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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 ... Treatment: ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
cytokines, such as IL-1 ... fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... purpura to mucosal bleeding ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... (HIV, EN, HTLV-1, ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... Malignancies (eg ... #differential #hematology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... mg PO qd - If needing ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
F • 3 peaks: 1) ... Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Anemia #oncology #hematology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
immune system, leading ... endothelial injury and end-organ ... Pathways: - 1. ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... classification #rheumatology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... • Towards the end ... Period • Breast-feeding ... months before 1° ... management #cardiology #treatment
Fundic gland polyps on Endoscopy
46 yo F. with hx of 8 months of abdominal pain with
response to medical treatment ... - Dysplasia <1% ... gastric #Endoscopy #EGD ... #clinical #gastroenterology
Achalasia Classification Types - Barium Contrast Esophagram:
1) Spindle type (classic)
2) Flask type 
3) Sigmoid type
Response to
type Response to treatment ... : 2>1>3 Sigmoid ... suggestive of end ... Types #radiology #gastroenterology ... #clinical #barium
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
Umbilification - Rash: 1 ... three weeks Clinical ... rectal pain, rectal bleeding ... Respiratory distress Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Dermatology