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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Thrombocytopenia • Prolonged ... PT/PTT • Low ... /INR: ↑ • PTT: ... INR < 2.3 - APTT ... #causes #treatment
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
established disease) • aPTT ... is prolonged, but ... mixing study (aPTT ... normal in mild cases ... #Management #treatment
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
/NORMAL PTT: • ... /NORMAL PTT: Suggests ... prolonged after ... /ABNORMAL PTT: ... discern these causes
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Anaesthesia If prolonged ... Treatment depends ... radiotherapy • Prolonged ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ PLT ... Treatment: ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... with leukopenia, anemia ... ↑ PTT • ↑ Fibrin ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... infections are caused ... • Severe and prolonged ... this morphology Treatment ... #Management #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... and pernicious anemia ... Treatment: • ... #Management #treatment
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
IVF or PO): The pt ... of re-feeding syndrome ... Glucosuria causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #endocrinology