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Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
Hypertension 1 A2 Age ... disease 1 A Age ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... Anticoagulation #AFib ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
Drug Rashes - Comparison ... DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP ... #Drug #Rashes #Comparison ... #Erythroderma #Dermatology ... #Emergency #Differential
Symptoms Distinguishing Groups of Cutaneous Drug Reactions
IgE-mediated reactions:
 • Onset minutes to hours into treatment course
to hours into treatment ... Onset days into treatment ... to weeks into treatment ... Drug #Reactions #dermatology ... #clinical #comparison
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... - Bimodal Age ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Sarcoidosis - Skin Manifestations

This is a quick overview of some of the cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis.
is often on the differential ... manifestations are ... diagnosis #clinical #differential ... #treatment #photo ... #dermatology #skinrash
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
useful when A-fib ... with digoxin, are ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Medications #management #treatment ... #comparison #table
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... Increases with age ... involvement Differential ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... Risk factors: Age ... : No • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
(common causes are ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology