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HAEM Rx Flashcards

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Hereditary Spherocytosis

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Folic acid
Blood transfusion
Splenectomy

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Sickle cell disease

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Prophylaxis

  • Vaccination
  • Folic acid
  • Malarial prophylaxis

Acute

  • Hydration
  • Oxygen
  • Abx
  • Analgesia

Disease modifying drugs
- hydroxycarbamide

Blood transfusions

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Alpha / Beta Thalassaemia

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Iron + folic acid supplements
Life-long blood transfusions
Iron chelation therapy - Deferiprone
Splenectomy

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Hypochromic microcytic anaemia

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Iron + vitamin C supplements

OCP

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Normochromic normocytic anaemia

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Treat underlying disease

Corticosteroids

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Macrocytic anaemia

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Vitamin B12 and folate supplement

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Haemolytic anaemia

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Folic acid
Blood transfusion
Immunosuppression (steroids)
Treat underlying disease

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Venous Thromboembolism

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LMWH, warfarin, direct oral anticoagulants

Thrombolysis

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Arterial Thromboembolism

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LMWH, warfarin, aspirin, clopidegrol

Thrombolysis

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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

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Platelets, fresh frozen plasma
Antithrombin
Prophylaxis w/ anticoagulants - LMWH, warfarin

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Haemophilia A

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Factor VIII

Tranexamic acid

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Haemophilia B

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Factor IX

Tranexamic acid

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Von Willlebrand Disease

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Von Willebrand factor concentrate
Tranexamic acid
OCP

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Thrombocytopenia

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Blood transfusions / platelets

Plasma exchange (thrombotic thrombocytopenia)

Aspirin + hydroxycarbamide (essential thrombocytopenia)

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Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

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Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies

Chemotherapy

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Hodgkins Lymphoma

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Anti-CD30 monoclonal antibodies
Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Immunotherapy

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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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Corticosteroids - methotrexate / prednisolone
IV IgG
Splenectomy
Thrombopoeitin analogues

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Polycythemia Vera

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Venesection

Aspirin, hydroxycarbamide, ruxolitinib

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Idiopathic Myelofibrosis

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Blood transfusions for anaemia

Ruxolitinib

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