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Diagnostic approach to a limping child with an antalgic gait. 

(CBC = complete blood count; CRP
(CBC = complete ... resonance imaging; WBC ... #Child #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
age • Social work ... appearance • CBC ... Abuse #Guidelines #Workup ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
of macrocytic anemia ... (RBC = red blood ... elevated, but anemia ... of the initial work-up ... Homocysteine #Algorithm #Workup
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... likelihood of negative clinical ... relative to both WBC ... bacteremia • Abnormal WBC ... diagnosis #neutrophil #WBC
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... (MCV): Average RBC ... wide range of RBC ... for degree of anemia ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Workup
Treatments for Sickle Cell disease

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sickle #hematology #anemia ... #clinical #pediatrics
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
RBC are produced ... Approximately 1% of RBC ... destruction of RBC ... well as varying clinical ... Mentzer index = (MCV/RBC
Cures for Sickle Cell disease 

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Complications of Sickle Cell Disease slide 1/3

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sickle #hematology #anemia ... #clinical #pediatrics
Complications of sickle cell disease slide 2/3 

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