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Blood film: microcytic, hypochromic cells with anisocytosis, poikilocytosis and pencil cells

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Iron Deficiency anaemia

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Signs: Angular cheilosis, brittle hair/nails, Plummer-Vinson syndrome, koilonychia, atrophic glossitis

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Iron deficiency anaemia

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Blood results: Iron low, Ferritin low, TIBC raised, Saturation low

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Iron deficiency anaemia

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Blood film: basophilic stippling

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Lead poisoning

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Blood film: erythroid precursors with iron deposited in mitochondria in a ring around the nucleus, dimorphic RBCs

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Sideroblastic anaemia

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Blood results: Iron high, TIBC normal, Ferritin high

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Sideroblastic anaemia

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Blood results: iron high, TIBC low, ferritin high

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Chronic haemolysis

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Blood film: hypersegmented polymorphs, leucopenia, RBC precursors with immature nucleus and mature cytoplasm, macrocytosis,

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Megaloblastic anaemia (B12/folate/cytotoxic drugs)

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Mouth: Glossitis, angular cheilosis
Neuropsychiatric: Irritability, depression, psychosis, dementia.
Neurological: Paraesthesiae, peripheral neuropathy (loss of vibration and proprioception first, absent ankle reflex, spastic paraperesis, subacute combined degeneration of spinal
cord)

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Vitamin B12 deficiency

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Blood results: raised Hb, low haptoglobins, raised LDH, Raised reticulocytes, raised unconjugated bilirubin
+ dark red urine + haem and albumin in urine

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Intravascular haemolysis

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Blood results: raised Hb, raised LDH, Raised reticulocytes, raised unconjugated bilirubin
+ splenomegaly

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Extravascular haemolysis

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Aetiology of hereditary spherocytosis

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Autosomal dominant
Deficiency in spectrin or ankyrin

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Results:
Osmotic fragility test: raised
DAT coombs NEGATIVE

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Hereditary spherocytosis

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Aetiology of hereditary eliptocytosis

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Almost all autosomal dominant
Spectrin mutation
Except for Hereditary Pyropoikilocytosis (erythrocytes are abnormally
sensitivity to heat) – autosomal recessive (small print)

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What is the aetiology of Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

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X-linked recessive

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Blood film: bite cells, heinz bodies (blue deposits, oxidised Hb)

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G-6-PD deficiency

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Investigations for G6PD deficiency

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Film: Heinz bodies (Methyl violet stain) and bite cells
Fluorescent spot test (G6PD and NADP)
Methaemoglobin (Methylene blue)
Guthrie spot
G6PD activity

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Blood film: Spherocytes, echinocytes (hedgehog-like)

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Pyruvate kinase deficiency

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What is Donath-Landsteiner antibodies

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stick to RBCs in cold → complement-mediated haemolysis on rewarming (self-limiting as IgG so dissociate at higher temp than IgM).

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Ham’s test +ve

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Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria

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Blood film: schistocytes

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MAHA

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Antibodies against ADAMTS13

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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic prupura

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aetiology of Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria

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PIG A

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Sickle cell disease aetiology

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Autosomal recessive
Glu → Val on codon 6 of beta chain (Chr 11) → HbS

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Skull bossing, maxillary hypertrophy, hairs on end skull X-ray

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Beta thalassaemia

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Blood film:
Teardrop RBCs (+Aniso and poikilocytosis)
Nucleated RBCs
Immature myeloid cells/myelocytes

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Leucoerythroblastic anaemia

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blood film: heavy toxic granulation of neutrophils, vacuoles seen

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Reactive neutrophilia e.g. to infection

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Coagulation results: APTT prolonged, PT/INR normal

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Haemophilia OR VWD

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Results:
Platelets low
Fibrinogen low
High fibrin degradation products/D-dimer
Long PT/INR

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DIC

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Results:
II, V, VII, IX, X, XI, fibrinogen low
VIII and VWF high

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Liver disease

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anti cardiolipin, lupus anticoagulant

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APLS

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BCR-ABL Ph Chr translocation t(9;22)

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Chronic myeloid leukaemia

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Treatment for CML

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  1. Imatinib
  2. Other tyrosine kinase inhibitor
  3. SCT
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CD34, CD33/13/117

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Acute myeloid leukaemia

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Auer rods, sudan black stain, myeloperoxidase stain

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Acute myeloid leukaemia

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Treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia

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  1. Chemo
  2. Targeted e.g. anti-CD33 (Gemtuzumab)
  3. SCT
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t(15;17)

