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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Fibrinolysis → End ... organ damage Clinical ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... Finger deformity caused ... Avulsion fracture • ED ... PIP joint • Ortho ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... night sweats, bleeding ... Fibrinolysis & DIC ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancies (eg ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Paradoxical spontaneous bleeding ... : • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... skin necrosis • DIC ... hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... and petechiae Causes ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
immune system, leading ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... Labs/Diagnosis:
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
and overall well-being ... medications #treatment #diagnosis ... #causes #atopy ... Breast-feeding and ... Arch Dis Child.
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
Chagas disease) Clinical ... : Testing The diagnosis ... sphincter to relax EGD ... leading to myenteric ... management #treatment #gastroenterology