Blood Flashcards
Direct Xa inhibitors
Apixaban Rivaroxaban
Direct thrombin inhibitors
Argatroban bivalirudin Dabigatran
Methylmalonic acid and A
Increased in B12 def but normal in FA def
Homocysteine increased in both
P C tarda enzyme def
Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
ITP antibody against
GpIIb/IIIa
PT and PTT
PT extrinsic(warfarin) PTT intrinsic (heparin)
Skin necrosis of warfarin
protein C/S def
waxing and waning lymphadenopathy
follicular lymphoma
M. myeloma cf
CRAB (hyperCalcemia, Renal, Anemia, Bone lytic lesions)
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia cf
blurred vision, raynaud phenomenon
drug for CML
imatinib (inhibitor of tcr-abl tyrosine kinase)
name c/c myeloproliferative disorders
polycythemia vera, essential thrombocytosis, myelofibrosis
tear drop RBCs
myelofibrosis
mech of heparin
activate anti-thrombin
heparin antidote
protamine sulphate
DOC for intermittent claudication and mech
Phospho diesterase III inh (cilostazol, dipyridamole)
GpIIb/IIIa inhibitors
abciximab, eptifibatide, tirofiban (TEA)
Two purine and two pyrimidine anti-metabolites
6MP and cladribine (purine)
cytarabine and 5FU (pyrimidine)
Azathioprine is a prodrug
converted to 6MP by HGPRT
Vincristine mech, indication, toxicity
bind to beta globulin -> inhibit polymerization of microtubules -> M phase arrest
NHL, neurotoxicity
topoisomerase inhibitors for cancers
I (irinotecan and topotecan)
II (etoposide, teniposide)
helmet cell (schistocyte) seen in
DIC, TTP/HUS, HELLP, mechanical hemolysis
Target cells seen in
HALT the target
HbC disease, Asplenia, Liver disease, Thalassemia
names of Hb in a thalassemia
Hb barts 4 alpha
HbH 3 allele disease