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MDS can present with findings of anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, or any combination of these. Anemia occurs in 80%–85% of patients and is typically macrocytic. Reference Am J Med 2012;125(7 Suppl):S6-S13.
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If you see a 5-week old infant with a fever who was born at 38 weeks, you need to treat the baby as though the baby actually was only 3 weeks old. The same is true for children born say at 36 weeks or so.
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“Many infections of the respiratory tract have a viral etiology, and when this is the case early antibiotic treatment offers little to no benefit. Once the clinical course of a respiratory illness exceeds the expected length for a viral illness, it may be...
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“Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute, often recurrent, inflammatory condition. While it is associated with many different causes such as drugs, infections, and physical agents, it is most commonly associated with acute upper respiratory infections, herpes...
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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis “Hypersensitivity pneumonitis can present in acute, subacute, or chronic forms. The case described includes two episodes of the acute form. The patient was exposed to mold antigens in his flooded home. Within 4–8 hours of exposure,...
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TORCH: Toxoplasmosis, Other (syphilis, varicella-zoster, parvovirus B19), Rubella, Cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Herpes infections. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12150751
