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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Artifact (redo CBC ... Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... : • Acute or Chronic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Pseudotumor - Infectious ... • CMV • HIV ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... HBV infections ... • Monitor: CBC ... B Infection: A ... Management #Treatment #Hepatology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... in HIV: • CNS ... encephalopathy #HIV ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
procedures - Infection ... Risks factor for HIV ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... or if a primary hematologic ... Causes #Workup #hematology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Spore ingestion → colonic ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
→Activation of CD8 ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... Malignancies • Chronic ... syndrome, HIV) ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... PARASITIC PNEUMONIAS ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia ... • Persistent CD4 ... myelodysplasia) • Infections ... - HIV. ... ICL #diagnosis #hematology