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Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Hemoptysis - Pulmonary ... - GI Bleeding ... Opportunistic #Infections #Diagnosis ... Manifestations #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Oncologic Emergencies ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Spontaneous bleeding ... neutrophil count < 500 cells ... #differential #diagnosis
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
Diagnostic criteria ... ANC <500 x 10^9 cells ... Diarrhea • Lower Gl bleeding ... Enterocolitis #Diagnosis ... criteria #hematology #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... = funny-shaped cells ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... - Hemoptysis = bleeding ... Massive #Hemoptysis #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Leukemia - History of Bleeding ... Reed-Sternberg Cells ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... Treatment: ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Release from blast cells ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... management #hematology #oncology
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
mononuclear phagocytic cells ... and infect other cells ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
night sweats, bleeding ... Petechiae, bruising, bleeding ... • Significant bleeding ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis