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

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
B - Diagnosis and ... Management Algorithm ... HBV infections ... • Monitor: CBC ... #Hepatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
(CDI) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Spore ingestion → colonic ... #diagnosis #management
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... #ACLF #Acute #Chronic ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... and M panel Management ... Malignancies • Chronic ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
, Diagnosis and ... Management Algorithm ... acute enteric infection ... fibromyalgia, chronic ... #Diagnosis #Management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
conditions (autoimmune, infectious ... susceptibility, infectious ... arthritis and chronic ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis ... Summary Pathophysiology ... not feasible CMC ... Bullous #Pemphigoid #Diagnosis ... #Management #dermatology