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Haem COPY Flashcards

1
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Smear cells

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CLL

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2
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Philadelphia chromosome

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9:22
BCR-ABL
CML (but can be associated with AML/ALL)
Imatinib (TK inhibitor)

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Auer rods

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AML

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Tear drop poikilocytes and JAK2

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Myelofibrosis

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5
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pruritis and raised haemoglobin after shower (aquagenic pruritis)

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Polycythaemia (Rubra) Vera

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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML)

  • translocation and its name
  • common presentation
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t(15:17)
PML-RARA translocation
Still has Auer rods like AML

Presents with bleeds (DIC common)

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7
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61yo with CLL

Presents with pneumonia, haemoptysis, endobronchial mass, anaplastic large cell lymphoma

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Richter’s transformation
Diffuce B cell Lymphoma (DBCL)

Sheets of large lymphoid cells

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Clumsiness, progressive weakness, personality change after chemo

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Progressive multifocal leukencephalopathy (JC virus)

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9
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Massive splenomegaly (classically which leukemia? which other haem condition?)

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CML, Myelofibrosis

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High calcium, CLOVER LEAF nuclei, LNs

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Adult T cell Lymphoma

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11
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HTLV-1

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Adult T cell Lymphoma

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12
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Paraprotein IgM

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Waldenstroms macroglobulinaemia

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13
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Paraprotein IgG

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Multiple Myeloma (or MGUS or Smouldering depending on blasts and symptoms)

<30g/dl IgG and <10% blasts for MGUS
>30g/dl IgG and >10% blasts for SM or MM

Only MM is CRAB Sxs

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14
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AA vs AL amyloidosis

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AA = Chronic illness e.g. RA, IBD

AL = Multiple Myeloma

Amyloidosis is a paraproteinaemia!! Can see raised paraproteins (often less than 30)

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Post transplant EBV

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PTLD (Post transplant lymphoproliferative disease)

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16
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Anaplastic lymphom

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Alk 1

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17
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Past histort of DVT, easy bruising, LOADS of platelets

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ET (essential thrombocythaemia)

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Pregnant woman with low platelets, schistocytes, neuro sxs (headache and seizures), but LOW BP

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TTP

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Pregnant patient with slightly low platelets in 3rd trimester (asymptomatic)

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Gestational thrombocytopenia (not same as physiological but it is benign and no tx is needed. It is the most common cause of low platelets in pregnancy. If platelets <70 think HELLP or ITP)

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20
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Can’t breathe and DIC

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Amniotic fluid embolism

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21
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Normal heam values in preg for

  • Hb
  • MCV
  • WCC
  • Platelets
  • Plasma volume
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Normal heam values in preg for

  • Hb low
  • MCV normal or high (macrocytosis)
  • WCC high
  • Platelets low
  • Plasma volume high
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22
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Prolonged APTT, normal PT, prolonged bleeding time

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vWD

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23
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Prolonged APTT, normal PT, normal bleeding time

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Haemophilia

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24
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INR Targets

  • AF/cardioversion
  • MI!!
  • Single DVT
  • Recurrent DVTs
  • Prosthetic valve
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INR Targets

  • AF/cardiov 2.5
  • MI 2.5
  • Single DVT 2.5
  • Recurrent DVTs 3.5
  • Prosthetic valve 3.5

Lower = more clots
INR within 0.5 of target is satisfactory

Rule of thumb - everything except recurrent DVTs/PEs and some prosthetic valves is 2.5 target!

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25
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Is heparin intrinsic/extrinsic pathway and APTT or PT

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intrinsic pathway and APTT

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26
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Is warfarin intrinsic/extrinsic pathway and APTT or PT

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Extrinsic and PT

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27
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Anaemic with frontal bossing and XR: hairs on end

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Thalassaemia

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28
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osmotic fragility

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hereditary spherocytosis

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29
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Membrane defect RBCs

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Spectrin deficiency –> hereditary sphero/elliptocytosis

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30
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Heinz bodies

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G6PD

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31
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Warm haemolytic anaemias

  1. antibody type
  2. blood film
  3. causes
A
  1. IgG
  2. Spherocytes
  3. CLL, SLE, methyldopa
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32
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Cold Agglutinin disease (Cold HA)

  1. antibody type
  2. Associated with
  3. causes
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  1. IgM
  2. Raynaud’s
  3. Mycoplasma, EBV
33
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Donath-Landsteiner antibodies

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Paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria (PCH)

34
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Ham’s test or immunophenotype

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Paroxysmal nocturnal haematuria

complement mediated, morning haematuria

35
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Hypercellular BM

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CML (but maybe other leukemias too)

36
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Prognostic factors in CLL

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Good: hypermutated Ig gene, 13q14 deletion
Bad: CD38+ve, 11q23, 17p, LDH raised

37
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Owl eyed cells

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Reed Sternberg

HL

38
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What would you give these patients (transfusion)?

