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Initial triage of the neutropenic adult - Algorithm for the evaluation and treatment of adult patients
evaluation and treatment ... neutropenia #Algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #hematology
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
<6 months of age ... • Social work ... infants 3 months of age ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
- No other workup ... and APS - Age ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Pediatric Neutropenia Workup Algorithm

DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13210

#Neutropenia #Workup #Algorithm #diagnosis #hematology #Pediatrics #peds
Pediatric Neutropenia ... Workup Algorithm ... #Neutropenia #Workup ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #hematology #Pediatrics
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
Age of Ossification ... Hamate - 2 Months Triquetral ... me remember the age ... radiology #mnemonic #diagnosis ... #msk #pediatrics
Age-Focused Initial Evaluation for Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

All Patients: 
 - A thorough history and physical examination
Age-Focused Initial ... differential - Age-appropriate ... #Gangrenosum #Workup ... #Evaluation #Age ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis
Ossification of Carpal Bones

It’s always tricky to remember the age of ossification of the carpal bones
to remember the age ... interpreting a Pediatric ... refresher on the age ... -6-7 years for Triquetral ... #Bones #Wrist #Diagnosis
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 ... (common causes are ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
the marrow Mean age ... at diagnosis: 70 ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Bimodal Age ... Responsive to Treatment ... pathophysiology #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #NonHodgkin