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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL ... Scoring system: DDX ... lymphocyte > 5000/microL ... Contamination, colitis DDX ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
age • Social work ... survey • Head CT ... • Abdominal CT ... chest trauma, or ill ... Abuse #Guidelines #Workup
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the ... Management of Sickle Cell ... Manifestations #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... → CT urography and ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Workup #urology
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Increased red cell ... Increased red cell ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Algorithm ... Differential #Causes #Workup
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... that is leaky all ... drain wide open all ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #workup
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
not systemically ill ... , no extensive workup ... In severely ill ... EtOH - Infectious workup ... #Differential #Algorithm
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm • ... paracentesis: • Cell ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... serious underlying dx ... refer + order CT ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
Note: CT = computed ... only about 15% of all ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential