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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Intravascular Coagulation (DIC ... organ damage Clinical ... • Severe Liver Disease ... causes #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 ... skin necrosis • DIC ... #hematology
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Diffuse blanching ... inflammation persist → DIC ... University Infectious Diseases ... Canimorsus #Skin #Rash #dermatology ... #clinical #photo
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... #management #medications ... dermatitis #eczema #dermatology ... #skinrash References ... corticosteroids in dermatology
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 ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
pain, dark urine, DIC ... Graft Versus Host Disease ... Borrellia (Lyme disease ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
Hookworms subsequently die ... Diagnosis is clinical ... rates of recurrent disease ... larva #migrans #skinRash ... #dermatology #clinical
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
pain, dark urine, DIC ... coagulopathy & ↑bleeding ... Borrellia (Lyme disease ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blanching Spider Angioma (Nevus) on Physical Exam

Spider angiomas are usually benign but often can be suggestive
Blanching Spider ... underlying systemic disease ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #dermatology ... #skin #blanching
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
Viral zoonotic disease ... three weeks Clinical ... rectal pain, rectal bleeding ... MPOX #Diagnosis #Management ... #Dermatology