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The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
collection of symptoms ... that are caused ... by disorders affecting ... not one specific disease ... Classification #Geriatrics
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... for secondary causes ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... #Workup #hematology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... chromosome 21) Signs ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
leukemia in adults • Disorder ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Constitutional symptoms ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... cells can indicate disease ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... #hematology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Rare Disorder: ... Episcleritis Signs ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... #oncology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
caused by the protozoan ... Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... /symptoms, positive ... Cardiomyopathy: Conduction disorders
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogenemia Symptoms ... with autoimmune diseases ... cryoglobulinemia Associated Disorders ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... #rheumatology #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... extramedullary disease ... -> AML: Blast crises ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis