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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... bleeding from low ... Treatment: • Consider ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Neutrophils - Low ... Pregnancy) - Low ... - Low Serum B12 ... #Hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm Low ... Poisoning • Anemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Syndrome (IBS) - Management ... Limited trial low ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... and Hepatology ... #treatment
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Framework for Anemia ... Approach - MCV) Low ... thalassemia • Anemia ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Thromboelastography (TEG) Based Management
 - If R time prolonged -> FFP 
 - If MA low
Thromboelastography (TEG) Based Management ... FFP - If MA low ... Thromboelastography #TEG #Management ... #treatment #diagnosis ... #hematology
Thromboelastography (TEG) based therapy and Management

If r time prolonged -> FFP
If MA low -> plts/cryoprecipitate (if
based therapy and Management ... -> FFP If MA low ... Thromboelastography #TEG #Management ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... Thromboelastogram #Treatment
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... with Low Mean Corpuscular ... Deficiency (Eg Causes ... TlBC > 18% • Anemia ... #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... transplantation Brain ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis