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Approach to a young patient with hypertension
General Evaluation - History and Examination, Basic chemistries (K, eGFR),
young patient with hypertension ... General Evaluation ... chemistries (K, eGFR), Urinalysis ... apnea, thyroid disease ... #hypertension
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Product Types: • Leukocyte ... proteins on plts, leukocytes ... bleeding - Hypotension ... Borrellia (Lyme disease ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
proteins on plts, leukocytes ... Graft Versus Host Disease ... ↑bleeding • Hypotension ... Borrellia (Lyme disease ... diagnosis #management #hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation ... hallmark for the disease ... a left shift Urinalysis ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... : Chronic disease ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
peripheral blood leukocytes ... • Autoimmune diseases ... bacteremia and hypotension ... count on initial evaluation ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... A reaction to phagocytosed ... Intracellular (leukocyte ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology #