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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Autonomous: • Essential ... effect following treatment ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... B-LNH), solid cancers ... Treatment: • ... Nicolas Taar ... #summary #rheumatology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
normal in mild cases ... center. ... Avoid meds that ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... Burst Fracture, Chance ... fractures: Don't cause ... Cauda equina Treatment ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Primary (essential ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... : • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... #rheumatology #
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... responsible for most cases ... Early latent year ... Late latent >1 year ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... (Cornelia NEJM ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... epilepticus Treatment ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... until cause identified
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... Cold & Wet”) is essentially ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Essential Thrombocythemia ... Most cases are related ... WBCs are usually near-normal ... • Treatment algorithms ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Essential