Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Allergy & Immunology

Questions discussed in this category

What is your surveillance protocol for patients with common variable immunodeficiency receiving chronic IVIG therapy?

Is there a target IgG level to aim for? What should hematologists be aware of in monitoring these patients?

Would you use the pneumococcal conjugate-21 vaccine (Capvaxive) instead of the conjugate-20 (Prevnar-20) for routine vaccinations in immunosuppressed patients?

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Is it necessary to prescribe a steroid taper after two weeks of high-dose prednisone (60 mg daily)?

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Is there a role for nitazoxanide for treatment of norovirus gastroenteritis in immunocompromised patients?

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How do you utilize cytokine panels in your clinical practice?

Is there utility when classic inflammatory markers (ESR,CRP) or disease specific markers (C3, C4, dsDNA) do not correlate with patients disease activi...

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How would you work up a patient with cutaneous mastocytosis?

Is a BM biopsy a must when there is skin involvement? If tryptase level is mildly elevated but less than 20 would you recommend a BM biopsy?

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What is your approach to working up diarrhea in an immunocompromised patient?

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How would you treat a woman with iron deficiency anemia, unresponsive to iron sulfate, and with allergic reaction to iron sucrose?

Anemia is secondary to menorrhagia. No gynecologic interventions were possible.

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Should testing for genetic causes of HLH be performed in all patients with MAS or secondary HLH regardless of the patient's age?

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What are the best labs to trend improvement in HLH?

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Should we recommend the COVID-19 booster vaccine to patients who had a DVT or any other complications such as hemolytic anemia or thrombocytopenia from prior vaccine doses?

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Are there any special considerations when evaluating patients with non-malignant hematologic or immunodeficiency disorders for allogeneic transplant?

Are there major differences in standard conditioning and/or GVHD prophylaxis regimens utilized? Does the non-relapse mortality different significantl...

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For which rituximab infusion reaction symptoms do you consider it safe to re-challenge in the office with adjusted rates and pre-medications?

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