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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 ... Manifestations and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #SickleCell ... Manifestations #Workup
NOAC / DOAC Pharmacology and Prescribing Cheat Sheet
Novel (or Direct) Oral Anti-Coagulants
 • Rivaroxaban
 • Apixaban
NOAC / DOAC Pharmacology ... #NOAC #DOAC #Pharmacology ... #Prescribing #hematology ... #management #Direct
Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
First line pharmacologic ... Treatment #Mild #Management ... #Comedones #Pharmacology ... #Dermatology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Atopic Dermatitis - Topical Treatment Options 
First Line: Topical Corticosteroids 
  - High Potency: Betamethasone
therapy is non-pharmacologic ... the first line pharmacologic ... products do not work ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Dermatology #Management
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
activity - A low value ... If the value is ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology
Atopic Dermatitis - Topical Treatment Options 
First Line: Topical Corticosteroids 
  - High Potency: Betamethasone
After non-pharmacologic ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Dermatology #Management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
priapism • Lab values ... sudden death • Lab values ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
#Antibiotics #Pharmacology ... #Management #Dermatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
that a one-off value ... Better call hematology ... you’ll do a good workup ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology