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Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
Von Willebrand Disease ... common inherited bleeding ... disorder Clinical ... VonWillebrand #Disease ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... purpura to mucosal bleeding ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Clinical features ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... Malignancies (eg ... #differential #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Findings: • Bleeding ... Fibrinolysis → End ... organ damage Clinical ... • Severe Liver Disease ... treatment #management #hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Paradoxical spontaneous bleeding ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... Diagnosis: • + Clinical ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... inflammation, leading ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
ducts, commonly leading ... progression to end-stage ... liver disease ... remain subject to clinical ... management #summary #Hepatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
immune system, leading ... endothelial injury and end-organ ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... • Autoimmune diseases ... classification #rheumatology
Von Willebrand Disease Classification
Type 1 (Accounts for ~3/4 of cases):
 • Defect: Quantitative defect (i.e. not
Von Willebrand Disease ... (uncommon) • Bleeding ... : Severe (Clinically ... VonWillebrand #Disease ... Types #diagnosis #hematology
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
Helpful Clinical ... in Evaluating Bleeding ... von Willebrand disease ... von Willebrand disease ... pediatrics #diagnosis #hematology