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Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Clinically ... disorders • Diagnosis ... #HES #Hematology ... #eosinophils #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Suggested algorithm for follow-up of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
Mayo Clinic Risk Stratification Model. CBC,
significance (MGUS) Mayo Clinic ... CBC, complete blood ... Followup #algorithm #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... accept increased blood ... #clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology ... #neck #jugular
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
- Direction of Blood ... and direction of blood ... only veins of neck ... #Flow #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
month following neck ... consistent with a diagnosis ... Bennett & Bloom ... #clinical #video ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
presence of metabolic syndrome ... sought to support a diagnosis ... Areas of diagnostic ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Budd Chiari Syndrome (BCS)

Diagnosis
Clinical Manifestations
Causes
Management

By Dr. Hima Veeramachaneni @hima_vee via @EmoryGastroHep

#BCS #BuddChiari #Budd #Chiari #Syndrome #Hepatology
Budd Chiari Syndrome ... (BCS) Diagnosis ... Clinical Manifestations ... #Hepatology #Gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #Management
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... of high parity blood ... elevated BNP, high CVP ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... passage • Arterial blood ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hepatology