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Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
Von Willebrand Disease ... disorder Clinical ... factor VIII) Treatment ... VonWillebrand #Disease ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... validated for VTE treatment ... studies suggest net clinical ... #Risk #Scores # ... Anticoagulation #Factors #Hematology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
screening for disease ... with established disease ... normal in mild cases ... by a hemophilia treatment ... #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... • Severe Liver Disease ... Treatment: ... Treat primary cause ... #hematology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... severe clinical ... due to chronic disease ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... autoantibodies that will cause ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Dermatologic Manifestations ... GPA causes disease ... Rarely dominate the clinical ... • Goodpasture syndrome ... rash #diagnosis #rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
unusual bruising or bleeding ... Pinpoint-sized red spots ... by bleeding (petechiae ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... #diagnosis #hematology
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
, but without treatment ... reddish brown spots ... resembling rashes caused ... Rash #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology