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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Peripheral blood ... allergy, drug reaction ... glucocorticoid treatment ... signs or symptoms (eg ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
on Peripheral Blood ... The table below ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
- Transfusion Reactions ... of high parity blood ... without other cause ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
(AHTR): Occurs during ... haptoglobin, ↑LDH, etc ... Causes purpura & ... include: Malaria, Borrellia ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
in recipient (e.g ... (AHTR): Occurs during ... haptoglobin, ↑LDH, etc ... include: Malaria, Borrellia ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
particularly those coming ... vision changes, etc ... (Cornelia NEJM ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... are typically able ... little coronary blood ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment