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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus ... disease, Persistent pruritus ... Diagnose PBC if 2/3 criteria
Adult Onset Still's Disease - Yamaguchi Criteria
Major criteria:
 - Fever >= 39C lasting >= 1 weeks
Disease - Yamaguchi Criteria ... Major criteria ... maculopapular, non-pruritic ... >= 80% Minor criteria ... Disease #Yamaguchi #Criteria
Polycythemia Vera 
• A clonal proliferation of myeloid cells 
• Increased RBC mass, JAK2 mutation 
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JAK2 mutation • Pruritus ... Diagnosis #WHO #Criteria
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
flushing erythema, pruritus ... symptoms #diagnosis #criteria
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Summary Diagnostic Criteria ... Thrombosis, Hemorrhage, Pruritis ... shower ("aquagenic pruritis
Anaphylaxis Diagnostic Criteria
Anaphylaxis is highly likely when any one of the following 2 criteria are fulfilled:
1.
Anaphylaxis Diagnostic Criteria ... the following 2 criteria ... generalized hives, pruritus ... Anaphylaxis #diagnosis #Criteria
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Management
A. Initiate therapy 
 - Initiate 1st line therapy with UDCA (13-15
/or prognostic criteria ... Manage symptoms - Pruritus
Dematoses in Pregnancy - Specific Skin Conditions
Non-Pruritic
 • Pustular psoriasis of pregnancy
 • Impetigo Herpetiformis
Pruritic -
Conditions Non-Pruritic ... Herpetiformis Pruritic ... of pregnancy (pruritis ... 3rd trimester) Pruritic ... gestationis • Pruritic
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Anemia • Pruritis ... through Ann Arbor criteria
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
and Prognosis Criteria ... present in 1 major criterion ... or 3 minor criteria ... met • Major criteria ... ventilation • Minor criteria