Internal Medicine Board Review - DiscWrite CD Promotions
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Myelodysplastic syndromes<br />
(MDS) Look for:<br />
• AAn older ld patient ti t with ith progressive i anemia i<br />
(low reticulocyte count), or cytopenia in 2<br />
or more cell ll li lines<br />
• Blast > 5% in the bone marrow<br />
• Cytogenic abnormality (chromosomes<br />
3,5,7,8 and 17)<br />
What is the chromosomal Deletion at 5q abnormality with the best<br />
prognosis?<br />
Treatment blood transfusion, transfusion erythropoietin and<br />
MBT if < 60 years