by MyH Editorial Team | May 13, 2024 | Hemostasis Disorders
Key Takeaways Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection caused by four serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4) and spread mainly by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes; in 2024, WHO recorded over 14 million cases worldwide, the highest on record [1,7]. Thrombocytopenia (a low platelet...
by MyH Editorial Team | May 1, 2024 | Red Blood Cells
Key Takeaways Anemia is a sign, not a diagnosis. A systematic approach to anemia means finding the underlying cause before treating it, because iron, B12, kidney disease, inflammation, and inherited disorders each need a different plan. Detailed Clinical History...
by MyH Editorial Team | Apr 23, 2024 | Red Blood Cells
Key Takeaways Hereditary hemochromatosis is a genetic disorder of iron regulation that causes progressive iron overload in organs and tissues. Causes ▾: Most cases involve HFE gene mutations (C282Y/H63D); inheritance is autosomal recessive. Symptoms ▾:...
by MyH Editorial Team | Apr 19, 2024 | Lab Protocols, White Blood Cells
Key Takeaways JAK2 V617F is the most common driver mutation in Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), present in roughly 95–97% of polycythemia vera, 50–65% of essential thrombocythemia, and 50–65% of primary myelofibrosis...
by MyH Editorial Team | Apr 10, 2024 | Red Blood Cells
Key Takeaways Sideroblastic anemia is a group of inherited and acquired disorders in which bone marrow cells cannot build iron into hemoglobin, leaving iron stranded inside red cell precursors as ring sideroblasts visible on Prussian blue staining [3,9]. Causes...
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