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Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... • Aplastic anemia ... Difficulty breathing • Neutropenia ... anemia Treatment ... #Anemia #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... dys- (abnormal) -plastic ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... only curative treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... • Early death Neutropenic ... • Dyspnea at rest ... • Chest and shoulder ... #differential #
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential ... hypertension and/or drug treatment ... , Kostmann syndrome ... Megaloblastic anemia-rare ... white blood cell aplasia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Cytopenias: • Neutropenia ... , anemia, thrombocytopenia ... Pure red cell aplasia ... microglobulin Treatment ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Aplastic Anemia ... Myeloproliferative Disease • Neutropenia ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia