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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... Positive Coombs testing ... post infectious setting ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
physiology and clinical ... have an overlap syndrome ... syndrome. ... increase in the work ... #Diagnosis #COPD
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... brain and spinal cord ... Clinical Manifestations ... positive in 2/3 of pts ... antibody that works
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
This 28 year old ... EOM testing displayed ... the follow up video ... the hospital, diagnosed ... #video #ophthalmology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... • Difficulty breathing ... Anticonvulsants - Gold ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
IL-1 and IL-6, leading ... Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... nervous system (CNS ... #Diagnosis #Management
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... Hypercoagulable Workup ... - 1 or more clinical ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #hematology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
plasmacytoma) Clinical ... ribs, vertebrae (thoracic ... the periphery, creating ... • 18F-FDG PET/CT ... #Workup #Hematology