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Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis ... #NonHodgkin #differential
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... Dyspnea, pleuritic chest ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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underarms, or chest ... translocation • Types: Classification ... involvement Differential ... oncology #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs ... edema #causes #differential
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Mediterranean areas ... - May involve symptoms ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... Abdominal #Pain #differential
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Face, upper back, chest ... associated with signs ... Tinea versicolor - Chest ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #rash #differential
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... on the skin • Areas ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... /Symptoms: - Lightheadedness
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
ingestion • B symptoms ... -95% of cases) Classification ... Serum Copper • Chest ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... #hematology #oncology
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
globally, excluding areas ... fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... reporting such symptoms ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... the acute flare; chest