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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... • Marrow Aplasia ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... , Target Cells ... #Differential #
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... • Aplastic anemia ... = Hypocellular bone ... anemia Treatment ... #Anemia #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
dys- (abnormal) -plastic ... = funny-shaped cells ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... • Bone marrow ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... aplasia • ITP ... microglobulin Treatment ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
deficiencies: Chronic ... Hypogonadism • Bone ... marrow failure: Aplastic ... defects (e.g. sickle cell ... #differential #
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
different types of bone ... Healed NOF • Giant cell ... tumor • Chronic ... #Differential # ... Radiology #XRay
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Aplastic Anemia ... Failure • Chronic ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... blood count with differential ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
Healed NOF • Giant cell ... tumor • Chronic ... or mixed lytic-blastic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Radiology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... lymphocytes, smudge cells ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... - Progressive bore ... #Leukemia #oncology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Cells - tumor ... have more than one ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology