Pediatric Oncology

Anemia

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Does normal methylmalonic acid levels absolutely rule out vitamin B12 deficiency?

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How do you manage patients who develop minor antigen antibodies and require multiple blood transfusions?

e.g. K, Fya, s, etc

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Would you retry rituximab in steroid refractory warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia which responded to rituximab before?

Last rituximab 6 months ago

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Would you check vitamin B6 routinely in the work up of anemia?

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How do you approach transfusing a patient with sickle cell disease who has a history of hyperhemolysis?

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How can healthcare providers better serve as allies of the sickle cell community?

Has your medical practice taken any steps either in community outreach or within the clinic to show support for this medically vulnerable population, ...

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When would you consider splenectomy or other immunosuppressive/cytotoxic therapy for steroid-refractory warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia?

For example, in a patient who is steroid-refractory, requiring regular transfusion, and has not had response to rituximab after several weeks.

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Am J Prev Med,

Population estimates of sickle cell disease in the U.S.

J Natl Med Assoc,

J Adv Nurs, 2015 Sep 09

Perceptions of young adults with sickle cell disease concerning their disease experience.

Issues Ment Health Nurs, 2018 Apr 13

Stigma of Sickle Cell Disease: A Systematic Review.

JAMA Netw Open, 2020 May 01

Perceptions of US Adolescents and Adults With Sickle Cell Disease on Their Quality of Care.

Emerg Infect Dis, 2020 Jul 08

Coronavirus Disease among Persons with Sickle Cell Disease, United States, March 20-May 21, 2020.

Transfus Med Rev,

Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin and steroids may correct severe anemia in hyperhemolytic transfusion reactions: case report and literature review.

Br J Haematol, 2013 Aug 02

A multi-centre retrospective study of rituximab use in the treatment of relapsed or resistant warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia.

Blood Adv, 2020 Jan 28

American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: transfusion support.

Blood, 2019 Apr 25

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