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Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
translocation • Types ... on: - Cell type ... Differential Diagnosis ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
by transplant type ... organ transplant: Type ... Allogeneic HSCT: Type ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #oncology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... immunotactoid GN, Type ... Ig deposition disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
(either severe Type ... 1 or Type 3) — ... Von Willebrand Disease ... considered first-line testing ... #differential #diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
3 Types of Cold ... Positive Coombs testing ... post infectious setting ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... for glomerular disease ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... #workup #diagnosis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... Proximal limb muscle wasting ... but elevated as disease ... , IgG4 related disease ... #workup #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
of liver disease ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type ... anatomic shunt (Type ... Testing: • Pulse ... management #treatment #hepatology
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
an old house & works ... Diagnosis? ... Blastomycosis- 2 types ... University Infectious Diseases ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash #dermatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Tests for All Types ... (to support a diagnosis ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing