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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
involvement (2%) Cutaneous ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
If you haven't seen it, flecainide can cause significant yellowing of the skin and eyes.
flecainide can cause ... yellowing of the skin ... #flecainide #cutaneous ... sideeffects #clinical #photo ... #nails #cardiology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... violaceous, nontender cutaneous ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Headaches • Pale skin ... and petechiae Causes ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... include: fever, cutaneous ... infections with skin ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... include: fever, cutaneous ... infections with skin ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Lacrimal swelling • Skin ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... ) • Cutaneous vasculitis ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
symptoms, >1/4 of AP cases ... eosinophilia. arthralgia, cutaneous ... Pericarditis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology ... #cardiology
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
in the neck Cutaneous ... have typical DM skin ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology #