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Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... : - Genetic lesions ... - HIV • Immune ... anemia Treatment ... Anemia #oncology #hematology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Hematological: - HIT ... atherosclerotic lesions ... coagulation and other causes ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... deficiency) • HIT ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... that results in CNS ... compressive cord lesion ... simplex virus, HIV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
Mucormycosis Eschar 30 M HIV ... immunosuppressed pts ... malnutrition, HIV ... , SLE, trauma, aplastic ... from center of lesion