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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
of Sickle Cell Crises ... Clinical Manifestations ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... Manifestations #Workup
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... for secondary causes ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... • Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
normal in mild cases ... possible, patients should ... by a hemophilia treatment ... athletic regimens should ... #hematology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
help and inform clinical ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... generally toward left shoulder ... a dramatic clinical ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... • Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... Thresholds in Critical ... unnecessary and cause ... Transfusions should ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
with or without treatment ... , but without treatment ... resembling rashes caused ... Rash #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... + Bleeding Treatment ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management ... #hematology