma (HCV ... Scleromyxedema (Dermato-neuro ... • Coombs (-) hemolytic ... Pseudohyponatremia • ↓anion gap ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• History of EBV ... nodosum • Immune hemolytic ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... number of sites of disease
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... Multinucleated giant cells ... MPO > PR3 60/ GPA ... pain and GN Anti-GBM