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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Syndrome (CAS): ... pts) Differential ... Symptoms: High fevers ... chills, flank pain ... #anemia #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
purple, hemorrhagic skin ... deficiency • Liver ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Disease Classification ... rheumatologic diseases ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... pain • Swan neck ... #Rheumatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
pain, dark urine ... maculopapular rash ... with skin flora ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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mucositis - Rash ... , drug reactions ... to exclude are infections ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
pain, dark urine ... maculopapular rash ... with skin flora ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
, drug reactions ... pulses, bruits, or blood ... tract: Abdominal pain ... , mucositis • Rash ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
History of EBV infection ... • Dyspnea • Fever ... • Pain in LN ... #hematology #oncology ... #management