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Features of Iron deficiency anaemia ?

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koilonychia
atrophic glossitis
post-cricoid webs
angular stomatitis/cheilitis

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Symptoms of Iron Deficiency Anaemia?

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Fatigue, Dyspnoea, palpitations, headache, angina (IHD already)

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Blood film for Iron deficiency anaemia?

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Microcytic Hypochromic
Target cells
‘pencil’ poikilocytes

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Types of Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia ?

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‘warm’ and ‘cold’ types, according to at what temperature the antibodies best cause haemolysis

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Test for Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia?

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Direct coombs +ve

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Warm Haemolytic anaemia features/treatment? Which antibody?

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Haemolysis tends to occur in extravascular sites, for example the spleen. Management options include steroids, immunosuppression and splenectomy. Usually IgG

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Cold Haemolytic anaemia features/treatment? Which antibody?

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Cold AIHA is usually IgM and causes haemolysis best at 4 deg C. Symptoms of Raynaud’s and acrocynaosis.

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Causes of warm Haemolytic anaemia?

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SLE, Methyldopa, CLL, Lymphoma

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Causes of cold haemolytic anaemia?

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Neoplasia: e.g. lymphoma
infections: e.g. mycoplasma, EBV

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Define anaemia?

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Males <13 Females <12

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When to refer iron deficiency for cancer pathway?

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> 60years or <50 with rectal bleeding or adverse signs

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Threshold for anaemia if have ACS vs normally?

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<8g/dl normally <7g/dl

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TIBC in iron deficiency?

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High

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TIBC in normocytic?

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Normal

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15
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TIBC in chronic disease anaemia?

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Normal or low

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Microcytic not responding to iron?

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Sideroblastic

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17
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How long continue iron to replenish stores?

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3 months

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Symptoms of febrile reactions to blood transfusion, what to do?

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Fever, chills, pruritis, urticaria ~ 1/1.5 hrs from transfusion

Slow transfusion, give Paracetamol

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What blood product is most commonly associated with bacterial contamination?

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Platelets due to higher temp storage

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Bacterial contamination transfusion symptoms, treatment?

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↑Temp, Hypotension, Rigors

Call haematologist, stop transfusion broad abx

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Fluid overload with transfusion, symptoms and management?

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SOB, Hypoxia, TAchy, JVP and creps. o2 and furosemide.

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Haemolytic transfusion reactions symptoms?

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minutes: ↑Temp, Agitation, Hypotension, Flushing, Abdo or Chest Pain, Oozing venepuncture sites
Can progress to DIC

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Haemolytic transfusion treatment?

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Stop transfusion, Check identity/name on unit, Keep IV line open, IV Fluid resus, send blood back to lab, Direct Coombs test

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Who should have have irradiated blood? What has happened to it specifically reduced?

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Immunocompromised usually, depleted t lymphocytes

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Macrocytic anaemia two types? Causes?

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Megaloblastic- deficiency

non-=megaloblastic- Alcohol, liver issues, thyroid, pregnancy, drugs(aza)

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Signs of macrocytic anaemia (mostly b12/pernicious)?

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Stomatitis, glossitis, dizziness and syncope worrying.

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27
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Order of replacement of b12/folate and why?

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B12 first risk of subacute combined degeneration of the cord.

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Sub acute degenration cord triad?

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Classic triad: extensor plantar (babinski) (UMN), absent ankle jerk (LMN) absent knee jerk (LMN)

29
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Lemon tinge noted in what disease?

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Pernicious anaemia/B12 deficiency

30
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Miocrocytic anaemia with billirubin and reticulocytes?

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Thallasaemia

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Classical x-ray in B thallasaemia?

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Hair on end skull

32
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Haemolytic anaemia bloods?

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Unconjugated bilirubin increased, MCV increased

33
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Causes of iron deficiency anaemia?

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Loss, low intake, Malabsorption

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Ethnicity of thalassaemia patients?

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Mediterranean and far east

35
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Beta Thalassaemia trait symptoms?

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Mild anaemia which is usually harmless

↓ MCV (“too low for the anaemia”): e.g. <75

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β Thalassaemia Major symptoms and treatment?