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Acute promyelocytic leukaemia

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PML-RARA

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Acute promyelocytic leukaemia

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> 20% blasts CD 19, 20, 22, CD34

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B cell ALL

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> 20% blasts CD 3, 4, 8, CD34

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T cell ALL

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CD5 + CD 23 +

42
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Smear cells on blood film

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Staging for CLL

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Rai and binet
Binet:
A: <3 lymphoid tissues
B: >3 lymphoid tissues
C: Hb <100, Plt <100 (+ B symptoms)

Rai:
0: lymphocytosis only
1: lymphadenopathy
2: Hepatosplenomegaly
3: Hb <11
4: Platelets <100

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Flower cells on blood film

45
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IgH-BCL2

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Follicular B cell lymphoma

46
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IgH-Cyclin D1

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Mantle cell B cell lymphoma

47
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IgH-MYC

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Burkitt’s lymphoma

48
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t(14;18)

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Follicular lymphoma

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Lymph node biopsy: neoplastic follicles, positive CD10 and bcl-2 staining, centroblasts

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Follicular lymphoma

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Lymph node biopsy: small lymphocytes, arises from naive B cells, CD5 and CD23 positive

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Small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL but in lymph nodes)

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Lymph node biopsy: from germinal centre/post-germinal centre, sheets of large lymphoid cells

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Diffuse large B cell lymphoma

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Lymph node biopsy: mantle zone, arising from pre-germinal centre cells, expression of CD5 and cyclin D1, clefted nuclei

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Mantle cell lymphoma

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Molecular: t(11;14), cyclin D1 overexpression

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Mantle cell lymphoma

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CD15, CD30 positive, CD20 negative

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Classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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CD20 positive, CD15, CD30 negative

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Nodular lymphocyte predominant lymphoma

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Hypercellular marrow, lack of separation between RBCs, ringed sideroblasts, bilobed nuclei, reduced granulation of granulocytes, micro-megakaryocytes with hypolobulated nuclei

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Myelodysplasia

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Pelger-Huet anomaly

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Hyposegmented neutrophils
Myelodysplasia

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Short stature, hypogonadism, cafe au lait spots, thumb abnormalities, microcephaly, developmental delay

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Fanconi anaemia

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Marrow failure
Cancer predisposition
Somatic abnormalities: leukoplakia, nail dystrophy, skin pigmentation

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Dyskeratosis congenita

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JAK2

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Polycythaemia vera
Essential thrombocythaemia

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JAK2, calreticulin, MPL

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Essential thrombocythaemia

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Tear drop poikilocytes

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Myelofibrosis

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Dry tap bone marrow

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Myelofibrosis

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Blood transfusion → hypotension + tachy ± laryngeal/facial oedema, wheeze, SOB in minutes

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Anaphylaxis

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Blood transfusion → restless, chest/loin pain, fever, vomiting, flushing, collapse, haemoglobinuria (later)

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ABO incompatibility

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Blood transfusion → mild urticarial or itchy rash sometimes with a wheeze

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Allergic reaction

67
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Blood transfusion → rise in temperature by around 1 degree, chills and rigors

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Non-haemolytic febrile reaction

68
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M-spike <30
BM plasma cells <10%
No CRAB symptoms

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Monoclonal gammoglobulinopathy of unknown significance

69
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M spike <30
BM plasma cells >10%
No CRAB symptoms

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Shouldering

70
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M spike <30
BM plasma cells >10%
CRAB symptoms

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Multiple myeloma

71
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Bence Jones proteins in urine electrophoresis

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Multiple myeloma

72
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Dense narrow band on serum electrophoresis

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Multiple myeloma

73
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BM plasma cells >60%
Involved:uninvolved ratio >100
>1 focal lesion on MRI >5mm
CD138 +

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Myeloma defining events

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Hepatosplenomegaly
Lymphadenopathy
Pancytopenia
Hyperviscosity Sc: peripheral neuropathy, visual Sx, headache, bleeding

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Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia

75
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Nephrotic syndrome
Heart failure
Sensory neuropathy
Macroglossia

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AL amyloidosis

76
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Rash, diarrhoea, jaundice after transplant

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Acute GvHD

77
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Rash, hepatitis, dry eyes, dry mouth, mouth ulcers, SOB, arthritis after transplant

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Chronic (>100 days) GvHD)

78
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Blood film: Rouleaux

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Multiple myeloma

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Blood film: Rouleaux

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Multiple myeloma

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