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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... neutropenia • Mucosal bleeding ... stem cell transplant ... progress to MDS or acute ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CLL Acute leukemias ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... is of B-cell lineage ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Leukemia #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 ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... of CD34+ cells is ... anemia Treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
dys- (abnormal) -plastic ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... transformation to acute ... Allogeneic stem cell ... transplant is only
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
is identical to ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... aplasia • ITP ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
maturation factor is ... marrow failure: Aplastic ... Index > 3: • Acute ... defects (e.g. sickle cell ... Production #Index #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
unusual bruising or bleeding ... are caused by bleeding ... • Aplastic Anemia ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... bolus to the small bowel ... inuslin release leading ... excluded limb • Treatment ... and Hepatology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... - produced by all ... mg PO qd - If needing ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
syndromes current treatment ... clonal evolution to acute ... disease tolerate anemia ... with repeated red cell ... an infection or bleeding