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Topical drug formulations, comparison and considerations

#pharmacology #table #medications #comparison #drugs #treatment #pharmacotherapy #dermatology
considerations #pharmacology ... #table #medications ... comparison #drugs #treatment ... pharmacotherapy #dermatology
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... suspect underlying hematologic ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... #HES #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... = funny-shaped cells ... transformation to acute leukemia ... only curative treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Pearl 1: Know the different strengths of the topical corticosteroids.

#Pharmacology #Dermatology #Topical #Corticosteroid #Potency #Class #Table
#Pharmacology #Dermatology ... Potency #Class #Table
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... Non malignant hematologic ... effect following treatment ... states • Non-hematologic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Features of hematologic ... predominant immature cells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology ... #WBC #Leukemoid
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
or basket cells ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... • Sezary syndrome ... workup #oncology #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Rapidly rising blast cells ... : Granulocytic cells ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Chronic myelogenous leukemia ... Polycythemia vera Acute Leukemia ... pancytopenia, blast cells ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Conversion - Epoetin alfa (Procrit®) to Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp™)

#Epoetin #Darbepoetin #Erythropoietin #Conversion #Table #ESAs #Procrit #Aranesp
Erythropoietin #Conversion #Table ... Procrit #Aranesp #Pharmacology ... #Hematology #Nephrology