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

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Evaluation and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #SickleCell ... #Complications ... Manifestations #Workup
Hypereosinophilia (HE) Summary

 • Definition
 • When to Suspect?
 • A Partial Classification of Hypereosinophilia
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• A Partial Classification ... Presentations • Treatment ... Hypereosinophilia #HE #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... minimum (if no complications ... Discussion 3) Complications ... #candidiasis #treatment
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... neutropenic fever) Complications ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... • Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Usual therapeutic management ... #Summary #rheumatology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Diagnosis and Management ... symptoms, signs, and complications ... • Treatment is ... PV #Diagnosis #Management ... #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
, Schnitzler) Complications ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
Management of Lupus ... severity (ISN/RPS classification ... by 12 months Classification ... #treatment #management ... #rheumatology #
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... (A) Suggested treatment ... VTE and bleeding complications ... Anticoagulation #Management ... #Hematology #Oncology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Life-threatening complications ... synovitis (40%) Treatment ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment