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Von Willebrand Disease - Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Management

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine
- Clinical Presentation ... , Diagnosis and ... Management - ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #hematology #treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... Differential Diaqnoses ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
and initial management ... based primarily on clinical ... Estimates of the clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #HIT
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
in Sickle Cell Disease ... predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Clinical features ... Noncontiguous spread • Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... comparison #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
stages of this disease ... reddish brown spots ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
) - Diagnosis and ... Management - GrepMed ... : • Clinical Suspicion ... non-heparin A/C if clinical ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
cellulitis w/ black spots ... chronic liver disease ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology ... #legs #clinical ... #photo
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... and M panel Management ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... : • + Clinical ... • TTP, HUS and HIT ... #rheumatology # ... hematology