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Hypereosinophilia Syndrome (HES) - Diagnosis and Management
Definition: An absolute eosinophil count (AEC) greater than 1500 and
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome ... with blood eosinophilia ... Secondary Causes ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #differential #
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... Anti-ds-DNA, C3/C4 ... , eosinophiluria ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
/ Systemic == Blood ... renal failure/uremia ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
• (Peripheral eosinophilia ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... bone marrow and secondary ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... and petechiae Causes ... - Hepatitis, eosinophilic ... result from low blood ... #oncology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... CausesAnemia ... count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #Pruritus #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential ... Chediak-Higashi syndrome ... Megaloblastic anemia-rare ... including white blood ... #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
AIHA Primary Secondary ... Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... hemolysis • C3↓ C4 ... younger pts) Differential ... #hematology #diagnosis