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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... during medical evaluation ... or workup for specific ... /µL Workup • Screen ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Differential Diagnosis Approach ... (when evaluation ... previously stable values ... Neurologic disorders
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
that a one-off value ... Too many cells in ... Better call hematology ... you’ll do a good workup ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Send for cell count ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Left Shift: • Cell ... appreciate the value ... count on initial evaluation ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
causes #diagnosis #dermatology ... occupational disease evaluation ... Geller AC, Heneghan MK ... damage in skin cells ... series/integrative-approach-to-skin-cancer-and-sun-protection
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
osteoprogenitor cells ... stability Hard Callus ... Metabolic / Endocrine disorders ... #Orthopedics #msk ... #Staging #pathophysiology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma ... Biopsy: Solitary disorder ... Diagnostic Evaluation ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... first step in evaluation ... myeloma • Plasma cell ... Connective tissue disorders ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell