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Aplastic Anemia Summary

 • Definition
 • Pathophysiology
 • DDx: AA vs Hypocellular MDS
 • Expectation
 •
Aplastic Anemia ... Algorithm • Relapse ... #Aplastic #Anemia
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... severe disease If relapse ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
after the examiner releases ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #sports #msk
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... some hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... sideroblastic anemia ... iron deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path
Megaloblastic Anemia vs Normal Peripheral Smear

#Megaloblastic #Anemia #Peripheral #Smear #Comparison #Clinical #Hypersegmented #Neutrophil
Megaloblastic Anemia ... Megaloblastic #Anemia ... Smear #Comparison #Clinical
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Megaloblastic Anemia ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... interpretation #clinical ... #anemia
Anemia 

#diagnosis #algorithm #differential #cardiology #anemia#CEM

Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes
CELL BLOOD COUNT CLINICAL INTERPRETATION
Anemia #diagnosis ... differential #cardiology #anemia ... Revista Médica Clínica ... CELL BLOOD COUNT CLINICAL
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms Anemia ... symptoms related to anemia ... of RBC leads to anemia ... on whether the anemia ... well as varying clinical
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
Spur-Cell Anemia ... encephalopathy, and anemia ... with spur-cell anemia ... Spur-cell anemia ... #NEJM #clinical