Hematologic
ACS suspected -> acute chest syndrome Adrenal mass (cancer patient) -> metastatic cancer Anemia (adults) -> anemia (iron deficiency) Anemia (cirrhotic patient) -> anemia (iron deficiency) Anemia (elderly) -> anemia (iron deficiency) Anemia -> hereditary spherocytosis Celiac disease suspected (child) -> celiac disease Clotting disorder suspected -> von Willebrand disease Hemochromatosis suspected -> hemochromatosis Hemolysis suspected -> hemolysis HIV infected patient -> pneumocystis carinii pneumonia HIV suspected -> HIV disease IBD suspected (child) -> UC or Crohns disease Mediastinal adenopathy suspected -> mediastinal adenopathy Mediastinal mass -> Hodgkins lymphoma Mediastinal nodes -> malignant nodes Mucosal lesion GI wall -> non-Hodgkins lymphoma P. vera suspected -> polycythemia vera Screening (any) -> malignancy Screening (infant) -> iron deficiency Screening -> alcohol abuse or dependence Screening -> B12 deficiency Staging Hodgkins -> liver involved Staging Hodgkins -> mesenteric nodes involved Staging Hodgkins -> paraaortic nodes involved Staging Hodgkins -> spleen involved Surgery patient (any) -> post-operative hemorrhage Surgery patient (bleeding risk) -> post-operative hemorrhage Thrombocytopenia -> idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura