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Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
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Causes of Diffuse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... (anti-nuclear antibody ... Antiphospholipid Antibody ... #diagnosis #associations ... #table
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Ro), Anti-SSB (La ... polyangiitis U1-RNP antibody ... disease Endomyseal antibody ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody ... anti-topoisomerase antibody ... Anti-La/SSB • ... Antineutrophil #antibodies #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... antibiotics are the most frequently ... Extravascular #Causes ... #hematology #anemia
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... 60 (Ro60), SSB (La ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
- Differential Diagnosis ... an underlying cause ... around the most frequently ... Chronic hypoxia & bad ... about secondary causes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... (petechiae) • Frequent ... compounds, alcohol, lead ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology