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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Peripheral blood ... uncovered incidentally during ... glucocorticoid treatment ... signs or symptoms (eg ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
of high parity blood ... : 33% • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Anterior Non-necrotizing Scleritis - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

This 57 yo WM reported to clinic complaining of
he reported no pain ... patient was sent to rheumatology ... systemic workup and treatment ... Bennett & Bloom ... #physicalexam #rheumatology
Indications for Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)
 • Suspected multiple myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, primary amyloidosis, or related
chemotherapy, etc ... • Back pain in ... possible malignancy (e.g ... on peripheral blood ... Electrophoresis #SPEP #Hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... thickening • Osteitis: pain ... and lower jaw Treatment ... Tetracyclines etc ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vision changes, etc ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
in recipient (e.g ... (AHTR): Occurs during ... : Fever, flank pain ... haptoglobin, ↑LDH, etc ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion ... (AHTR): Occurs during ... : Fever, flank pain ... haptoglobin, ↑LDH, etc ... diagnosis #management #hematology