Buzzwords - Haem Flashcards
1
Q
High platelets
Clotting and bleeding lots
A
Essential Thrombocytosis
2
Q
Essential thrombocytosis treatment
A
Hydroxycarbamide
3
Q
Back pain
Abdo pain
pancytopenia
high calcium
A
Myeloma
4
Q
Rouleaux formation
A
Myeloma
(proliferation of Plasma cells)
5
Q
Headaches
Blurred vision
Papilledema
A
Hyperviscosity syndrome
(Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia)
6
Q
Immunocompromised
Irradiated blood products
A
transfusion graft vs host
