Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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hematology clinical infectiousdiseases microbiology nephrology oncology rheumatology algorithm blood comparison criticalcare disease emergencies eosinophilia gastroenterology hemeonc hemophagocytic hlh lymphohistiocytosis renal
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 ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... #Management #treatment
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment • TB meningitis • TB
Summary of Infections ... play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #management #treatment
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
Dermatoses: Sweet Syndrome ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... Rash #oncology #differential ... #diagnosis #cancer ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... • Secondary to Treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection • Solid organ
- Differential ... Diagnosis Secondary ... Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... - Causes and Treatment ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #Management
Kerion Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... fungal ringworm infection ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes Intravascular Hemolysis: • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... ) - HELLP syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Renal Failure Excessive Mg Administration - Massive PO intake
- Tumor lysis syndrome ... Hypermagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #High ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Causes #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
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