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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ABG And BMP Normal ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Diagnosis: Causes ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
as extramedullary ... - infiltrates (anemia ... bone marrow and secondary ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Syndrome ... symptoms - most common ... younger pts) Differential ... Symptoms: High fevers ... #hematology #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Most common cytopenia ... DDX: Rule Out Secondary ... CausesAnemia ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... #diagnosis #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Immunodeficiency disorder ... infection risk secondary ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... Kidney disease common ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... #Rheumatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... /high - Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... • Dyspnea • Fever ... (NSHL) - (most common ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
definition: Most common ... very remarkable w/differential ... systemic complaints- anemia ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Management
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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changes (POEMS syndrome ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... anemia • Other ... Comment on type ... #diagnosis #hematology