haematological buzzwords Flashcards
Schistocytes on blood film
intravascular Haemolysis
fragmented red cells
pepper pot skull on xray
myeloma
tiny well-defined lucencies caused by resorption of the trabecular bone
Reed–Sternberg cells
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
giant multinucleate cells
philadelphia chromosome
CML
9:22 translocation resulting in a tyrosine kinase
atypical lymphocytes
EBV
large irregular nuclei
Auer rods
AML
needle shaped clumps of granules in myeloid cells
bence-jones proteins
myeloma
free light chains in the urine/blood
itchy after hot bath
polycythaemia rubra vera
translocation 8:14
burkitt’s lymphoma
alcohol induced pain
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
haemarthroses
haemophilia
raised Buffy coat ration
inflammation
layer of fluid that separates RBCs from plasma after blood has been centrifuged
made up of platelets and WBCs