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Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Differential Diagnosis ... HLH syndrome 5. ... Drugs Nutritional ... Acquired Aplastic Anemia ... • Hypoplastic MDS
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Differential Diagnosis ... HLH syndrome 5 ... Drugs Nutritional ... Acquired Aplastic Anemia ... • Hypoplastic MDS
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
deficiency • Fanconi’s anemia ... Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... Inflammatory and ... Antibody-mediated hemolysis Nutritional ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
of Nutritional ... ) Management of ... Surgery: • Dumping Syndrome ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... Complications #Nutrition
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... and Management ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... #MDS #Diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... B12 - Macrocytic anemia ... Lauren Banaszak, MD ... Bypass #vitamin #nutrition ... #table #differential
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
(MDS) (normal or ... Hypocellular/Hypoplastic MDS ... abnormalities typical for MDS ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... Acute bacterial and ... Matthew Ho, MD
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
(MDS) What? ... platelets) • MDS ... Platelet Disorders • Nutritional ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... (MAS) Classified ... with leukopenia, anemia ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology