MDS Causes
Doctors can’t identify a specific cause in 9 out of 10 MDS cases. These are called “de novo” MDS, meaning arising without a known cause.
pediatric patient / parent
“Mom, it’s too late. I’m dying.”
My husband Rick and I knew Jake was not feeling well. He kept denying it and saying he was fine. A bloody nose scared me, and then I remembered how my brother-in-law had them as a child and thought it was hereditary. Then his high school said he had another. He began to ask us if he looked pale. We said that he did. He also was coughing and seemed lethargic. We encouraged him to go to the doctor, but he said he was fine.
Types of Research Articles Part I
This article describes some of the most common types of research articles published in medical journals. Medical journals publish many types of articles not discussed here. A comprehensive list is available from the National Library of Medicine.
Research articles can be primary or secondary. A primary research article describes the design, methods, and results of a study. A secondary research article is a review of at least two primary research articles.
Primary articles
Disease Won't Run My Life
My odyssey with bone marrow failure bone marrow failure: A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells.
Why Research is Important: Understanding Research Articles Part I
The medical care we enjoy today is built upon decades of effort by physicians, researchers, and other medical professionals investigating the causes of, and potential treatments for disease.
Finding a Stem Cell Donor
When should I start looking for a suitable donor?
If your doctor thinks you may be a candidate for a bone marrow bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones.
David Margolis, MD
Institution
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pediatric
About
David Margolis, MD, received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1989. He is currently a professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, located in Milwaukee, and is program director of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin’s Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Program. His clinical and research interests include taking care of children and young adults with aplastic anemia as well as alternative donor blood and bone marrow transplants for children and young adults with aplastic anemia, sickle cell anemia and leukemia.
Blood Transfusion Safety and Risks
Negative side effects of blood transfusion therapy are uncommon. Blood banks, hospitals, and health-care providers take many precautions to minimize risks before each blood transfusion.
Blood banks test each unit of blood to find out its ABO type and Rh status. In the United States, after a hospital laboratory receives a blood unit from the blood bank, the laboratory tests the unit again.
Types of Blood Transfusions
The parts of blood used in a transfusion depend on why the patient needs the transfusion.
Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation
If you have a bone marrow failure disease like aplastic anemia, MDS or PNH, and your doctor thinks you may be a candidate for a bone marrow or stem cell tra