hematolgy 2 Flashcards
When to suspect hereditary thrombophilia?
age < 45 w/o another risk factor
causes?
actor V leiden mutasion
prothrombin mutation
antithrombin deficiency
protein c and s deficiency
actor V leiden mutasion?
MCC
activated resistance to protein C
prothrombin mutation?
2nd MCC
Increase prothrombin
antithrombin deficiency?
Inherited form rare
acquired: cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome and DIC
Protein C and S deficiency?
decrease inactivation of factor V and VIII
warfarin induced skin necrosis
Triads of hereditary spherocytosis?
Jaundice Splenomegaly Hemolytic anemia Hemoglobinuria Increase MCHC
cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome?
anorexia
wt loss
decrease skeletal muscle mass
management?
progestrone analog(megestrol acetate)-1st line corticosteroid:2nd line B/C side effect
what about cannabinoids?
Effective for HIV related anorexia
age >45 with no identified risk factor for TE develop TE first test?
Age-appropriate cancer screening
Lab finding in antiphospholipid syndrome?
antiphospholipid antibody
increase PTT not respond to plasma mixing
respond to phospholipid mixing that bind adequately to Ab
CLL?
tumor due to mature B cell proliferation
CM?
lymphadenopathy(cervical, supraclavicular and axillary)
Hepatosplenomegaly
mild thrombocytopenia and anemia
Diagnosis?
Sever lymphocytosis
Smug cell
Flow cytometry
LN and BM biopsy not needed
complication?
Infection
autoimmune hemolytic anemia
secondary malignancy
Infection?
due to hypogammaglobulinemia and defective cell signaling
secondary malignancy?
Richter transformation
Richter transformation
also known as Richter’s syndrome (RS),
is a transformation of B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or hairy cell leukemia into a fast-growing diffuse large B cell lymphoma, a variety of non-Hodgkin lymphoma which is refractory to treatment and carries a bad prognosis.