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Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
- WHO Classification ... III - Chronic lung ... • Sarcoidosis, chronic ... hemolytic anemia ... disorders, sickle cell anemia
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... WBCs - Polychromatic ... Hemolysis - Polychromatic ... #Normocytic #Anemia
Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) Types
Type 1 - Chronic atrophic gastritis and pernicious anaemia
Type 2 - Zollinger
Types Type 1 - Chronic ... and pernicious anaemia ... Tumor #NET #Types #Classification ... #oncology #comparison
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Poisoning • Anemia ... of Chronic Disease ... Normal Mean Corpuscular ... #MCV #Classification
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... RBCs on Smear • Chronic ... RBC Production - Normal ... • Anemia of Chronic ... #Classification
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
syndromes are a group ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... cell types are abnormal ... low and appear abnormal ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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translocation • Types: Classification ... Multiple lymph node groups ... also arise in normal ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... -95% of cases) Classification ... cells in this group ... #hematology #oncology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... levels are within normal ... Malignancies • Chronic
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Chronic infections ... include diabetes, anemia ... turns white with a ground-glass ... distally as the nail grows ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal