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Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
diarrhoea, Short bowel syndrome ... • Nutritional: ... Haematological: Anaemia ... #riskfactors #symptoms ... #nutrition
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
- Little or no nutritional ... - CHF - Pulmonary ... Serum PO4 -> decr RBC ... hemolysis - anemia ... pathophysiology #symptoms
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Pancytopenia: • ↓ RBC ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ ... • Improve the symptoms ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... or serologies + symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #management
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... of anemia include ... • hemolytic anemia ... Blood smear - RBC ... #hemolytic #anemia
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
to IBD, celiac disease ... , alcohol use, symptoms ... • Labs: - CBC ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management ... #nutrition
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Diagnosis and Management ... Anemia (common) ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... Symptoms of metastatic ... Hb levels and CBC
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
• Hemolytic Anemias ... • Pulmonary infarction ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... polyangiitis • Behçet's syndrome ... associated with any symptoms
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... of anemia or thrombocytopenia ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... marrow failure with anemia ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management