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Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Clinically ... and Treatment Algorithm ... #HES #Hematology ... eosinophils #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Gastrectomy, WHDA syndrome ... Bypass surgery, Bacterial ... #ferritin #hematology
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
who meet SIRS criteria ... with suspected bacterial ... infections, whose clinical ... #Management #BloodCultures ... #Indications #Criteria
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... Berlin criteria ... consistent with pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... HPS Diagnostic Criteria ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... Histopathologic criteria ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... specific diagnostic criteria ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... initiation Clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management
Strongyloides Stercoralis
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEASTERN U.S.:
 • 0-6% US Prevalence of those:
 • ~30% Asymptomatic
contact, farming CLINICAL ... DIAGNOSIS • Identification ... HYPERINFECTION SYNDROME ... circulation • GNR Bacteremia ... Stercoralis #diagnosis #management