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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
Disease Acute ... crisis: • Fever, acute ... Supportive with treatment ... of SCD crisis Acute ... hepatomegaly and anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
can indicate disease ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... musculoskeletal causes ... Ketoacidosis) • Sickle cell ... anemia • Musculoskeletal ... syndrome #Diffuse #Acute
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... Polymyositis-dermatomyositis, Lupus ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... Pulmonary Langerhans cell
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Differential Diagnosis Acute ... Traumatic Rupture, Acute ... Endocarditis, Acute ... Dysfunction, Post Acute ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta: Acute
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... RBC turnover • Acute ... • Hemolytic anemia ... Splenomegaly, Sickle Cell ... End-stage renal disease
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... , liver, renal disease ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
= funny-shaped cells ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... transformation to acute ... Allogeneic stem cell
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... e.g AEIOU ) or anuria ... urgent nephrology evaluation ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... • Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening • Treatment ... : Chronic disease