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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... and Management ... of Sickle Cell Crises ... Clinical Manifestations ... #Hematology #SickleCell
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
the critically ill ... child * Severe cases ... #HELLP #AFLP #Obstetrics ... #OBGyn #Hematology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
the critically ill ... child * Severe cases ... #HELLP #AFLP #obstetrics ... #hematology #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... diagnosis: 70 years old ... , ~10,000 new cases ... acute leukemia Management ... #treatment #hematology
Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) 
NOT a dermatophyte infection 
Caused by saprophytic, lipid-dependent yeasts 
Clinical 
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dermatophyte infection Caused ... lipid-dependent yeasts Clinical ... meatballs appearance Management ... Tinea #Versicolor #Dermatology ... SkinRash #Diagnosis #Management
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
of the Disease Mild ... Concern for HES: • Hematology ... consult for evaluation ... Gastroenteritis #Treatment #management
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
other interstitial pneumonias ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 • Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
Identification of causes ... 2%) • Other: IBD ... Vasculitis #dermpath #dermatology ... lesions #diagnosis #clinical
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... ↓Antithrombin Ill ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #obstetrics #obgyn ... #diagnosis #management