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Ch18 Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders Part II Flashcards

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Characteristics of polycythemia Vera:

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Cyanosis, polycythemia, and splenomegaly
Granulocytes and megakaryocytic precursors mildly elevated
Bone marrow fibrosis
RBC levels can be normal or decreased

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A chronic abnormality of the hematopoietic stem cell characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of erythroid, granulocytic and megakaryocytic cells defines:

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Polycythemia Vera

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What is the median age of diagnosis for polycythemia Vera?

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60, slightly predominant in men

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What is the genetic abnormality found in nearly all PV patients?

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JAK2 Exon 12 mutation

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What is the JAK2?

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A cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase encoded by a gene on the short arm of chromosome 9

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What are some symptoms of PV?

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Headach
Ischemic
Hemorrhage stroke 
Angina
Myocardial infraction
Cramping pain in leg muscle
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What is the most common diagnostic finding in PV?

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Elevated hemoglobin and hematocrit, plasma volume

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The LAP score is ________ in PV in 97% of cases

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Elevated

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What is the most common treatment of PV?

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Phlebotomy - take 1L of blood out to control symptoms

treat patients with iron to replace lost

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A chronic myeloproliferative disorder characterized by marked thrombocytosis associated with abnormal platelet function and increased risk of thrombosis and hemorrhage:

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Essential thrombocythemia (ET)

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What is the most frequent myeloproliferative disorder?

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ET

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Diagnostic criteria of ET?

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Elevated platelet count
Megakaryocytic hyperplasia in the BM
Absence of significant marrow fibrosis
Normal hematocrit and MCV

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The JAK2 gene mutation is found in ______ patients with ET

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30-50%

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What is the most common clinical complication in ET?

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Thrombosis and hemorrhage

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The peripheral blood smear of ET patients will show ________ marked thrombocytes

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> 600,000/ul

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ET has no unique marker therefore it is by nature a diagnosis of:

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Exclusion

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What is the recommended treatment for ET patients that are asymptotic

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Carefully monitoring platelet count

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What is the ET treatment recommended for high risk patients?

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Drugs can be used - chemotherapy

Need to control hemorrhaging and manifestations of thrombosis

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Name a clonal myeoloproliferative disease

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Fibrosis of the BM, extra medullary hematopoiesis involving the liver and spleen, and leukoerthroblastosis in the peripheral blood are characteristic what what myeoloproliferative disorder

20
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Characterized by the proliferation of mainly granulocytes and megakaryocyte leading to the characteristic finding of BM fibrosis

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IMF occurs mainly in patients of _____ years old

22
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IMF originates at the level of:

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CD34 hematopoietic stem cell

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Splenomegaly is seen in ______ at time of IMF diagnosis

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Symptoms of IMF include:

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Fever
Anorexia
Bone pain

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What type of anemia is seen in 50-90% of IMF patients?

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Normalcy tic normochromic anemia

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What causes significant teardrop poikilocytosis in IMF?

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When RBC pass through the marrow, the fibrotic sinusoids of the BM and the spleen

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What is the only curative treatment for IMF?

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Allogenic stem cell transplantation

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What is the origin of MPDs?

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Neoplastic transformation of multipotential stem cells

29
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The Philadelphia chromosome involves:

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t(9:22)
BCR and c-ABL genes
210-kD protein possessing increased tyrosine kinase activity

30
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What is the predominant abnormal erythrocytes morphology associated with idiopathic myelofibrosis?

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Teardrop cells

31
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Which featured of chronic myelogenous leukemia are the most important characteristics that distinguish it from myelofibrosis?

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Low LAP score and presence of Ph chromosome

32
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What factors cause fibroblast proliferation?

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TGF-B
bFGF
PDGF

33
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What are the lab findings in PV?

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Increased hematocrit; increased RBCs; increased granulocytes and platelets

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What is the expected erythropoietin value in PV?

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When us myelosuppression advocated in patients with PV?

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When thrombosis-associated risk factors are present

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What features help distinguish secondary erythrocytes is and relative erythrocytosis from PV?

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Absence of splenomegaly; normal leukocyte, platelet and LAP levels

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What is the safest and least expensive treatment for patients with PV?

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Therapeutic phlebotomy

38
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What condition is characteristically associated with reactive thrombocytesis?

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Acute hemorrhage
Chronic inflammatory disorders
Iron deficiency anemia

39
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Which MDP is associated with the best prognosis?

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