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Eosinophills normal count per microliter

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less than 350

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Eosinophilia and Hypereosinophilia syndrome

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> 500 and >1,500 that lasts for several months

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if see increase in WBCs….

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worsening infection

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4
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if see dramatic decrease

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BM failure

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5
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screening test to detect WBC in urine

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leukocyte esterase test

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8 causes of sterile pyuria

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  1. UTI w/in last 2 weeks or inad treated
  2. UTI atipical organisms
  3. Renal tract TB
  4. Chlamydial urethritis
  5. false neg due to comtamination
  6. stones
  7. polycystic kidneys
  8. UT cancer
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What do we order when UTI

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Urine culture and sensitivity

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8
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UTI Dx = 3 things

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Clinical signs and Sx
Pyuria (>10 leuks)
Bacteruria

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9
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ASx bacteriuria

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2 consecurtive clean-catch with same organism in quant
or
1 cath with isolation of single organism >102

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10
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Human Leukocyte Antigen

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code on genes that produce MHC

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Diseases linked to HLAs

Psoriasis

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Diseases linked to HLAs

Psoriasis = HLA-C

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12
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Leukocytosis:
Lab value =
4 things =

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Lab value =      >11k
Leukemic neoplasia
Infection
Inflammation
Tissue Necrosis
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Leukopenia
Lab value =
4 things

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Leukopenia

Lab value =

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14
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Differential Count:

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Neutrophils: 55-70%
Lymph : 20-40%
Mono: 2-8%
Eosinophils: 1-4% 
Basophils: 0.5-1%
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15
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What do we see in an acute bacterial infection?

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Neut ^

Lymph drop

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16
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Neutrophilia results from 6 states. name them

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infection, Inflam / Tissue necrosis
Metabolic stress – DKA, preeclamp, uremia
Poisoning
Drugs: lithium, hep, Steroids, Epinephrine
Physical Stress

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Neutropenia from 3 states

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Typhoid fever/ Brucellosis
Viral diseases: hep/flu/rubella/mumps/rubiolla
Drugs: bactrim, Thyroid inhib, lithium, phenothiazines, TCAs

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18
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Basophils, what makes them increase

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Heparin
Histamine – dialate BV
Serotonin - constricts BV

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What makes Eosinophils increase

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C onnective Tissue disease (churg-Strauss Vasculitis)

H elminthic

I diopathic Hyereosinophilia syndrome

N eoplasia

A llergies

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20
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Eosin drop?

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Stress
Cushings
ACTH administration

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21
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_____ lymphocytes in a microliter of blood = lymphocytosis

What causes this?

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3,000

Infection (viral, Pertussus, TB, Syph)
Thyrotoxicosis
Cancer
Autoimmune with chronic inflam

22
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5 reasons to order a WBC scan

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  1. FUO
  2. suspected osteomylitis
  3. IBD
  4. see if mass is infected
  5. hot spots
23
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Major active protein

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C reactive protein

24
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FUO defined

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  1. temp greater than 38.3 multiple times
  2. more than 3 weeks illness
  3. failure to reach a dx despite 1 week of inpatient investigation
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Acute phase response Sx CRP? Ferritin? Albumin?
somnolence, lethargy, anorexia increase CRP, ferritin decreased albumin
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Cell that secrete immunoglobulin
B cell
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Philidolphia chrom
CML
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Bense Jones protien in urine is comprised of
light chains
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hypersensitivities
1- Allergy Type 2 - antigen/antiBody interaction 3- Complexes 4- Delayed
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Initial primary immune response. Chronic immunoglub?
IgM is produced - 1st antibody always produced. IgG is chronic
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hyperleukocytosis = leuk and myeloprolif
WBC > 100
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acute leukemias present with
hemorrhage, anemia, infection, infiltration to organs
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ALL need to rule out CNS involvement by
LP
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AML blasts number, and Wright-Giemsa stain
>20% blasts (via BMBx) and AUER RODS
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What does FISH mean
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
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ALL vs AML
ALL + TdT and - myeloperoxidase
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T cell origin = | B cell origin =
CD3 | 19,20,22,79a
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CLL cells Dx. | Prognosis?
smudge cells Best: blood and BM Mid: lymphadenopathy and organomegaly Worst: BM failure, (HgB
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CML
Blasts =
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NHL labs | HL
NHL = LDH and Bmicroglobulin - MIPI | ESR
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Multiple Myeloma increased? What order?
^^^^IgG, IgA, and/or light chains Plasma cells involving more than 10% BM M protiens = component serum concentration of at least 30 bone scan for flat bones - head, pelvis, scapula
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HIV Pt with CD4 =
Mycobacterium Avium complex
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HIV pt CD4 =
Toxoplama, cryptosporidiosis, crytococcosis
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HIV pt CD4 =
Histoplasmosis
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HIV pt CD4 =
Pnuemocystits Jirovecii (PC)
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HIV pt CD4 =
Coccidioidomycosis
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Diseases linked to HLAs | Ankylosing spondylitis and reactive arthritis
= HLA-B27
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Diseases linked to HLAs Narcolepsy
- HLADRQ and DQB1
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Diseases linked to HLAs T1DM
- DQ2 and DQ8
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Diseases linked to HLAs MS
DR2
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Diseases linked to HLAs | RA -
DR4
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Normal Leukocyte (Total WBC) range
5,000-10,000

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