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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... treatment #hematology #oncology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
to risk stratify ... those patients at risk ... serious bacterial infections ... considered “low risk ... #Antibiotics #Risk
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... Diagnosis: Quantitative ... • Endocrine: Infectious ... Cardiovascular risk ... #diagnosis #differential
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
to decrease the risk ... • The lifetime risk ... or intermediate risk ... immunocompromised (e.g., AIDS ... #Workup #TB #Latent
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
, risk increased ... respiratory infection ... Other causes #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... changes), high MCV anemia
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Disease Diagnosis ... → Risk of malaria ... Commercial sex worker ... #differential # ... Diagnosis #Traveler
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
epidemiological risk ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... epidemiologic risk ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #differential #
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... Complications: 1) Infection ... chemotherapy for low-risk ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology