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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Summary Diagnostic ... present, symptoms, signs ... • Treatment algorithms ... #Management #Summary ... #treatment #hematology
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
RED FLAGS - In all ... splenomegaly, abnormal ... neurology, back ... #Limping #NWB #Algorithm ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... clinical symptoms/signs ... box indicates all ... Areas of diagnostic ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... the diagnosis and ... <45% and SF is normal ... Step 3: All patients ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... Differential Diagnosis ... sx overlap with normal ... Avoid Warfarin and DOAC ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... systemic sx + signs ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Chagas ... Romana's sign ... PCR + 20-90%, normal
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
are usually near-normal ... • Treatment algorithms ... Thrombocythemia #ET #hematology ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
/ Hypovolemia NEUROLOGIC ... and memory loss HEMATOLOGIC ... mortality rates of all ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms