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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... /preschoolers, Pregnancy ... , EPO treatment, ... Hookworm infection, Bleeding ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Celiac, Enteritis, Bleeding ... Hookworm • ↑ Needs: Pregnancy ... #differential #diagnosis ... #anemia #nutrition
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... , GATA2 deficiency ... Treatment: ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are caused by bleeding ... or folic acid deficiency ... • Copper deficiency ... rings of excess iron ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency ... ) - Diagnosis and ... poor nutrition Clinical ... can lead to iron ... vasculitis Treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... Period • Breast-feeding ... support for patients clinically ... deteriorating on medical ... management #cardiology #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... malignancy, or thiamine deficiency ... before beginning treatment ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... effect - Thiamine deficiency
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
median age at diagnosis ... disease tolerate anemia ... toxicity from iron ... an infection or bleeding ... importance of clinical