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Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
on the left Myeloblast ... • Autoimmune diseases ... predictive of a serious infection ... overlook severe infections ... superior indicator of infection
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Suspected Celiac Disease ... Algorithm Celiac disease ... unresponsive to treatment ... NSAlDs, ARBs) • Infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
pain, Fever, ↑WBC ... despite appropriate treatment ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Pylori (H. pylori) Infection ... / Peptic Ulcer Disease ... differentiate past infection ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... Complications: 1) Infection ... transformation) Treatment ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... AIHA, PRCA) • Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... coagulopathy) • CBC ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... anorexia, ARDS ​• RBC ... for Salmonella coinfection ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute