Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis differential comparison disorders management oncology pancytopenia antiphospholipid apls ascites dermatology druginduced emergencies eosinophil eosinophilia erythemas exudative hemeonc hypercoagulable hypokalemia
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS FOR TESTING: • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... for secondary causes ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Familial renal Mg wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Consumption Disorders 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia 2. Splenic Sequestration Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Production - Flow ... Eating disorders ... #Hematology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Poor Intake - Starvation - Anorexia GI Losses - Vomiting / NG
type 4) - Salt wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
Low ascitic fluid ... syndrome as a cause ... Note: CT = computed ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Consumption Disorders 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia 2. Splenic Sequestration Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Production - Flow ... Eating disorders ... #Hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... levels: realllly low ... #workup #hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE Drug Induced Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... in >90% - Low ... 60-80% - Low ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Erythemas Summarized Erythema ab igne • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... Usually composed ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology ... #compared
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD) Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
immunosuppression in the setting ... transplants, as compared ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... Diagnosis and classification ... to 50% of PTLD cases
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