Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Primer for Geriatric Clinicians
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Primer for Geriatric Clinicians who have Hearing Loss is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key geriatric topics and provide clinically useful assessments and interventions. Initially developed for remote, rural clinical sites, they are useful for students and health care professionals from many fields and across a very broad range of health care settings.
After reading this issue of Elder Care, you should be able to...
- Define myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- State the most common presenting hematologic abnormality in patients with MDS
- State factors that predict progression of MDS to acute myeloid leukemia
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