Haem Flashcards

1
Q

pepper pot skull/lytic lesions

A

myeloma

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2
Q

rouleaux formation

A

myeloma

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3
Q

congo red staining

A

amyloid deposition of biopsied tissue in myeloma and AA amyloidosis

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4
Q

Reed-Sternberg cells

A

Hogkin’s lymphoma

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5
Q

philadelphia chromosome (9;22 translocation)

A

chronic myeloid leukaemia

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6
Q

atypical lymphocytes

A

EBV (mononucleiosis)

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7
Q

Auer rods

A

acute myeloid leukaemia

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8
Q

Bence-Jones proteins

A

multiple myeloma

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9
Q

itchy after a hot bath

A

polycythaemia rubra vera

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10
Q

translocation (8;14)

A

burkitt’s lymphoma

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11
Q

alcohol makes it worse

A

Hogkin’s lymphoma (probably also other things like fckn liver cirrhosis? but in haem context, Hodgkin’s I guess?)

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12
Q

haemarthrosis

A

haemophilia

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13
Q

reduced levels of factor IX w/ Christmas disease

A

haemophilia B

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14
Q

young boy w/ reduced levels of factor VIII and an increased APTT

A

haemophilia A

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15
Q

schillings test

A

B12 deficiency

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16
Q

smudge cells (immature leukocytes)

A

chronic lymphoblastic leukaemia

17
Q

JAK-2 mutation

A

polycythaemia rubra vera or essential thrombocytopaenia

18
Q

NBT test

A

chronic granulomatous disease

19
Q

+ve Schumm’s test

A

intravascular haemolytic anaemia

20
Q

hair-on-end skull XR

A

major beta-thalassaemia

21
Q

bite cells, blister cells, and Heinz bodies

A

G6PD deficiency

22
Q

Russell bodies

A

chronic inflammation

23
Q

schistocytes

A

intravascular haemolysis

24
Q

myeloma (CRAB)

A

high Calcium, Renal insufficiency, Anaemia, Bone lesions