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Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... of peripheral blood ... cultures, including blood ... likelihood of negative clinical ... #pathophysiology
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... CT chest scan), CBC ... /diff, Blood and ... #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... changes), high MCV anemia ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... Idiopathic • Infections ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ ... result from low blood
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Endemic Regions - Clinical ... Diagnostic Tests: - CBC ... + Chemistry: Anemia ... Diagnostics: Culture (blood ... Diagnosis #Criteria #Workup
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Clinical Presentation ... • Symptoms of anemia ... Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... smear - RBC agglutination ... sensitize red blood
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
Pathogenesis and clinical ... cases - decr blood ... clarity, >50000 WBC ... : - Bacterial infection ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
of 30ml.kg-1 or blood ... ≥ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... gas, lactate, FBC ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... coagulopathy) • CBC ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... reveals increasing blood ... gross hematuria, RBC
Pathogenesis of meningitis 

Risk factors for pathogen entry include immunocompromised state (HIV positive, cancer, chemotherapy patients,
site-specific infections ... complications and clinical ... changes in the blood ... cell (WBC) binding ... #Meningitis #Pathophysiology