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Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... Renal Failure Treatment
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
such as peptides ... Ags tagged with ... • Differentiation ... proliferate and differentiate ... Humoral #Immunity #pathophysiology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
paresthesias (carpal ... Differential Diagnosis ... levels not useful as ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
carry treatment ... It also stimulates ... limited utility in differentiation ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #treatment
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... B symptoms not as ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... Classification #pathophysiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... ) Summary ALS: combination ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... lymphadenopathy can also ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... Also unlike PFAPA ... be helpful in differentiating