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Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... Spherocytes • Treatment ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive ... PFTs • COPD Classification ... - Evaluate symptoms ... Disease #COPD #diagnosis ... management #GOLD2022 #treatment
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Autoimmune Myositis ... less systemic symptoms ... after 2 years of treatment ... #Myositis #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Autoimmune diseases ... and duration of symptoms ... Atopic diseases, Chronic ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... EBV infection, Autoimmune ... Pylori) - Autoimmune ... translocation • Types: Classification ... #oncology #diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
likely conditions (autoimmune ... arthritis and chronic ... synovitis (40%) Treatment ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #treatment
Pemphigus Vulgaris vs Bullous Pemphigoid - Comparison Table
Pemphigus Vulgaris
 • Epidemiology: Average age 40-60
 • Time
Bullous Pemphigoid - Comparison ... • Time course: Chronic ... , relapsing • Symptoms ... • Time course: Chronic ... #diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune ... distal to elbows/wrists ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #testing
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... constitutional symptoms ... Rheumatologic Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology