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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... for specific symptoms ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Blood #Disorders #hematology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Diagnosis Algorithm ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... PBC Signs and Symptoms ... bile ducts Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... #workup #hepatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Better call hematology ... you’ll do a good workup ... #Polycythemia #Differential ... #workup #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... : >3 symptoms, or ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... #management #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis