Unit Objectives - 1

Reading assignment:

Pages 241 - 249

Unit objectives:

1. Describe three mechanisms causing bone marrow failure.

2. Differentiate among causes of pancytopenia based on lab tests and organomegaly.

3. Discuss characteristics of aplastic anemia.

4. List drugs that have been implicated in bone marrow failure.

5. Discuss treatment modalities for aplastic anemia.