Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE AIHA • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes •
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA ... • Anemia: macrocytic ... • Blood smear: Differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script Signs and symptoms: • Recurrent infections from neutropenia • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... Diagnosis: • Pancytopenia ... Treatment: • Consider ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Myelodysplastic syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... Morphology #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis: • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) - TTP
Differential diagnosis ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... macroangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... " • HELLP syndrome ... #diagnosis #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV) Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic" • Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection • Solid organ
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Secondary ... malignancies • Anemia ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #hematology #secondary
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Consumption Disorders 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia 2. Splenic Sequestration Peripheral Destruction
Diagnosis Algorithm ... HLH syndrome 5. ... Acquired Aplastic Anemia ... marrow failure syndrome ... #Hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass Fat-Soluble Vitamins: • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... B12 - Macrocytic anemia ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #bariatric
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