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 ... Acquired Aplastic ... BoneMarrow #Failure #Aplastic ... #anemia #diagnosis ... #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia Summary

 β€’ Definition
 β€’ Pathophysiology
 β€’ DDx: AA vs Hypocellular MDS
 β€’ Expectation
 β€’
Aplastic Anemia ... @ZhuoerXie #Aplastic ... #Anemia #diagnosis ... #oncology #hematololgy
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
Diagnostic Algorithm ... - Iron deficiency ... and/or folate deficiency ... Underproduction #Algorithm #hematology ... #diagnosis #differential
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 β€’ Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 β€’ Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... Diagnosis: β€’ Pancytopenia ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Aplastic ... #Anemia #diagnosis ... management #treatment #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 β€’ Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Microcytic - Iron-deficiency ... cells - G-6-PD deficiency ... , Pulmonary emboli ... Morphology #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
deficiencies: Iron deficiency ... marrow failure: Aplastic ... , G6PD deficiency ... Production #Index #hematology ... #diagnosis #calculation
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 β€’ Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... Microcytic" β€’ Iron deficiency ... , Folate deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Common RBC Inclusions and Associations
 β€’ Howell Jolly Bodies: Hyposplenism, Asplenism, Severe hemolytic anemia
 β€’ Heinz
Severe hemolytic anemia ... Heinz Bodies: G6PD deficiency ... , Hemolytic anemia ... Inclusions #Bodies #diagnosis ... #hematology
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 β€’ Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 β€’ Infection/Sepsis
 β€’ Non-infectious
- Differential Diagnosis ... Reactive: β€’ Anemia ... blood loss (Fe deficiency ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency ... Thalassemia, Iron deficiency ... B12 or Folate deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy