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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 ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... treatment #hematology #oncology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Diagnosis and Management ... acute enteric infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... Idiopathic • Infections ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... (IBS) - Management ... intestinal epithelial cells ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome ... #Management #gastroenterology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Myelodysplastic syndromes ... petechiae) • Frequent infections ... • Parvovirus infection ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... intestinal epithelial cells ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... pain, bleeding, infections ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Release from blast cells ... Differential Diagnosis: Infection ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
weeks without infection ... or basket cells ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Inpatient Management Checklist
History and physical examination
 - Assess for disease severity
IBD) - Inpatient Management ... Checklist History ... - Evaluate for infection ... #treatment #Checklist ... #gastroenterology