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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS ... • Peripheral blood ... • Screen for secondary ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... Blood Loss, Occult ... 18% • Anemia Secondary ... HgbE, HgbC, etc. ... #Hematology
Consensus Indications for Irradiated RBC Transfusions:

Cellular blood components are irradiated for the prevention of TA-GVHD. Transfused
Consensus Indications ... Transfusions: Cellular blood ... HLA-selected products (e.g ... #Transfusion #Indications ... #Hematology #BloodBank
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
family history - Medications ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... function test, ANA (e.g ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Nail Disorders secondary ... halt nail growth (e.g ... Discoloration • Medications ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
autoantibodies that will cause ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... Treatment: ... APS), Secondary
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... with previously stable ... hypertension (blood ... Jcortesizaguirr #Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
duration), Several medications ... , Hidden OTC and ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Indications for Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)
 • Suspected multiple myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, primary amyloidosis, or related
Indications for ... chemotherapy, etc ... possible malignancy (e.g ... on peripheral blood ... Electrophoresis #SPEP #Hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
of high parity blood ... without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table