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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Management of Sickle Cell ... Management #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Physical Exam/Signs ... Diagnosis: • ... kinase (BTK) Complications ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
during medical evaluation ... /µL Workup • Screen ... organ-specific signs ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... Consider stem cell ... neutropenic fever) Complications ... management #treatment #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... function test, ANA ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... #hematology
When to look for clonal/neoplastic hypereosinophilia (HEo)?
 - Exclusion of frequent causes (Drug-induced HEo, helminthiasis, cancer,
Cytopenia, Other cell ... BM biopsy (Mast cells ... hypereosinophilia #HEON #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Hematology ... #Workup
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
dullness, puddle sign ... Routine tests: Cell ... smear/culture/ADA ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... #hepatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... (GCA) Giant cell ... and ophthalmic complications ... those coming off aorta ... systemic sx + signs
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma ... • Plasma cell neoplasms ... MM, the plasma cell ... #Solitary #Cell ... #Workup #Hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... myeloma • Plasma cell ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell ... #hematology