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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... History of bleeding (petechiae ... changes), high MCV anemia ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Count - Differential ... → Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... caused by bleeding (petechiae ... Myeloproliferative Disease • Neutropenia ... blood count with differential ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Difficulty breathing • Neutropenia ... infections/fevers • Thrombocytopenia ... bleeding, and petechiae ... • Hypocellular myelodysplastic ... #oncology #hematology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
Myelodysplastic ... current treatment algorithm ... disease tolerate anemia ... neutrophils or platelets ... #algorithm #hematology