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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Shift: • Alkalosis ... in pernicious anemia ... vomiting) • Low ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
bleeding from low ... Diagnosis: • Pancytopenia ... Treatment: • Consider ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... be considered “low ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... #LP #Antibiotics
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hodgkin ... lymphocyte predominant (LP ... B-Cell ~90% • Low ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
5) Symptoms of anemia ... chemotherapy for low-risk ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis ... #management
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
and Management ... OR Abnormally low ... • Treatment algorithms ... #Management #Summary ... #treatment #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... Treatment: ... may result from low ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
physicians to identify low-risk ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #LP #Antibiotics
Neurosyphilis - Treponema pallidum - Diagnosis Algorithm
Lumbar Puncture Indications:
 • Neuro / Ocular symptoms
 • HIV
Algorithm Lumbar ... symptoms • HIV (esp low ... Tertiary Syphilis LP ... #Algorithm #Lumbar ... #puncture #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
inflammatory disease How ... with leukopenia, anemia ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology