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Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
for VTE in Malignancy ... and incidental DVT ... or PE in cancer ... without concomitant DVT ... Anticoagulation #Management #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 ... and petechiae Causes ... anemia Treatment ... #hematology #diagnosis
Longterm Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Treat for 3 months and reassess
 • Isolated distal DVT (without cancer)
Thromboembolism Treatment ... Isolated distal DVT ... Unprovoked proximal DVT ... therapy - Second VTE ... Algorithm #management #hematology
Edoxaban for the Treatment of Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1711948

Authors’ Conclusions: “Oral edoxaban was noninferior to subcutaneous dalteparin
Edoxaban for the Treatment ... of Cancer-Associated ... observed in all-cause ... #EBM #VisualAbstract ... #DVT #PE
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... unusual bruising or bleeding ... by bleeding (petechiae ... • AnemiaAplastic ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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hypertension and/or drug treatment ... replacing the BM ... Megaloblastic anemia-rare ... white blood cell aplasia ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
• Cytopenia -> BM ... -> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... lymphoid organs When Cancer ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• History of EBV ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
#diagnosis #causes ... dermatitis #eczema #dermatology ... Petersen EBM, Skov ... pimecrolimus and cancers ... corticosteroids in dermatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
hyperinflammatory syndrome caused ... it is often a cancer ... Infections (e.g., EBV ... - Cytopenias (anemia ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology