Hematologic Flashcards

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proliferation of normal lymphoid tissue in response to antigenic challenge; clinical- lymph node enlargement; may involve nodes (commonly the anterior cervical chain), Waldeyer’s ring

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lymphoid hyperplasia

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bleeding disorder secondary to a genetic deficiency of clotting factors

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hemophilia

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Hemophilia _: deficiency of factor VIII

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A

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Hemophilia _: deficiency of factor IX

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B (Christmas disease)

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5
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deficiency of von Willibrand’s factor

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von Willbrand’s disease

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x-linked; severity depends upon the extent of the deficiency; increased PTT

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hemophilia A

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pseudotumor of _; hemarthrosis; increased bleeding from many dental procedures

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hemophilia

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general term, indicating a decrease in red blood cell volume (hematocrit) or concentration of hemoglobin; usually an indication of underlying systemic disease; conditions include vitamin deficiencies, liver disease, malignancies (myelophthisic _)

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anemia

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fatigue, headache, lightheadednes; may see pallor of the mucous membranes

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anemia

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10
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genetic disorder of hemoglobin synthesis; thymine is substituted for adenine; deoxygenated hemoglobin subject to molecular aggregation and polymerization

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Sickle cell anemia

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Codominant gene; abnormal gene confers a resistance to malaria; frequently affects patients in Africa, Mediterranean basin, and Asia; 8% African Americans carry the trait

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Sickle cell anemia

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reduced blood flow to organs and tissues; susceptibility to infections secondary to spleen destruction; reduced trabeculae pattern; “hair on end” skull radiograph

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Sickle cell

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Inherited disorder of hemoglobin synthesis; similar to sickle cell anemia, carriers of the trait are resistant to the malarial organism; Mediterranean, African, Indian and Southwest Asians are more often affected; Hair on end radiograph; bone marrow hyperplasia

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Thalassemia

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hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy; tissue hypoxia; bacterial infections; high-output cardiac failure

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thalassemia

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Complete failure of hematopoietic precursor (stem) cells to differentiate into all elements of the circulation; most cases appear to be an immune-mediated disease caused by cytotoxic T lymphocytes; unknown etiology, but environmental toxins, viruses, and drugs have been impicated

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aplastic anemia

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fatigue, lightheadedness (secondary to erythrocyte deficiency); bleeding disorders (secondary to thombocytopenia)

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aplastic anemia

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Infections (secondary to leukocytic deficiency); Oral: -hemorrhage, petechiae, pallor, ulcerations, gingival hyperplasia

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aplastic anemia

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18
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Aplastic anemia: recurrence is common and patient are at increased risk of developing _ _

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acute leukemia

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Decreased numbers of circulating neutrophils; genetic (infants) or acquired (older children and adults), secondary to numerous infectious, neoplasia, or chemotherapeutic agents

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neutropenia

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increased susceptibility to bacterial infections (ear, oral cavity, later pulmonary); oral lesions: gingival ulcerations

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neutropenia

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decrease or absence of cells of granulocytic derivation, particularly neutrophils; decreased production or increased destruction secondary to certain drugs or some syndromes; may be idiopathic

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agranulocytosis

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22
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bacterial infections and their associated symptoms; oral lesions: punched-out ulcerations, NUG

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agranulocytosis

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23
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idiopathic, periodic reductions in neutrophils; isolated or autosomal dominant; symptoms are associated with the neutrophil count

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cyclic neutropenia

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24
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childhood onset; low neutrophil counts (3-6 days) correspond to infections and their associated symptoms; cycles are approximately 21 days; oral and other GI ulcerations; periodontal bone loss and gingival recession; “floating in air” radiographic appearance

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cyclic neutropenia

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decrease in the number of platelets; secondary to reduced production, increased destruction or sequestration in the spleen (during splenomegaly); systemic diseases such as lupus or HIV also may be characterized by thrombocytopenia

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thrombocytopenia

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_ thrombocytopenic purpura- occurs in childhood after nonspecific viral infection

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idiopathic

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_ thrombocytopenic purpura- coagulation disorder, resulting in numerous thrombi within small blood vessels

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thrombotic

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submucosal/cutaneous hemorrhage; epistaxis; hemoptysis; GI or urinary bleeding; petechia, ecchymosis, hematoma; spontaneous gingival hemorrhage

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thrombocytopenia

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thrombocytopenia: biopsy specimens will show _ deposition within blood vessels

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fibrin

30
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idiopathic increase in red blood cell mass, usually concurrently with uncontrolled platelet and granulocyte production; probably secondary to the behavior of an abnormal progenitor stem cell

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polycythemia vera

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older adults; nonspecific early symptoms; thrombus formation; hypertension, splenomegaly; ruddy complexion; erythromelalgia; excess hemorrhage (gingival, epistaxis, ecchymosis)

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polycythemia vera

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heterogeneous group of malignancies of hematopoietic stem cell derivation; probably due to genetic and environmental factors (pesticides, benzene, ionizing radiation, viruses); Philadelphia chromosome

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leukemia

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Most common from of leukemia, elderly adults

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CLL

34
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Form of leukemia associated with children

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ALL

35
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symptoms related to reduction of normal red and white blood cells (infections, bleeding, fatigue, oral ulceration); hepatosplenomegaly; lymphadenopathy

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leukemia

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Occasional infiltration of oral soft tissue with _ cells; granulocytic sarcoma/chloroma

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leukemic

37
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poorly understood malignancy; lesional cell (Reed-Sternberg cell) makes up only 1-3% of cells

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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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M>F; almost uniformly begins in lymph nodes, especially the cervical and supraclavicular; fever, night sweats, pruritis

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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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Hodgkins lymphoma histo: Reed Sternberg cells (look like kernels of popcorn

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nodular lymphocyte predominant

40
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Hodgkins lymphoma histo: large nuclei form; 5 subtypes

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Classical Hodgkins lymphoma

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heterogeneous group of lymphoreticular malignancies; usually arise in lymph nodes; grow as solid masses; more common in the immunocompromised

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non-hodgkins

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primarily adults; nodal and extranodal (oral); slowly growing mass; oral lesions; extranodal, “boggy” swelling, usually normal or purplish in color; may occur in bone

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non hodgkins lymphoma

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Lymphoma: _-grade lesions tend to be characterized by a follicular arrangement

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low

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Lymphoma: _-grade lesions will be more diffuse

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higher

45
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high-grade, undifferentiated lymphoma of B-lymphocyte origin; American (sporadic) and African (endemic) variants; thought to be associated with Epstein-Barr virus (African)

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Burkitt’s lymphoma

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_ variant of Burkitts: children; more likely to affect the jaws (50-79%), especially the maxilla; swelling, tooth mobility or premature exfoliation; pain and paresthesia typically minimal

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African

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_ variant of Burkitt’s: wider age range; typically presents as an abdominal mass; radiographic: early loss of lamina dura; patchy, ill-defined radiolucency

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American

48
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small, non-cleaved cells with scattered macrophages; “starry sky” classic pattern

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burkitt’s lymphoma

49
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uncommon malignancy of plasma cell origin; monoclonal proliferation results in production of abnormal, nonfunctional immunoglobulin (monoclonal gammopathy, M-protein)

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Multiple myeloma

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older men; blacks>whites; bone pain, pathologic fracture; petechiae; fever; radiographic: multiple punched out radiolucencies

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multiple myeloma

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Bence Jones protein: excess light chain proteins presents in serum and urine; amyloid: deposition of Bence Jones protein

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multiple myeloma

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monoclonal sheets of malignant plasma cells; amyloid: congo red positive stain

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multiple myeloma

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solitary, monoclonal lesion of plasma cells; may progress to multiple myeloma; adult males; 55 years; most occur in bone (extramedullary if outside bone); well-defined, solitary radiolucency

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plasmacytoma

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aggressive, destructive process of T lymphocytes; diagnosis is usually made after tertiary syphilis and Wegener’s granulomatosa have been ruled out

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Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma Nasal Type

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adults; nasal stuffiness, epistaxis; deep necrotic ulcerations; may progress to palatal perforation; angiocentric arrangement of atypical inflammatory cells; necrosis

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Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma

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neoplastic proliferation of Langerhans cells (dendritic mononuclear cells normally found in the epidermis, mucosa, lymph node, and bone marrow)

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Langerhans Cell Histocytosis

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Form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis: acute, disseminated

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letterer-siwe disease

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form of langerhans cell: chronic, disseminated

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hand-schuller-christian disease

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M=F; less than 15 years old; solitary or multiple bone lesions; “floating in air” radiograph; dull pain and tenderness often accompany bone lesions; ulcerative or proliferative gingival masses may also be seen; birbeck granules

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Langerhans cell histiocytosis