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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 ... • Risks: infection ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome #MDS ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
neutropenic fever) Complications ... Can progress to MDS ... • Associated PNH ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
patients at high risk ... also balance the risk ... VTE and bleeding complications ... Anticoagulation #Management ... #Hematology #Oncology
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
for Standard-Risk ... Consolidation & CNS ... Cytarabine #ALL ... #timeline #oncology ... pediatrics #peds #management
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
What are some causes ... What are the risk ... - Karan Desai MD ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... #complications
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Other hardware - Risk-Benefit ... Consider: Spine, CNS ... Brian Russell MD ... #candidiasis #treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
thrombocytopenia Complications ... chemotherapy for low-risk ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc ... #diagnosis #management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
functional ID) Treatment ... showed reduced risk ... composite endpoint of all-cause ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... count ↑ PLT • ↑ PBS ... Transformation: • Complication ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
autoantibodies that will cause ... Maheswaranathan, MD ... #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment