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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
: 70 years old, ... and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
may be normal in mild ... by a hemophilia treatment ... that ↑ bleeding risk ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
immunocompromised, IBD ... ) • ↑Risk: clindamycin ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... by culture or serology ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... : • Serology for ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... • Acute lupus pneumonitis ... Thrombosis highest risk ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
• Interstitial Pneumonitis ... effusion, INC risk ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Malignancy Risk ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Strongyloidiasis Treatment
Asymptomatic ± eosinophilia (Very low risk):
 • Diagnostic: Serology, Stool Ova and parasites (O&P) examination
Strongyloidiasis Treatment ... ): • Diagnostic ... 14-days apart Mild ... Strongyloidiasis #Treatment ... strongyloides #parastie #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... Food products Risk ... Hematologic malignancy ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Babesiosis - Diagnosis ... parasitemia • Serology ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... Immunocompromised Patient with risk ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Complications of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS)
Fracture, Osteoporosis
 - Increased osteoclast activity and bone resorption
antibody - Early treatment ... mediators, including IL ... thromboprophylaxis in high-risk ... Complications #diagnosis ... #hematology