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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... Summary Diagnostic ... von Willebrand disease ... PolycythemiaVera #PV #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
adenopathies, confusion ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Krabbe Disease ... Diagnosis was made ... confirmatory lab testing and ... expedite treatment ... #Diagnosis #MRI
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Summary Clinical ... osteomyelitis, trauma ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Treatment: admission ... #Management #Summary
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Shock - OnePager Summary ... can be protean and ... essential to determine treatment ... (myocardial contusion ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
and Management ... Summary • Epidemiology ... - If present, are ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary ... 50 years in men Diagnosis ... antibodies are ... within 3 years of diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... benign breast diseases ... fat cells after trauma ... breast e.g. biopsy, car ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Lung ... Clindamycin in case ... hemorrhage • Treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Summary Definition ... over course of disease ... but responsive), Confusion ... Initiate empiric treatment ... #Management #treatment