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Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
diagnosis and initial management ... based primarily on clinical ... HIT laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #HIT
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis: • Clinical ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... non-heparin A/C if clinical ... #Treatment #Hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... Liver function tests ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytes • Median ... immunophenotype Clinical ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Medium and large ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... joint and spine, & medium ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and medium ... Diagnosis = clinical ... the “Chewing gum test ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
indirect Coombs test ... Washed RBC • Single ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
can present as a single ... • Median age 50- ... plasmacytoma) Clinical ... Prognosis: • Median ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology