Benign Disorders of Leukocytes and Lymph Nodes — Internal Medicine · Expert Reference Guide

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Comprehensive guide to benign (reactive, non-neoplastic) disorders of white blood cells and the lymphatic system: quantitative and qualitative abnormalities of neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes and lymphocytes; mononucleosis syndromes; and the approach to lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. Subspecialty level.

What it covers

1. Hematopoiesis of the white series and leukocyte kinetics
2. · Neutophile compartments
3. · Adult reference values
4. The leukogram and the peripheral blood smear
5. · Deviation to the left and variants
6. · Pseudoalterations and artifacts
7. Neutrophilia
8. · Mechanisms and etiologies
9. · Leukemoid reaction vs CML vs chronic idiopathic neutrophilia
10. Neutropenia and agranulocytosis
11. · Etiological classification
12. Eosinophilia and basophilia
13. · Eosinophilia: gradation and causes
14. · Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES)
15. · Basophilia
16. Monocytosis and monocytopenia
17. · Monocytosis ( 1.0x10⁹/L)
18. Reactive lymphocytosis
19. · Causes of lymphocytosis
20. Lymphopenia
21. · Etiologies
22. Infectious mononucleosis and mononucleosis syndrome
23. · EBV infectious mononucleosis
24. · Differential diagnosis of mononucleosis syndrome
25. Benign morphological and functional anomalies
26. · Hereditary-constitutional morphological anomalies
27. · Inclusions and reactive findings
28. · Relevant benign functional defects
29. Lymphadenopathy: approach to benign adenopathic syndrome
30. · Mechanisms of lymph node increase
31. · Semiological evaluation of lymph node characteristics
32. · Location and drainage topographic value
33. · Generalized vs localized
34. Lymphadenitis and benign lymphadenopathy with its own name
35. Splenomegaly and hypersplenism
36. · Mechanisms of splenomegaly
37. · Hypersplenism
38. Integrated boarding and emergencies
39. · Reasoning algorithm
40. · Two emergencies that cannot wait