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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
large, immature myeloblasts ... myelogenous leukemia (AML ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... Microscopy #Auer #Rods #AuerRods ... #AML
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... infections, bone pain ... Blast cells - Blood ... blast cells - Blood ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Diarrhea (< 7 days ... leukocytes and occult blood ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic ... #algorithm #workup
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
38.50C, abdominal pain ... , bloody diarrhea ... Bloody diarrhea, ... fever, abdominal pain ... management #algorithm #workup
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic ... the patient • Blood ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... Cardiopulmonary disease/AMI
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... • Hypoxemia • Pain ... Vomiting D - Diarrhea ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Framework and Workup ... insufficiency (GFR 20-50 ml ... Loss of HCO3 - Diarrhea ... Surgical drains - Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... tumor • Non-bloody ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... transformation to AML ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Workup: • Complete ... progression to AML
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Nausea, abdominal pain ... , diarrhea, Tachycardia ... Atopic diseases, Chronic ... spontaneous urticaria, Chronic ... doi: 10.1111/all