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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
rendering the immune system ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Diagnosis: • ... Scoring system: ... microglobulin Treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
contagious of all ... characterized by a systemic ... reddish brown spots ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
The white-cell count ... He received a diagnosis ... the first day of treatment ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Clinical Features ... #Rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Inhalation of spores ... the circulatory system
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Diagnosis: • Dry ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Central nervous system ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Rheumatology #
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
PMR) is a common systemic ... based on clinical ... universally used, ultrasound ... TREATMENT: • The ... #Management #Rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
HLH is a critical ... of the immune system ... with the HLH syndrome ... Clinical Presentation ... #Management #Hematology
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
Helpful Clinical ... • Presence of systemic ... Marfan syndrome, ... Disorders #History #peds ... #pediatrics #diagnosis