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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... numbers and are dysfunctional ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Immunoglobulin abnormalities ... #diagnosis #workup
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myocardial • Systolic Dysfunction ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Masses Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Pulmonary - Other • Anemia
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Pulse Abnormalities ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pulsus parvus (small ... Anemia, hypoglycemia ... ) #Pulse #Abnormalities
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
medications, pancreatic dysfunction ... or disorders of small ... Worsening macrocytic anemia ... wt loss • If anemia ... diagnosis e.g. leukemia
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Shock, Severe Anemia ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Microcirculatory dysfunction ... Mitochondrial dysfunction ... ), Malignancy (Leukemia
Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction / Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fetal Factors:
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Restriction / Small ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gestation - Abnormalities ... • Chronic anemia ... Anticonvulsants #Small
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell ... Dysfunction - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Smelling #Dysfunction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
inflammation of the small ... Minimal laboratory abnormalities ... mild cognitive dysfunction ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia
Anosmia Causes - Principal Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction
For olfactory disorders (and for most taste problems), the
Anosmia Causes - ... Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction ... or neurologic abnormalities ... implicated in smell ... Hyposmia #Olfactory #Dysfunction
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
Hypercoagulable Workup ... Algorithm INDICATIONS ... arterial, venous, or small-vessel ... anatomic or hormonal abnormalities ... #Algorithm #diagnosis