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Aplastic Anemia and Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes with Pancytopenia

Fanconi Anemia
Acquired Aplastic Anemia
Dyskeratosis Congenita & Telemore Biology
Marrow Failure Syndromes ... Congenita & Telemore Biology ... Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome ... #Pancytopenia #Syndromes ... #diagnosis #Hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... Iron-deficiency anemia ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... #differential #hematology
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... proportion of the red blood ... The etiology of ... Pancytopenia is a hematologic ... three peripheral blood
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
cell count (anemia ... • Aplastic Anemia ... Megaloblastic Anemia ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Framework for Anemia ... disease, Acute blood ... loss, Anemia of ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Clinical Syndrome ... vasculitis • Hematologic ... Abnormalities: macrocytic anemia ... criteria for 1) hematologic ... including peripheral blood
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Constitutional Syndromes ... marrow-failure syndromes ... result from low blood ... #oncology #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... : Acute blood loss ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Algorithm Normal Blood ... • Pernicious Anemia ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology