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Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Urinalysis & Urine ... • Ketones • Leukocyte ... • Red blood cells ... #Urinalysis #crystals ... dipstick #nitrite #leucocyte-esterase
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... Blast cells - Blood ... blast cells - Blood ... lymphoid organs When Cancer ... #Leukemia #Hematology
ABO Blood Types and Transfusion Compatibility Table
A Blood Type:
 • RBC Antigens: A
 • Antibodies: Anti-B
ABO Blood Types ... Compatibility Table ... A Blood Type: ... Compatibility #Table ... #hematology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Peripheral Blood ... - AST ↑ - Urinalysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... : Acute blood loss ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
• Fluids + blood ... Hemodynamically stable ... disease, breast cancer ... especially if concern ... path0100' or breast cancer
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... o CML - bcr-able ... o Other bcr-able ... @AmyChung #Blood ... #Disorders #hematology
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... proportion of the red blood ... Pancytopenia is a hematologic ... three peripheral blood ... majority of the leukocytes
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
the peripheral blood ... including chronic blood ... infiltration (e.g. cancer ... > 3: • Acute blood ... Production #Index #hematology
Pathogenesis of meningitis 

Risk factors for pathogen entry include immunocompromised state (HIV positive, cancer, chemotherapy patients,
(HIV positive, cancer ... changes in the blood ... expression of more leukocyte ... increases white blood