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

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Crises Clinical ... Management #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... Manifestations #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Recognition of giant cell ... acute ischemic disorder ... Doppler US : halo sign ... #Rheumatology # ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Workup History ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... evaluation or workup ... organ-specific signs ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitides: Giant Cell ... Arteritis (GCA) ... Cancer, Histiocytic disorders ... #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
(GCA) Giant cell ... with systemic, neurologic ... systemic sx + signs ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... , unexplained hematologic ... EBV viral load, signs ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... #oncology #diagnosis
When to look for clonal/neoplastic hypereosinophilia (HEo)?
 - Exclusion of frequent causes (Drug-induced HEo, helminthiasis, cancer,
Exclusion of frequent causes ... ) - Clinical symptoms ... hypereosinophilia #HEON #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Hematology ... #Workup
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
GCA, SLE, GPA) - ... anti-coagulation • Hematologic ... retinal edema caused ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms