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Medications for the Management of Anemia

TREATMENT OF ANEMIA
 - Cyanocobalamin/B12
 - Erythropoietin/epoetin alfa
 - Darbepoetin alfa
Management of Anemia ... TREATMENT OF ... acid - Iron TREATMENT ... Medications #Management #Pharmacology ... #Treatment
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... • Nutritional deficiency ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency ... thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency ... ataxia (broad-based gait ... and retrograde amnesia ... #B1 #thiamine #deficiency
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Loss (without anaemia ... cancer) #Iron #Deficiency
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
the best empiric treatment ... visualization of the WSES/GAIS ... infectiousdiseases #management #pharmacology ... #treatment
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency ... wt loss • If anemia ... parasthesias, gait ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... B12 #Cobalamin #Deficiency
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron deficiency ... anemia #Thrombocytosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... • Aplastic anemia ... , GATA2 deficiency ... , CTLA4 deficiency ... Treatment:
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
• Anterograde amnesia ... presentation of Thiamine deficiency ... Encephalopathy Treatment
In 2018, opioid withdrawal should be considered a buprenorphine deficiency. Otherwise, a multitude of comparatively ineffective
buprenorphine deficiency ... comparatively ineffective treatments ... #Management #Pharmacology