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X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
40% of patients diagnosed ... involved in B cell maturation ... BTK -> Impaired maturation ... immunity Signs/Symptoms
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... chronic onset of symptoms ... B-cell lineage ALL Symptoms ... all phases of maturation ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
Low O2 saturation ... supplemental O2 - Key diagnostic ... decrease in O2 saturation ... FiO2 Severity of symptoms ... COPD, anemia) #Diagnosis
Venous Oxygen Saturation to qualify reliability of VBGs
#Diagnosis #VBG #ABG #Saturation #Conversion #Reliability #Comparison
Venous Oxygen Saturation ... reliability of VBGs #Diagnosis ... #VBG #ABG #Saturation
Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
↓ Transferrin Saturation ... nl Transferrin Saturation ... ↓ Transferrin Saturation ... nl Transferrin Saturation ... Interpretation #deficiency #diagnosis
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Erythropoietin, O2 Saturation ... Hemoglobin - O2 Saturation ... Chronic Chest Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Lineage

#Hematopoietic #StemCell #Lineage #hematology #diagnosis #maturation
Lineage #hematology #diagnosis ... #maturation
Normal Intracardiac Pressures and O2 Saturations by Chamber

#Normal #Intracardiac #Pressures #Saturations #Chamber #Cardiology #Diagnosis #Laboratory #Wedge
Pressures and O2 Saturations ... Intracardiac #Pressures #Saturations ... Chamber #Cardiology #Diagnosis
White Blood Cell Maturation Chart

#Pathology #WBC #Maturation #Lineage #Chart #Leukocyte #Myeloid #Myeloblast #Lymphocyte
White Blood Cell Maturation ... Pathology #WBC #Maturation
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) - Spectrum of Response
Non-response:
 • Histology: Persistent eosinophilia, ≥ 15 eos/hpf
 • Symptoms:
15 eos/hpf • Symptoms ... : Persistent symptoms ... decrease in a symptom ... : Decreased symptoms ... EoE #Response #diagnosis