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Severe anaemia
Jaundice
Haemochromatosis >10years of life
Regular transfusions possible Bone marrow transplant

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B12 deficiency causes?

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↓ Intake Vegan
↓ intrinsic factor Pernicious anaemia
Post-gastrectomy

Terminal ileum Crohn’s
Ileal resection
Bacterial overgrowth

38
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B12 deficiency symptoms?

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Glossitis, paraesthesia, neuropathy, optic atrophy

39
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Recent e-coli, low platelets normal clotting, renal failure? Treatment?

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Haemolytic uraemic

usually spont resolution

40
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Drugs precipitating G6PD haemolysis?

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Broad (Fava) beans
Mothballs (naphthalene)
Infection

Drugs: antimalarials, henna, dapsone, sulphonamides

41
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Diagnosis of sickle cell bloods?

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Can be genetic but also Hb 6-9, ↑ retics, ↑ bilirubin

Film: sickle cells and target cells

42
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Aplastic crisis in sickle cell?

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Parvovirus, (erythema infectisosum)

43
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Sequestration crisis in sickle?

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Splenomegaly, splenic pooling which leads to shock and severe anaemia

44
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DIC blood results?

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Prolonged bleeding times for all tests low fibrinogen and low platelets.

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Antiphospholipid symptoms?

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CLOT

Coag -APTT increased
Livido reticularis
Obstetrics
Thrombocytopaenia

46
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Most common thrombophillia?

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Factor 5 leiden (protein c resistance)

47
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Most common clotting disorder?

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VWD

↑ APTT, ↑ bleeding time, normal plat

48
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APTT in haemophillia? Symptoms?

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Prolonged

Haemarthrosis, muscles bleeding, bruising- male sex

49
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Pancytopaenia?

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Aplastic anaemia, Haematological malignancy, HIV, radiation, Drugs-Thyroid, clozapine, thiazide, sulphonamide, methotrex

50
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Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia bloods?

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↑WCC: lymphoblasts
↓RBC, ↓PMN, ↓plats
BM aspirate
≥20% blasts

51
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ALL age of onset?

52
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Acute myeloid leukaemia bloods and age?

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65-70 most common leukaemia adults.

WCC- Blasts anaemia and low platelets

BM asirate-Auer rods >20% blasts

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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia age and bloods?

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↑ WCC, lymphocytosis
Smear cells

Elderly

54
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CLL features?

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Often asymptomatic

Symmetrical painless lymphadenopathy
HepSplenMeg
Anaemia
B symptoms: wt. loss, fever, night sweats

55
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CML symptoms and bloods? Assoc with?

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Philadelphia chromosome

↑↑WBC-PolyMorphNeut (granulocytes)and basophils Myelocytes

56
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Features of non-hodgkins?

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75% lymphadenopathy symmetrical multiple sites, splenomegaly, wt loss night sweats

57
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Most common non-hodgkins?

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B-cell - diffuse large high grade but may be curable

58
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Burkit lymphoma assoc with?

59
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Treatment of non-hodgkins?

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High grade R-CHOP

60
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Hodgkins lymphoma features?

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Cervical symmetrical lymphadenopathy

can be alcohol >pain

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Hodgkins chemo treatment?

62
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Age incidence for hodgkins lymphoma?

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Bimodal 20-30 and >60

63
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Backache, anaemia, neutropenia, vertebral fractures?

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Multiple myeloma

64
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Myeloma mnemonic?

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CRAB
Calcium high >2.6
Renal insufficiency 
Anaemia <10g/dl
Bone lesions
65
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Blood film in myeloma? Other bloods?

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Roleaux, plasma cells, ESR,
NORMAL ALP
Hypercalcaemia and normocytic anaemia

66
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Anaemia in myeloma type?

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Normocytic normochromic

67
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Investigations in myeloma?

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Serum/urine electorphoresis (paraprotein spikes) and skeletal survey/whole body low dose ct

68
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Rapid gingival hyperplasia associated with?

69
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How long to eat gluten before TTG?

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At least 1 meal for six weeks

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