Cancer) Blood Cancer Overview Flashcards
1
Q
Clinical features of blood cancers?
Give reason for each
A
Polycythemia —
Thrombocythemia —
Myelofibrosis —
2
Q
What is JAK-STAT and how is it relavent to cancer. What can be mutated and seen
A
JAK2-V617F mutation
3
Q
CML
Genetic basis
What therapy good for it
A
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4
Q
What is acute myeloid leukemia
What are some causes
clinical features
A
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5
Q
How can you diagnose AML
How can you treat
A
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6
Q
AML/CML and opportunitistic infections — what can happen
A
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7
Q
Neutropenia is sepsis — what is this how do you treat
A
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8
Q
Fungal infections and myloprolif diseases — what can happen
A
Pneumocystis pneumonia
9
Q
What is graft vs host disease
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