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Waldenstroms triad

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B-cell lymphoma characterised by organomegaly
pancytopenia
cold autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

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Waldenstroms pathology

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B cells producing excess IGM

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Symptoms associated with Waldenstroms

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Hyperviscosity Symptoms
(visual disturbance, headache)

Plus: anaemia, thrombocytopaenia, raised white cell count, organomegaly with lymphadenopathy
elevated IgM

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Myeloma most common IG band

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IG-A

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Organomegaly in myeloma?

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No

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MGUS has no CRAB symptoms- what are CRAB symptoms

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hyperCalcaemia
Renal failure
Anaemia
Bone pain.

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IG- what is pentameric

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IG-M

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Philadelphia chromosome - prognosis

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GOOD in CML
BAD in AML/ALL

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Cyclophosphamide side effect

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Haemorrhagic cystitis, myelosuppression, transitional cell carcinoma

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Bleomycin side effects

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Lung fibrosis

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Anthracyclines (e.g doxorubicin) side effects

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Cardiomyopathy

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Methotrexate side effects

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Myelosuppression, mucositis, liver fibrosis, lung fibrosis

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Fluorouracil (5-FU) side effects

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Myelosuppression, mucositis, dermatitis

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6-mercaptopurine side effects

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Myelosuppression

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Cytarabine side effects

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Myelosuppression, ataxia

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Vincristine, vinblastine side effects

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Vincristine: Peripheral neuropathy (reversible) , paralytic ileus
Vinblastine: myelosuppression

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Docetaxel side effects

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Neutropaenia

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Irinotecan side effects

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Myelosupression

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Cisplatin side effects

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Ototoxicity, peripheral neuropathy, hypomagnesaemia

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Hydroxyurea (hydroxycarbamide) side effects

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Myelosuppression

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Interferon-gamma is produced by which cells

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primarily by natural killer cells and T helper cells

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Interferon-beta is produced by which cells

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Fibroblasts

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Interferon-alpha is produced by which cells

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Interferon-alpha is produced by leucocytes

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Monocytes are white blood cells that give rise to

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macrophages and dendritic cells in the immune system. They produce cytokines such as IL-6 in response to infections and tissue injuries.

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Smudge/smear cells

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CLL

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26
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Essential thrombocytosis , treatment of choice

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Hydroxyurea

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27
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Extravascular haemolysis

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thalassaemia

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Siderotic granules

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hyposplenism

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Auer rods

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apml

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Target cells

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liver disease
sickle-cell anaemia
Fe deficiency

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Heinz bodies

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G6PD

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32
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anemia casued by hypothyroidism

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macrocytic

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‘tear-drop’ poikilocytes

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myelofibrosis

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34
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Intravascular haemolysis on blood film

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schistocytes

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Spherocytes

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AIHA

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Basophilic stippling

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Lead poisoning
Thalassaemia
Sideroblastic anaemia
Myelodysplasia

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Howell-Jolly bodies

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Hyposplenism

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Schistocytes (‘helmet cells’)

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Intravascular haemolysis
Mechanical heart valve
Disseminated intravascular coagulation

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Burr cells (echinocytes)

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Uraemia
Pyruvate kinase deficiency

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Acanthocytes

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Abetalipoproteinemia

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41
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Splenomegaly causes

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Massive splenomegaly
myelofibrosis
chronic myeloid leukaemia
visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)
malaria
Gaucher’s syndrome

Other causes (as above plus)
portal hypertension e.g. secondary to cirrhosis
lymphoproliferative disease e.g. CLL, Hodgkin’s
haemolytic anaemia
infection: hepatitis, glandular fever
infective endocarditis
sickle-cell*, thalassaemia
rheumatoid arthritis (Felty’s syndrome)

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platelet transfusion in surgery targets

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Platelet transfusion for thrombocytopenia before surgery/ an invasive procedure. Aim for plt levels of:
> 50×109/L for most patients
50-75×109/L if high risk of bleeding
>100×109/L if surgery at critical site

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epidemiology of hodgkins/non-hodgkins

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Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is much more common than Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Symptoms of NHL

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Symptoms
Painless lymphadenopathy (non-tender, rubbery, asymmetrical)
Constitutional/B symptoms (fever, weight loss, night sweats, lethargy)
Extranodal Disease - gastric (dyspepsia, dysphagia, weight loss, abdominal pain), bone marrow (pancytopenia, bone pain), lungs, skin, central nervous system (nerve palsies)

45
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CLL complications

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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: complications
Complications
anaemia
hypogammaglobulinaemia leading to recurrent infections
warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in 10-15% of patients
transformation to high-grade lymphoma (Richter’s transformation)

46
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Richters transformation in CLL>?

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Richter’s transformation

Ritcher’s transformation occurs when leukaemia cells enter the lymph node and change into a high-grade, fast-growing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Patients often become unwell very suddenly.

Ritcher’s transformation is indicated by one of the following symptoms:
lymph node swelling
fever without infection
weight loss
night sweats
nausea
abdominal pain

47
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Percentages of iron in the body?

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total body iron = 4g
haemoglobin = 70%
ferritin and haemosiderin = 25%
myoglobin = 4%
plasma iron = 0.1%

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iron is stored as

49
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iron is transported by

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carried in plasma as Fe3+ bound to transferrin

50
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DIC tests suggestive of

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Diagnosis of DIC involves a combination of laboratory tests and clinical evaluation. Laboratory findings suggestive of DIC include a low platelet count, elevated D-dimer concentration, decreased fibrinogen concentration, and prolongation of clotting times such as prothrombin time (PT).

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warfarin PT/APTT/Fibrinogen/Bleeding time/PLt

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PT prolonged - normal everything else

52
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Asprin PT/APTT/Fibrinogen/Bleeding time/PLt

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Prolonged bleeding time normal everythign else

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DIC PT/APTT/Fibrinogen/Bleeding time/PLt

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Prolonged PT/APPT low fibrinogen low platlets

54
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Aplastic crisis in sickle cell

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Following parvovirus infection - pancytopenia

55
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Acute chest syndrome in sickle cell

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pain/cough/wheeze/sob
CT pulm infiltrates

56
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Sequestration crisis in sickle cell

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presents with abdominal pain, signs of haemodynamic compromise and hepatomegaly/splenomegaly. Pooling of blood in the spleen occurs, leading to severe anaemia and haemodynamic collapse.

57
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Ann arbor staging I

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Stage I - involves a single regional lymph node

58
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Ann arbor staging II

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Stage II - involves two or more lymph nodes on one side of the diaphragm

59
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Ann arbor staging III

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Stage III of the Ann-Arbor clinical staging of lymphomas involve lymph nodes on both sides of the diaphragm

60
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Ann arbor staging IV

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Stage IV - distant spread involving one or more extra lymphatic organs

61
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Ann Arbor A/B

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A = no systemic symptoms other than pruritus
B = weight loss > 10% in last 6 months, fever > 38c, night sweats (poor prognosis)

62
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Lymphoma treatement

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ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine): considered the standard regime

BEACOPP (bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone): alternative regime with better remission rates but higher toxicity

63
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most common inherited thrombophilia?

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Activated protein C resistance (Factor V Leiden) is the most common inherited thrombophilia

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Bleomycin side effect

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Lung fibrosis

65
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Doxyrubcin side effect

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Cardiomyopathy

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Cyclophosphamide side effect

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haemoraggic cystitis
TCC

67
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Vincristine side effect

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peripheral neuropathy
ileus

68
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Vinblastine side effect

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myelosupression

69
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Disproprotionately low MCV for the HB?

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Think Beta thalassemia trait

70
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cyclophosphamide method of action

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alkylating agent - cross linking DNA

71
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doxorubicin method of action

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anthracycline - stabalisation of dna topoisomerase II complex

72
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Bleomycin method of action

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degrades preformed dna

73
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stabalisation of dna topoisomerase II complex does what

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inhibits dna and rna synthesis

74
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Methotrexate method of action

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Inhibits dyhyrdrofolate reductase

75
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Metheotrexate side effects

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mylosuppression
mucositits
liver fibrosis
lung fibrosis

76
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Vin-agents method of action

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inhibits microtubules

77
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BCR-ABL test for

78
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CALR test for

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ET (along with Jak2)

79
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CMYC is test for

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proto-oncogene associated with many cancers including burkitts

80
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PLT4 is test for

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Platelet factor 4 (PF4 complex) is the antigen found in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

81
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ET treatement

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Hydroxycarbamide
Interferon-alpha in younger patients

82
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Hodgkins lymphoma - most common?

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Nodular sclerosing

83
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Hogkins lymphoma - worst prognosis?

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Lymphoctye deplete

84
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Hodkins lymphoma best prognosis

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Lymphocyte predominant

85
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deletion of the long arm of chromosome 13 (del 13q)?

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deletion of the long arm of chromosome 13 (del 13q) is the most common abnormality, being seen in around 50% of patients with CLL. It is associated with a good prognosis

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deletions of part of the short arm of chromosome 17 (del 17p)?

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CLL: deletions of part of the short arm of chromosome 17 (del 17p) are seen in around 5-10% of patients and are associated with a poor prognosis

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First immunoglobulin secreted in infection

88
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Acute promyelocytic leukaemia gene translocation?

89
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t(15;17)?

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Acute promyelocytic leukaemia

90
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t(12;21)

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acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). The typical presentation of ALL is fever, hepatosplenomegaly, bone pain and bleeding

91
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Gene translocation in ALL

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t(8;14)

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Gene translocation in NHL

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Gene translocation in burkitts

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t(8;22)

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t(9;22)

97
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inherited thombocytopenias

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Fanconi (progressive bone marrow failure)

Wiskott-Aldrich - X linked - excema and small platlets

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Platelet type VWB

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Abnormal Gp1b causes platelet microaggregates

99
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Type 2b VWD

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Abnormal VWF causes platelet microaggregates

100
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What is ITP

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Acceletrated platelet destruction due to autoantibodies to plateltts

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what is NAIT

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Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia - transplacental passage of maternal antibodies to platlets

102
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pregnancy associated thrombocytopenia

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Incidental/secondary to hypertension/fatty liver - but is it HELLP??

103
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Megakaryocytic aplasia

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autoimmune suppression of megakaryocyte

104
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Cuases of impaired production of platelets

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Megakaryocitic aplasia
b12 folate defeciency
etoh
bone marrow infiltration/mds

105
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inherited causes of impaired platelet production

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fanconis
bernard soulier (abnormal GP1b)
MyH9 disorders
Congenital amegakaryocitic thombocytopenia
wiskott-aldrich
x linked thrombocytopenia with dyserthropoiesis
Montreal syndrome
TYpe 2/platlet type VWD

106
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What is TTP

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autoantibodies to ADAMST13 lead to increased VWF function and formation of platlet aggregates - rare inherited form avialable too

107
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thrombocytopenia broadly speaking 4 causes

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decreased production (bone marrow/deficiencies)
increased destruction (chemo/ITP)
consumption (TTP/DIC)
Pooling in the spleen

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