Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Aplastic Anemia and Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes with Pancytopenia

Fanconi Anemia
Acquired Aplastic Anemia
Dyskeratosis Congenita & Telemore Biology
Aplastic Anemia ... Marrow Failure Syndromes ... Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome ... #Pancytopenia #Syndromes ... #diagnosis #Hematology
Sjogren Syndrome - Signs, Symptoms and Diagnosis

#Sjogren #Syndrome #Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Sjogren Syndrome ... - Signs, Symptoms ... and Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 β€’ Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 β€’ Mucosal bleeding from
Script Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis: β€’ Pancytopenia ... Treatment: β€’ Consider ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #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
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 β€’ Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 β€’
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... 1) DIAGNOSE AIHA ... β€’ Anemia: macrocytic ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 β€’ Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Iron-deficiency anemia ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... Morphology #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 β€’ Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 β€’ Etiology:
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... Spherocytes β€’ Treatment ... transient hemolysis β€’ Treatment ... #hematology #diagnosis
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 β€’ Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... for Anemia (Morphological ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 β€’ Most common leukemia in adults
 β€’ Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... of anemia or thrombocytopenia ... marrow failure with anemia ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 β€’ Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
Differential diagnosis ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... macroangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... " β€’ HELLP syndrome ... #hematology #hemolysis