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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Solid tumors • Secondary ... change disease • Hematologic ... malignancies Treatment ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Screen for secondary ... glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Autoimmune Myositis ... , holster sign, ... anti-synthetase syndrome ... after 2 years of treatment ... #rheumatology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign 2.
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
clinical symptoms/signs ... urgent referral to secondary ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... or referral to secondary ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
AIHA Primary Secondary ... Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral infection, autoimmune ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... Physical Exam/Signs ... microglobulin Treatment ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... progressive decline → Secondary ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... management #neurology #treatment
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology