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Hypereosinophilia (HE) Summary

 • Definition
 • When to Suspect?
 • A Partial Classification of Hypereosinophilia
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• A Partial Classification ... Hypereosinophilia • Diagnostic ... Presentations • Treatment ... Hypereosinophilia #HE #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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Laboratory • Normal ... PT/INR • Normal ... factor VIII) Treatment ... VonWillebrand #Disease #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
2020 ACR-EULAR Classification ... joint) - 5 points Serology ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #EULAR #Classification ... #rheumatology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chronic Disease Normal ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... marrow) -dys- (abnormal ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... RBC Production - Normal ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... : Oral Griseofulvin ... #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... can have extra nodal ... Responsive to Treatment ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Symptoms: • The latency ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... Oral/IV Glucocorticoids ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
study (aPTT may be normal ... antigen (vWF:Ag) are normal ... by a hemophilia treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology