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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 ... Treatment: Goals: Treating ... #diagnosis #hematology
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
deficiency - Anemia ... ; blood loss from ... the hepatorenal syndrome ... #Laboratory #Diagnosis ... #Testing
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Positive Coombs testing ... Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... sensitize red blood ... #hematology #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Constitutional Syndromes ... result from low blood ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Testing: • Pulse ... passage • Arterial blood ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
the presence of anemia ... Polyarthritis: • Blood ... : • Complete blood ... 45 years with neck ... #testing #Rheumatology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Tolerance Testing ... predicts FR by Nick ... Responsiveness #Tolerance #testing ... #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Crossmatch - involves testing ... false negatives on testing ... in 650,000 by Nick ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion ... false negatives on testing ... infographic by Nick ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology