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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... transformation to acute ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... neutropenic fever) Complications ... progress to MDS or acute ... • Associated PNH ... management #treatment #hematology
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
What are some causes ... of acute hemorrhagic ... What are the risk ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... #complications
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
complications of ... They cause the vast ... The risk then rapidly ... remodeling can cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... • PCH • PNH ... immune-complex hemolytic anemia ... • Acute HTR ... #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Hemolytic anemia ... deficiencies - PNH ... - APLS • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
5) Symptoms of anemia ... thrombocytopenia Complications ... chemotherapy for low-risk ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... Transformation: • Complication ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
iron deficiency anemia ... • Sepsis Complications ... • Increased risk ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... #cardiology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
• Neutropenia, anemia ... kinase (BTK) Complications ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology