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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 ... and petechiae Causes ... • Improve the symptoms ... #Anemia #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
dys- (abnormal) -plastic ... = funny-shaped cells ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... treatment #hematology #oncology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings of: - Spastic ... injury - Loss of bowel ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... below lesion) • Bowel ... Muscle twitching (fasciculations
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+
Clinical
 • First 3 decades of life, M>F
 • Often nodal +
Anaplastic large ... advanced stage + B symptoms ... ) • Donut cells ... than one • Rare cases ... lauraebrown #Anaplastic
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
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
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
Characterized by red blood cells ... These cells can ... Crises can be precipitated ... ischaemia. 2) Aplasia ... Features #Signs #Symptoms
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 ... • Anemia • Aplastic ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... Skin: - CLL cells ... or basket cells ... Pure red cell aplasia ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Muscle twitching (fasciculations ... BULBAR: Tongue fasciculations ... Common Symptoms ... Escorial criteria uses