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Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Differential Diagnosis ... • Autoimmune diseases ... tachycardia or fever ... count on initial evaluation ... #CBC #hematology
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
and Management ... Anemia (common) ... night sweats, fever ... with contrast Evaluation ... Hb levels and CBC
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
disease caused ... anorexia, ARDS ​• RBC ... severe hemolytic anemia ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #diagnosis #management
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Evaluation of suspected ... incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... Albumin ≤3.0 g/dL, anemia ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... with leukopenia, anemia ... MAS #Macrophage #Activation ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... ) B symptoms → fevers ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #hemeonc #diagnosis ... #management
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
related to IBD, celiac ... disease, other ... total body stores Evaluation ... • Labs: - CBC ... #management #nutrition
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Dyspnea • Fever ... platelets - WBC ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... number of sites of disease ... #oncology #management