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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... • Pernicious Anemia ... • Small Bowel ... Macrocytosis, Target Cells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... • Aplastic anemia ... and petechiae Causes ... • Improve the symptoms ... #oncology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
= funny-shaped cells ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... treatment #hematology #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... age 70 years Symptoms ... skin that are caused ... Out Secondary Causes ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Management Global IBS Symptoms ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... ♀ with severe symptoms ... intestinal epithelial cells
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
lymphocytes, smudge cells ... of anemia or thrombocytopenia ... Constitutional symptoms ... marrow failure with anemia ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms Anemia ... the red blood cells ... experience some symptoms ... related to anemia ... These causes could
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... last 3 months + symptom ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... intestinal epithelial cells ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... ingestion • B symptoms ... classification #hematology #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... chronic onset of symptoms ... -> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology