Sickle Cell Disease

Megaloblast. Now there’s a word you don’t hear every day. The root -blast comes from the Greek blastos, meaning “germ” or “bud,” and is familiar from terms like blast cells—very young hematopoietic precursor cells. Megalo- comes from the Greek megas, meaning “large” or “great,” a ...  Show more

Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) refers to a group of rare inherited syndromes that increase the risk of developing tumors in multiple endocrine organs. MEN affects men and women at roughly equal rates and occurs across geographic, racial, and ethnic groups. These syndromes are ...  Show more

This podcasts covers an approach to sickle cell including pathophysiology, diagnosis, history, physical exam, investigations and treatment.  It was developed by Noha Elsherbini a fourth year medical student at McGill University with Dr. Surabhi Rawal, a Pediatric Hematologist Onc ...  Show more

In this episode I cover sickle cell anaemia.

If you want to follow along with written notes on sickle cell anaemia go to zerotofinals.com/medicine/haematology/sicklecellanaemia/ or the haem ...

This episode covers sickle cell disease.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/haematology/sicklecellanaemia/ or in the haematology section of the 2nd edition of t ...

Send us Fan MailNinja Nerds!Welcome to the Ninja Nerd Podcast with Zach and Rob! This episode is on Microcytic Anemia, covering the major types such as iron deficiency anemia, thalassemia, anemia of chronic disease, and sideroblastic anemia. Enjoy the podcast and support us below ...  Show more