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Medications for the Management of Anemia

TREATMENT OF ANEMIA
 - Cyanocobalamin/B12
 - Erythropoietin/epoetin alfa
 - Darbepoetin alfa
Management of Anemia TREATMENT ... Cyanocobalamin/B12 - Erythropoietin ... acid - Iron TREATMENT ... #Pharmacology #Treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Abnormally low serum erythropoietin ... Splenomegaly Treatment ... currently available treatments ... • Treatment is ... • Treatment algorithms
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
overproduction of erythropoietin ... Treatment • Operable ... • Treatment of ... otherwise, palliative Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
hemolysis, exogenous erythropoietin ... conditions that impair erythropoiesis
#Erythropoietin
#Erythropoietin
Hemochromatosis is a disorder associated with deposits of excess iron that causes multiple organ dysfunction. Hemochromatosis
occurs because of erythropoiesis ... disorders and treatment ... the mainstay of treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
factor (GCSF) treatments ... marrow studies Treatment ... Immunosuppressive treatment ... examples: G-CSF and erythropoietin
Exogenous Testosterone Side Effects
 • Mood disorder, Depression, Aggression
 • ↑ Erythropoiesis
 • Hypogonadism +/-BPH, prostate
Aggression • ↑ Erythropoiesis
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
simulation • Erythropoiesis
Conversion - Epoetin alfa (Procrit®) to Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp™)

#Epoetin #Darbepoetin #Erythropoietin #Conversion #Table #ESAs #Procrit #Aranesp
#Darbepoetin #Erythropoietin