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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... organ-specific signs ... #Disorders #Algorithm ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
An Approach to the Unknown Rash: Erythematous Rash 

#Diagnosis #Dermatology #Erythematous #Rash #Differential #Algorithm #Nikolsky #Sign
An Approach to the ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Nikolsky #Sign
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Approach to Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss • Acute ... • RBC Membrane Disorder ... #Causes #Hematology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Approach to the ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... APPROACH Characterized ... the Nikolsky sign ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Erythematous #Rash #Algorithm
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm ... High in acute blood ... (BM) ablative disorders ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology #Microcytic
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... a single site in ... Treated Like Acute ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Differential Diagnosis Approach ... An acute rise or ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... Arthritis: • Acute ... Enthesitis: • Site of pathology ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup