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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
- Due to Viral infection ... Polyclonal - Viral Infection ... Clinical Presentation ... Check For: • Infections ... Polyclonal IgM post infectious
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Opportunistic Infections ... opportunistic infections ... opportunistic infections ... opportunistic infections
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Factors For NTM Infections ... • Disseminated infections ... : Chronic lung infections ... surgical site infections
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
Melioidosis - Skin Infection ... dyspnea x 3 days, CT ... chest - left lower lobe ... Melioidosis #Skin #Infection ... #Cellulitis #Clinical
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
cyst in the right lobe ... Hydatid disease ... definitive host; the infection ... #clinical #NEJM ... hepatic #radiology #CT
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung Abscess Differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• History of EBV ... infection • Family ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... number of sites of disease
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
from injuries and infections ... the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... of renal disease ... pathophysiology #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... lymphoproliferative syndrome Clinical ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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• Heavy chain disease ... Include: • Viral infections ... acute HIV, HBV, EBV ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential