Haem acronyms

Question 1

symptoms of B12 deficiency

Answer 1

PSM
parasthesia, sense of smell lost, muscle weakness

Question 2

acute management of sickle cell

Answer 2

AMOIT
morphine, oxygen, IV fluids, transfusion exchange

Question 3

chronic complications of sickle cell

Answer 3

CROANS
chronic complications
retinopathy
osteomyelitis
avascaular necrosis of joints
nephropathy
silent CNS infarcts

Question 4

causes of sideroblastic anaemia

Answer 4

VEM
vitamin B deficiency
excess alcohol
metal posioning

Question 5

presentation of VWD disease

Answer 5

GEEM
GI bleed
easy bleeding
epistaxis
menorrhagia

Question 6

presentation of haemophillia

Answer 6

EESH
easy bruising
epistaxis
spontaneous bleeding
haemarthrosis

Question 7

presentation of polycythaemia vera

Answer 7

3 high ribs= HHH RIB
hypertension, headaches, hepatomegaly, red skin, itching after bath, blurred vision

Question 8

DIC treatment

Answer 8

DIC
D- defrosted= fresh frozen plasma to replace clotting factors
I- if bleeding= RBC/ platelet transfusion
C- cryoprecipitate to replace fibrinogen

Question 9

treatment of VW disease

Answer 9

when you have Decreased vw, here’s how u Treat it (desmopressin, transexamic acid for bleeds)

Question 10

treatment for AML and ALLL

Answer 10

CABAB (like kebab)
1. chemo and allopurinol
2. blood transfusion
3. antibiotics
4. BM transplant

Question 11

triggers for G6PDH deficiency attack

Answer 11

FANN (lava beans, antimalarials, nitrofurantoin, naphthalene in pesticides)

Question 12

signs of beta thalassaemia

Answer 12

can’t find her guy (chipmunk facies, failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly and gallstones)

Question 13

signs of WK syndrome

Answer 13

miss poly needs a molly- mental confusion, ptosis, nystagmus, ataxia, memory loss