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Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Bimodal Age ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... of gestational age ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... without other cause ... Risk factors: Age ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... These are CLASSIC ... Case description ... - **MSK rads ... #msk #rheumatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
European descent • Age ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... #workup #hepatology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... 1) 4) Average age ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... at the time of diagnosis ... anterior/posterior MSK
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... We may ask why are ... Better call hematology ... about secondary causes ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
increase with age ... , which can cause ... Ddimer #dimer #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential ... #diagnosis #age
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
resembling rashes caused ... faint that they are ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Dermatology
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
dogs & latter can cause ... gram-negative bacillus cause ... the key to the diagnosis ... Canimorsus #Skin #Rash #dermatology ... #clinical #photo