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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... Illness Script Signs ... Treatment: • Consider ... Can progress to MDS ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome #MDS ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... Check other vital signs ... compression) Initial treatment ... Mark Harris, MD ... #Hypotensive #Anesthesiology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS ... Hypocellular/Hypoplastic MDS ... abnormalities typical for MDS ... Treatment:
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
suspected: • Signs ... Iron-deficiency anemia ... unresponsive to treatment ... discernable cause • Signs ... Matthew Ho, MD
Hypertension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypertension in Anesthesiology ... Check other vital signs ... vaporizer) Initial treatment ... By Mark Harris, MD ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS ... platelets) • MDS ... precursors MDS ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... chemotherapy #MDS
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
present, symptoms, signs ... Splenomegaly Treatment ... transformation into AML or MDS ... • Treatment is ... • Treatment algorithms
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
distribution in the 30s ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... - Symptomatic Treatment ... immunosuppressants - Meds
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
Patients with MDS ... patients with MDS ... at diagnosis of MDS ... disease tolerate anemia ... darbepoetin in MDS