Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... Summary myelo ( ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #hematology #oncology
Hypereosinophilia (HE) Summary

 β€’ Definition
 β€’ When to Suspect?
 β€’ A Partial Classification of Hypereosinophilia
 β€’
Hypereosinophilia (HE) Summary ... Hypereosinophilia β€’ Diagnostic ... Hypereosinophilia #HE #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 β€’ Ascites
 β€’ Esophageal Varices
 β€’ Hepatic
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... β€’ Hepatorenal Syndrom ... Complications #diagnosis ... #management #summary ... #hepatology
Common Raynaud's Mimickers
 - Acrocyanosis
 - Chill blains (pernio)
 - Erythromelalgia
 - Frostbite
 - Achenbach's Syndrome

Dr.
- Achenbach's Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Mimics ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary ... Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... Instability, Felty's Syndrome ... Arthritis #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 β€’ Associated
Erythematosus - Summary ... block β€’ Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... Summary β€’ Epidemiology ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... #Management #Summary ... #rheumatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Three syndromes ... child * Severe cases ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 β€’ Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 β€’ Hemophilia B -
Summary of Coagulation ... #Deficiencies #Summary ... #table #comparison ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 β€’ Acute infection
 β€’ Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #hematology