Haemat Flashcards
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Causes of anemia (based on MCV) and erythrocytosis
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1
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Causes of thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis
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Do not need to normalize platelet
Only treat if very low platelets and high risk of spontaneous bleeding
TPO agonist: eltrombopag
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What does aPTT and PT test?
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aPTT looks at the integrity of both the intrinsic pathway and common pathway
PT looks at the integrity of both the extrinsic and common pathway
If isolated aPTT prolongation: problem affecting intrinsic pathway
If isolated PT prolongation: problem affecting extrinsic pathway
If both PT and aPTT prolongation: can be common pathway
3
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Ix for VTE
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4
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Mx for VTE
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5
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Types of haemat malignancies
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6
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Workup for haemat malignancies
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