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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment ... #Peds #Endocrinology ... #Adrenal #pathophysiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Release from blast cells ... • Induce blast cell ... common • Imaging: CXR
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... Lysis of tumor cells ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
factor (GCSF) treatments ... abnormal under a microscope ... marrow studies Treatment ... Immunosuppressive treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
fluid, pus, blood, cells ... including tumor cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
lymphocytes and plasma cells ... due to thyroid cell ... Hashitoxicosis #Hashimotos #Endocrinology ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Unknown cause Treatment ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a CXR the most ... in Langerhans cell ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Cells - tumor ... respond to the treatment ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant