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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 ... of Sickle Cell ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #SickleCell ... Manifestations #Workup
Age-Focused Initial Evaluation for Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

All Patients: 
 - A thorough history and physical examination
Gangrenosum All ... comorbidities and symptoms ... #Gangrenosum #Workup ... Evaluation #Age #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... Diagnosis: • ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #diagnosis ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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translocation • Types: Classification ... Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... comparison #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... chlorambucil) 2) Purine ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis ... #management
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
malignancies -> CLL ... passage of red-brown urine ... • Diagnostic ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... not required in all ... #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Script Signs and symptoms ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... Consider stem cell ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... pathophysiology #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #NonHodgkin
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
, unexplained hematologic ... extralymphatic tissues Diagnosis ... and classification ... Disorders #oncology #diagnosis ... #management #transplant