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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... evaluation or workup ... /µL Workup • Screen ... for secondary causes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... formed or don’t work ... Out Secondary Causes ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... Workup: • Complete
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... What type of MNCD ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
e.g., uptake by cells ... undifferentiated shock ... is in impending shock ... perfusion - shock ... classification
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... pulmonary Langerhans cell ... #Differential #Causes
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... categorized as a central type ... or a peripheral type ... that involves disorders ... These causes could
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... hematopoietic cell ... Diagnosis and classification ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
decreased red cell ... C4 - Test for disorders ... infections are common causes ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... glomerular #testing #workup
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... • Autoimmune disorders ... ) Classification ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
decreased red cell ... C4 - Test for disorders ... infections are common causes ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... glomerular #disease #workup