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Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Clinically ... Relevant HES Variants ... suspect underlying hematologic ... #HES #Hematology ... eosinophils #diagnosis #management
A non-subtle example of true Sezary syndrome.  Patient presented with erythroderma without antecedent history of
of true Sezary syndrome ... mjcascio #Sezary #Syndrome ... #Cells #Clinical ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy #Hematology
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood Smear ... DIC, TTP, HUS) ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear ... #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Thrombocytopenic Purpura Clinical ... Menorrhagia • GI bleeding ... Intracranial hemorrhage Management ... only for severe bleeding ... Diagnosis #Overview #Hematology
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... - HAS-BLED (atrial ... studies suggest net clinical ... with very high bleeding ... Anticoagulation #Factors #Hematology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... disorders • Shear ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- MAHA: TTP, HUS ... Drug-associated, PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Peripheral Blood Smear ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... - MAHA: TTP/HUS ... causes #treatment #management ... #hematology
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome (HES) - Diagnosis and Management
Definition: An absolute eosinophil count (AEC) greater than 1500 and
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome ... and Management ... than 1500 and clinical ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #differential #management
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Peripheral smear ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Leukemia #Hematology