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Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... severe hemolytic anemia ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... sweats, bleeding • Pruritis ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
joint • Systemic lupus ... the presence of anemia ... Screening Tests for Acute ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... #Disease #Rheumatoid
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... Patients with Chronic ... • Hematologic ... deficiency anemia ... #Treatment #Algorithm