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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... organ-specific signs ... , skin or esophageal ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Workup History ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... purple, hemorrhagic skin ... Splenomegaly - CTD (SLE ... Associated - SLE ... #hematology #rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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thickening Signs ... and Symptoms: ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #workup
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
acute ischemic disorder ... Doppler US : halo sign ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... • Immunologic Workup ... constitutional symptoms ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... - Purpura - Skin ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... classification #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... Differential Diagnosis ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... #Rheumatology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Algorithm • Sickle ... genotypes): SS, SC, SE ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing