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Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... on the left Myeloblast ... likelihood of negative clinical ... #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis ... Management Summary Clinical ... pathologic fx) Diagnosis ... is also >100 CMC ... #Management #oncology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... including Ca/Mg/Phos), CBC ... Intubation only if clinically ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... (vital signs, clinical
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
Cycle 1) Fly (genus ... Loaloa #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Pathophysiology ... epidermis from dermis Clinical ... not feasible CMC ... Bullous #Pemphigoid #Diagnosis
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
1) Blackfly (genus ... OnchocercaVolvulus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Schistosoma Life Cycle - Schistosomiasis
1) Eggs shed from infected human: in feces, in urine
2) Eggs hatch
shed in stools), Venous ... Schistosomiasis #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... immunophenotype Clinical ... Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... hematology #hemeonc #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #diagnosis ... #workup #oncology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... dissemination Diagnosis ... intervention CMC