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Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis ... #differential #algorithm
Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
R/O Pseudo-hyperkalemia:
 • Possible Lab error! Alwavs Repeat Blood sample!
 • Leukocytosis, Thrombocytosis:
Thrombocytosis: cells ... tourniquet while drawing ... 7) - principal cells ... #causes #potassium ... #high #pathophysiology
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Pathophysiology: ... germinative skin cells ... Causes: 1) Exfoliative ... Skin-homing T-cells ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Activation of CD8 T cells ... , Hb), Hepatic dysfunction ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Diastolic dysfunction ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... pulmonary Langerhans cell ... #Differential #Causes
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... treatment #management #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... Too many cells in ... Better call hematology ... there can be a spectrum
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Encephalopathy, Cognitive Dysfunction ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... autoantibodies that will cause ... inflammation, leading ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... smooth muscle cells ... gastrointestinal osmotic gradient ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Pathophysiology
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
- Organ dysfunction ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... progressive organ dysfunction ... complement • Classification ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology