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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... mL - Absolute Neutrophil ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... Stratification #Fever
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neutropenia or Neutrophil ... Infection #Fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Sweet’s Syndrome - Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis 

The syndrome involves fever, painful rash, neutrophilic leukocytosis, and
Acute febrile neutrophilic ... syndrome involves fever ... painful rash, neutrophilic ... leukocytosis, and neutrophil ... Sweets #Syndrome #neutrophilic
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... - Increased Neutrophils ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Increased #Neutrophils ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypersegmented neutrophil in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.

Dysplastic neutrophils are typically hypolobated but can be
Hypersegmented neutrophil ... Dysplastic neutrophils ... Hypersegmented #neutrophils
How to distinguish a metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil.

- Kyle Bradley, MD
@KyleBradleyMD

#Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy #Blood #Smear
metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil ... Metamyelocytes #Bands #Neutrophils
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Acute febrile neutrophilic ... characterized by fever ... Disorder: - Fever ... Symptoms: - Fever ... arthralgia) - Fever
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
granulocytes (neutrophils ... neutropenia: typhoid fever ... Neutrophil bands ... : Immature neutrophils ... Mature neutrophils
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
> 10% Band neutrophils ... than segmented neutrophils ... Band neutrophils ... in German) • Neutrophils ... tachycardia or fever
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased Neutrophils Only
 • Bicytopenia / Pancytopenia

#Neutropenia #Differential
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Decreased Neutrophils ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm