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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the ... Management of Sickle Cell ... Crises Clinical ... Manifestations #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+
Clinical
 • First 3 decades of life, M>F
 • Often nodal +
Anaplastic large cell ... lymphoma, ALK+ Clinical ... tissue, lungs, liver ... subtle • Small cell ... ALKPos #hemepath #pathology
T-LGL leukemia - T-CeIl Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical
 - Persistent (>6mo) lymphocytosis (2-20k) with proven clonality
Lymphocytic Leukemia Clinical ... presentation (PB, BM, liver ... Same morphologic/clinical ... disease but cells ... Leukemia #hemepath #pathology
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... duplex or CTA • Liver ... Liver biopsy • ... node biopsy • Clinical
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cell ... count was 340 cells ... 90% mononuclear cells ... #clinical #NEJM ... stain #indiaInk #pathology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... evaluation of the clinical ... /or suspicious clinical ... Abnormal USS may well ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Lives in an old ... house & works as ... differential: basal cell ... ca, squamous cell ... #dermatology #clinical
Guide to systemic mastocytosis

Criteria for diagnosis: at least 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor
ascites/impaired liver ... mastocytosis #hemepath #pathology ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #clinical
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... GH stimulates liver ... pancreatic islet cell ... Diagnosis and Workup
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
stores in the liver ... beta-oxidation in the liver ... hormones that work ... Lactic Acidosis as well ... #differential #algorithm