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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... = funny-shaped cells ... diagnosed annually in US ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
DIC, TTP, HUS) ... anemia Sickled red cells ... disease Bite cells ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
A non-subtle example of true Sezary syndrome.  Patient presented with erythroderma without antecedent history of
of true Sezary syndrome ... mjcascio #Sezary #Syndrome ... #Cells #Clinical ... Smear #Microscopy #Hematology
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... • Clinically ... #HES #Hematology ... eosinophils #diagnosis #management
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... adsorption onto cancer cells ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology
Raynaud's Phenomenon on Physical Exam

#Raynauds #Syndrome #disease #phenomenon #clinical #video #physicalexam #fingers #hands #rheumatology
#Raynauds #Syndrome ... disease #phenomenon #clinical ... fingers #hands #rheumatology
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... (ST-HUS) - ... known as atypical HUS ... anemia" • HELLP syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Algorithm for workup of thrombocytopenia based on observation of the peripheral blood film. 
TTP/HUS indicates thrombotic
TTP/HUS indicates ... hemolytic uremic syndrome ... thrombocytopenia, Hematology
Belly Dancer's Syndrome (Belly Dancer's Dyskinesia)

#Belly #Dancers #Syndrome #Dyskinesia #clinical #video #neurology #physicalexam
Belly Dancer's Syndrome ... (Belly Dancer's ... Dyskinesia) #Belly ... #Dancers #Syndrome ... #Dyskinesia #clinical
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Clinical Syndrome ... : • Common Clinical ... hematopoietic stem cells ... blood myeloid cells ... Autoinflammatory #Somatic #rheumatology