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Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... lymphadenopathy, mass ... , Hodgkin Lymphomas ... #comparison #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• History of EBV ... Anterior mediastinal mass ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Infectious • EBV ... Biopsy • Hodgkin's ... Lymphoma #Diffuse ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... #Injury #Differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... cell lung CA, lymphoma ... injury #hepatitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... lesions < 4cm + mass ... diameter - +mass ... effect/Edema • EBV ... CNS #Infections #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
- Monoclonal - Lymphoid ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... younger pts) Differential ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
ALL: mediastinal mass ... cells - Blood & BM ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Amyloidosis • Lymphoma ... acute HIV, HBV, EBV ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... : Lymphoma, Leukemia ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... • Abdominal mass ... dysfunction • PSC ... infarction • Lymphoma