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Aplastic Anemia Summary

 • Definition
 • Pathophysiology
 • DDx: AA vs Hypocellular MDS
 • Expectation
 •
Aplastic Anemia ... Definition • Pathophysiology ... @ZhuoerXie #Aplastic ... #Anemia #diagnosis ... #oncology #hematololgy
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... • Aplastic anemia ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ PLT ... #Anemia #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... • Symptomatic anemia ... to MDS or acute leukemia ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Aplastic ... management #treatment #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 leukemia ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Megakaryopoiesis • Aplastic ... Anemia • Toxic ... Leukemia, Tumour ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukocyte count ↑ PLT ... Significant ↓ PLT ... - infiltrates (anemia ... count • ↓Hg & PLT ... #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Pure red cell aplasia ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... • Most common leukemia ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... marrow failure with anemia ... #oncology #hematology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
No evidence of anemia ... insufficiency, Anemia ... increased kappa FLC ... #Significance #hematology ... #diagnosis #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Aplastic Anemia ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology