Haematology Flashcards
cause of haemolytic anaemia that can be triggered by broad beans, henna, illness and drugs
G6PD
what causes bite and blister cells on blood film
G6PD
haemosiderin urine (very dark) suggests intra or extravascular cause of haemolytic anaemia
intravascular
Reed sternberg cells in what
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Which lymphoma is mostly curable, which is lower grade but not normally curable
Hodgkins mostly curable
NH med survival 10y but not normally curable in advanced stages
Which type of lymphoma presents with a solitary enlarged lymph node
hodgkins
Which type of lymphoma presents with alcohol induced pain
hodgkins
which lymphoma is more common
non hodgkin
What type of lymphoma presents with painless, slowly progressive peripheral lymphadenoapthy
Low grade non hodgkins
What blood test helps prognosticate in hodgkins lymphoma
ESR
What type of lymphoma presents with rapidly growing bulky lymphadenoma
high grade non hodgkins
What type of lymphoma presents with abdominal mass
Burkitt’s lymphoma
what happens to ferritin in pregnancy
falls in the last 2/3 irrespective of iron stores
when to recheck fbc after rx oral iron
2-4 weeks
Action if IDA not responded to oral iron
refer to haem
How long to continue iron supplement and monitoring
3 months after normal FBC
Then bloods 3 monthly for a year
what is pernicious anaemia
autoimmune
affects gastric mucosa
leads to B12 deficiency
severe b12/folate defic can lead to
pancytopenia
SACDC
If you don’t know the B12 AND folate status, giving folate in isolation can do what?
worsen b12 deficiency
pernicious anaemia rx
B12 monthly for life
what is coombs test for
autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
acute medical treatment of ABO incompatibility
hydrocort IV
chlorphenamine IV
when after transfusion can you test FBC
6-12h
In which transfusion reactions do you stop the transfusion
TRALI
Anaphylaxis
Haemolytic (ABO) reaction
What is post transfusion purpura
plt destruction 5-12 days later- potentially fatal
Myeloma is a malignancy of which cells in the BM
plasma
Features of myeloma
CRAB
hypercalcaemia
Renal failure
Anaemia
Bone (lytic lesions)
what antibodies are produced in myeloma
paraproteins- light chains
IgA and IgG
skull XR finding myeloma
rain drop skull
1st line imaging in suspected myeloma
whole body MRI for bone lesions
Treatment of myeloma
symptomatic
Chemo and RT of bone where neoplastic plasma cells are
Stem cell transplant
abdominal and neuropsych sx in 20-40 yo female
acute intermittent porphyria
acute intermittent porphyria genetics
autosomal dominant
Urine turns deep red on standing
acute intermittent porphyria