  1. triple AAA surgery
  2. C/S
  3. Past transfusion, allergy to plasma proteins
A
  1. X-match
  2. G&S
  3. Washed red cells
39
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Transfusion

Acute SOB, dry cough, hypoxia

40
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Transfusion

Febrile with collapse

A

Bacterial infection

41
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Transfusion

RTA, jaundice and anaemia a few days later

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Delayed haemolytic reaction

42
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Thalaessaemia pt with tan and diabetes

A

Haemosiderosis (focal iron overload)

43
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SCC pt with short stature and poor cardiac function

A

Iron overload

44
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Old lady gets 4 units of blood and feels unwell + basal creps+ankle oedema

A

Fluid overload

45
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Seizures and schistocytes

46
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Pelger Huet cells, hyposegmented neutrophils

47
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> 20% blasts

48
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haemolysis after antimalarials

49
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6 features of myelofibrosis

A
  1. pancytopenia
  2. leucoerythroblastic picture
  3. Massive splenomegaly
  4. dry tap
  5. tear drop (poikilocytes/dacrocytes)
  6. Some are JAK2+
50
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Cabot rings

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Megaloblastic anaemia

51
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Factor V Leiden pathogenesis

A

Impaired degradation of factor V by protein C

52
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Buerger disease

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Vasculitis in smokers (corkscrew arteries)

53
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Dry cough, dyspnoea and fever post transfusion

54
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Tartrate resistance acid phosphatase (TRAP) ass with which condition?

A

Hairy cell leukemia

55
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Clover leaf appearance and high calcium

A

Adult T cell lymphoma

56
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Smudge/smear cells

57
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Bleeding and thrombosis with high platelets

A

Essential

Thrombocythaemia

58
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ET treatment

A

Hydroxyurea + anagrelide

59
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Macrocytic anaemia and stomatitis

A

B12 deficiency

60
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Pregnant greek patient with father who is on warfarin and sister had a DVT

A

Antithrombin III deficiency

61
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Transfusion in past with allergy plasma proteins

A

Washed red cells

62
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Sickle cell transfusion

A

?Group in C,E,K crossmatch/anti-CcRR Abs

63
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Splenectomy is useful in

The PIIES - what does the acronym stand for?

A

Thalessaemia

Pyruvate kinase deficiency
ITP
Immune HA
Elliptocytosis
Spherocutosis
64
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Cold AI HA causes

A

Cold LID

Lymphoproliferative disease (lymphomas and leukaemias)

Infections (mycoplasma/EBV)

Don’t know (idiopathic)

65
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PNH Signs

A

PNH is also the acronym

Pancytopenia
New thrombus
Haemolytic anaemia

66
Q

Basophilic stripping

A

ß-thal and lead poisoning

67
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Acanthocytes

  1. another name
  2. when do you see?
A
  1. Spur cells

2. Hyposplenism

68
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Anisopoikilocytosis

  1. meaning
  2. conditions associated
A
  1. different size and shapes (respectively)
  2. anaemias e.g. IDA
    ßthal
    hereditary spherocytosis
    B12 deficiency
69
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Target cells seen in which 3 conditions?

A

3 Hs

Hepatic pathology
Hyposplenism
Haemoglobinopathies

70
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Paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria

A

Children, acute onset haemolysis in cold temperatures

71
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Aplastic anaemia causing drugs (4)

A

4 C’s

Carbamazepine
Chloramphenicol
Cytotoxics
anti-Convulsants (e.g. phenytoin)

72
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ALP in MM

A

NORMAL despite bone lesions (but raised calcium)

MM activates osteoclasts but shuts off ALP producing osteoblasts hence just destruction and no rebuilding which would cause the raised ALP

73
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TTP signs and symptoms

A

MARCH Low platelets

MAHA
A fever
Renal failure
CNS signs --> seizures etc.
Haematuria/proteinuria
74
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Massive transfusion with low platelets after

A

Happens if you don’T replace platelets too

75
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Smoker with COPD, high Hb and Hct (low plasma volume)

A

Combined polycythaemia

high plasma volume AND high Hb

76
Q

Polycythaemia and not dehydrated, what happens to RBC mass?

77
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ßthal minor presentation

A

35 year old with tiredness

78
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Mild vWD - which drug can they take before seeing the dentist?

A

Desmopressing (releases intracellular store of vWF)

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