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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... infections from neutropenia ... Diagnosis: • Pancytopenia ... #Anemia #diagnosis ... management #treatment #hematology
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Causes of Neutropenia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Toxins • Aplastic ... Anemia • Myelodysplasia ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... • Aplastic anemia ... mutations) • Immune Aplastic ... Difficulty breathing • Neutropenia ... #hematology #diagnosis
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
marrow failure: Aplastic ... anemia, Marrow ... Acute blood loss: Trauma ... Production #Index #hematology ... #diagnosis #calculation
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Megaloblastic anemia-rare ... white blood cell aplasia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... Cytopenias: • Neutropenia ... , anemia, thrombocytopenia ... Pure red cell aplasia ... workup #oncology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
blood cell count (anemia ... • Aplastic Anemia ... Myeloproliferative Disease • Neutropenia ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
Diagnosis? ... inoculation via trauma ... , aplastic anemia ... Mucormycosis #Eschar #dermatology ... skin #clinical #photo