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Age-Focused Initial Evaluation for Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

All Patients: 
 - A thorough history and physical examination
Age-Focused Initial ... Evaluation for ... mycobacterial) - CBC ... #Gangrenosum #Workup ... #Evaluation #Age
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
- No other workup ... cancer screening, CBC ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
smear changes are ... D-dimer, egg) are ... required for evaluation ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
require urgent nephrology ... evaluation? ... 80% of AKI cases are ... microscopy for WBCs ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
during medical evaluation ... or workup for specific ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... (common causes are ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
100,000, Typically Age ... - If present, are ... • Immunologic Workup ... management of SLE • Evolution ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Band neutrophils are ... Even with normal WBC ... count on initial evaluation ... diagnosis #neutrophil #WBC ... #CBC #hematology
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the evaluation ... (RBC = red blood ... of vitamin B12 are ... of the initial work-up ... Homocysteine #Algorithm #Workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
WBC <2k: Noninflammatory ... lower limbs) • WBC ... was placed >30d ago ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup