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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... Illness Script Signs ... Consider stem cell ... progress to MDS or acute ... management #treatment #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... • Aplastic anemia ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ ... #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Physical Exam/Signs ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... aplasia • ITP ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #oncology #hematology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
• Marrow Aplasia ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... RBCs - Sickle Cells ... , Target Cells ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
dys- (abnormal) -plastic ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... transformation to acute ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
transform into a RBC ... marrow failure: Aplastic ... Index > 3: • Acute ... defects (e.g. sickle cell ... Production #Index #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... Algorithm • Sickle cells ... Consider sickle cell ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Mean corpuscular (cell ... Red cell distribution ... High in acute blood ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology #Microcytic
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
with severe pain, lasting ... ischaemia. 2) Aplasia ... - Acute worsening ... of the baseline anaemia ... Crisis #Features #Signs
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... • Aplastic Anemia ... Workup: • Complete ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology