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Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
carcinoma: most frequently ... metastasis(es): most frequently ... SCC A: autoimmune ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
carcinoma : most frequently ... metastasis : again most frequently ... SCC A = autoimmune ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... • Blood smear: Differential ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... idiopathic) - Autoimmune ... antibiotics are the most frequently ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis Clinical ... neuropathy Treatment ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology ... Cryoglobulinemic #Diagnosis
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Kaposi's sarcoma • Rheumatologic ... / Autoimmune: ANCA-Assoc ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 • Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
with the most frequent ... Autoimmune manifestations ... myelodysplastic #syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology #clinical
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
based primarily on clinical ... Estimates of the clinical ... our practice to frequently ... and to adjust treatment ... #Hematology #HIT