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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
: • Recurrent infections ... Treatment: • Consider ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... Antibiotic Management ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... #Management #Algorithm ... #CRBSI #diagnosis
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... #Algorithm #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... cell transplant is ... #Management #treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Myelofibrosis Infectious ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... effect following treatment ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- β-lactam antibiotics ... Idiopathic • Infections ... of CD34+ cells is ... Treatment: ... #diagnosis #management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... serious bacterial infections ... >21 days - No leukocytes ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #LP #Antibiotics
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
develop leukostasis syndrome ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... : • Infection ... rapidly, and empiric antibiotic ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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RNA level ↑ • Leukocyte-lymphocyte ... enzymes ↑ • Mild anemia ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... antibody test) Treatment ... #HIV #diagnosis