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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management ... Summary Diagnostic ... • Treatment algorithms ... von Willebrand disease ... #Management #Summary
Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Scoping Summary
 • One way to ileum- tips &
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... Summary • One ... #Summary #Endoscopy ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Summary Lung ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung Abscess Management ... #treatment #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
, ↓ Fibrinogen level ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
diarrhea related to IBD ... , celiac disease ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... consider other diagnosis ... #management #nutrition
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #treatment
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
& New Diagnosis ... of Colon Cancer Algorithm ... ↑ rates intact fertility ... #management #treatment ... #ibd
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... the diagnosis and ... treatment of Hereditary ... causes of liver disease ... #diagnosis #management
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
extension: - Disease ... extension • Isolated disease ... prolapse, CD, cancer Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... - differential diagnosis ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis