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Hematology Flashcards

1
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What is best lab used to correct for degree of anemia?

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Reticulocyte count

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SS of Fe def anemia?

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PICA, Angular stomatitis with atrophy of tongue. Spooning of nails–> Koilonychia

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When should you see an increased Reticulocyte count in response to Oral Fe therapy?

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7-10 days and increase in H/H in 2-3 weeks

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What is responsible for Hydrops Fetalis?

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Alpha-Thalassemia

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Microcytic anemia, Severe anemia with bone changes, Cooper colored skin, Jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly?

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Beta-Thalassemia

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How do you dx Thalassemia?

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Electrophoresis

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Heridatry trait of Sideroblastic anemia?

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X-Linked Recessive

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Mitochondrial defect that prevents the incorporation of iron into Hgb? Iron accumulates in mithochondria around RBC nucleus forming a Ringed….

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Sideroblast

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What differentiates Vit B12 deficiency from Folate (Vit B9) deficiency?

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B12 has Neuro sxms
Loss of memory
Paresthesia/numbness in extremities
Dimished position of vibratory sense
Weakness and ataxia
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What type of anemia is Folate and Vit B12 def?

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Macrocytic with low Reticulocyte count

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What is a required cofactor for Folate synthesis?

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Vit B12

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What is the most common cause of anemia in the chronically ill pt?

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AOCD

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Labs with AOCD?

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  • Decreased Reticulocyte count
  • Increased ESR
  • Decreased serum Iron but with increased serum ferritin
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Decreased Haptoglobin with intravascular hemolysis?

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Think Hemolytic Anemia

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15
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Coomb’s test is used for

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Dx of Hemolytic Anemia

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Direct Coombs?

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Detects antibody on red blood cell surface
Detects IgG, IgM, or C3
Used in eval of Acquired hemolytic anemia

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Indirect Coombs?

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Detects antibodies in plasma

Used in cross matching of Blood Pro

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Schistocytes?

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Mechanical distruption of the RBC

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Which test is used to diagnose Alpha Thalassemia?

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Hemoglobin Electrophoresis

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Cold Autontibody?

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Usu IgM antibody

Caused by Intravascular hemolysis

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21
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Warm autoantibody?

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Usu IgG antibody

Due to tumor infection or SLE

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22
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Heridatary spherocytosis?

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Congenital Hemolytic Anemia
Autosomal Dominant Disorder
—>Splenomegaly and Spherocytes on periphearl smear

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G6PD Deficiency?

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  • Sex Linked disorder
  • Usu African/Mediterranean
  • Intravascular/Extravascular hemolysis
  • Due to stress-induced hemolysis 2 to Sulfa drugs, antimalarials, Vit K, Infxn, or Fava Beans
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Pathoneumoic for G6PD deficiency?

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Heinz Bodies (Oxidation of Hgb)

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Heinz Bodies?

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G6PD Defiency

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26
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Inheretid disorder resulting in prod of defective Hgb
Defect in position 6 on the beta chain
Very common in Africk Americans?

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Sickle Cell Anemia

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African American with fatigue, pallor, jaundice, Leg ulcers?

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Think Sickle Cell Anemia

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28
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What is diagnostic with Sickle Cell?

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Hgb Electrophoresis HbS

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29
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Hydroxyurea?

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Anti-sickling agent

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30
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Sickle Cell Trait?

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Heterozygotes are carriers

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31
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Target Cells on peripheral smear?

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Sickle Cell Anemia

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32
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Pancytopenia wiht bone marrow hypocellularity?

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Aplastic Anemia

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33
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Asymptomatic Pancytopenia?

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Aplastic Anemia

34
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Most common Leukemia in childhood and uncommon in Adults?

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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)

35
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Child with Abrupt onset of fatigue, malaise, bone pain, sweats, bleeding and easy bruising (pallor, petechiae, ecchymoses)?

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Think ALL

36
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Tx for ALL?

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Chemo

CNS proph with intrathecal methotrexate or brain XRT, Bone marrow transp.

37
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Lyphocytosis, Lymphadenopathy, and splenomegaly in elderly men?

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Think CLL

-Enlarged cervical LN later splenomegaly

38
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Smudge Cells?

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CLL

39
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First line for CLL?

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Chlorambucil

40
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Auer Rods?

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Pathognomic for AML

41
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Tx for AML?

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Daunomycinand Cytarabine No CNS proph needed

42
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Philadepadelphia Chromosone?

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Patho for CML

43
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Marked splenomegaly with fatigue, wt loss, night sweats and fatigue in older person?

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Think CML

44
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Lymphocytes with hairlike, cytoplasmic projections?

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Hairy Cell Leukemia

45
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Malignant disorder of the Lymphatic system that affects the Lymph Nodes?

-Bimodal dsitribution (second, third decades and and after 50)

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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

May have after a Epstein-Barr virus? With Localized firm, Freely mobile and non-tender.

46
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Chronic pruritis and disulfiram-like reaction after drinking alcohol?

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Think Hodgkins Lymphoma

47
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Reed Sternberg Cells

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Think Hodgkins

48
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Reed Sternberg Cells?

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Larger, Binucleated cells with prominent nucleoli

49
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Tx for Hodgkins Lymphoma

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Get CT of chest too

XRT / Chemo 85% CURABLE with tx

50
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Solid Tumor of immune, 90% B cell in origin?

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Hon-Hodgkin Lymphoma

51
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Chest pain, cough, SVC, Abd and back pain, Spinal cord compression?

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Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

52
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Most common presentatoin in Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma?

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Cervical, axillary, or inguinal region.
Nodes firm, non-tender with size > 1.0 CM

Need Bx

53
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Multiple Myeloma?

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Neoplastic proliferation of a single clone of Plasma (B Cells

54
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Bone pain, weakness, fatigue, hypercalcemia, M proteins in urine? Punched out bone lesions?

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MM

Compresion and path fxrs common

55
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Dx of MM?

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Serum protien electrophoresis

56
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IgM protien and Bence Jones Protein

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MM

57
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Tx for MM?

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Chemo with Melphalan and Prednisone

Autologous stem cell transplantiation

58
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Hemophilia A?

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Factor VIII
Sex Linked Recessive
Hemarthroses after trauma
Spont CNS bleeds
Prolonged PTT
PT/Platelets/bleeding time normal
Decreased activity of Factor VIII
59
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Factor VIII deficiency?

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Hemophilia A

60
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TX fo Hemophilia A?

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Avoid asa and other anticoag
Factor VIII concentrate
FFP/Cryoprecipitate

61
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Factor IX disorder?

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Hemophilia B

62
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Hemophilia B?

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Factor IX (Christmas Factor) deficiency

63
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Retroperitoneal hematomas?

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May be seen in Hem A and B

64
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Tx for Hem B?

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Factor IX concentrate

FFP/Cryoprecipitate

65
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ITP?

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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura ITP

66
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Autoimmune bleeding disorder in which patients develop antibodies against their own platelets

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ITP

67
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Superficial bleedin of skin, mucous membranes or GU tract?

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ITP

68
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TX ITP

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Usu self limited

Avoid all drugs tha cause Thrombocytopenia

69
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Drugs that worsen Thrombocytopenia?

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Sulfa, quinine, PCN, furosemide, phenytoin, cimetidine, etc….

70
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TTP?

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Severe thrombocytpenia, hemolytic anemia and neuro abnormalities
Typically with GI S/S such as abd pain and diarrhea
ARF common
Severe HTN is seen

**Neuro abn. Headache, aphasia or stupor

71
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Therapy TTP?

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Large volume plasmapheresis

72
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Vw disease?

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Platelet fxn disorder

Vw protein normally binds to Factor VIII delivering it to sites of coag and preventing its clearance from ciruclation

73
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What so bad about VW disease?

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Cant form platelet plug

74
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Vw deficiency Sxms?

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Easy bruising and mucosal surface bleeding
Worse after NSAID or Asp use
Menorrhagia

75
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Tx for Vw?

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Factor VIII concentrate

DDAVP (synthetic analog of ADH)–>induces release of VWF

76
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DIC?

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Coagulation factors activated and degraded at the same TIME. Triggered by endothelial cell inury or release of tissue factore that activate the coag cascade

77
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SS DIC?

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Bleeding
Bleeding from skin/mucous membranes
Small purpuric to large ecchymoses
Thrombic events can cause gangrenous ditits and nose, and hemm necrosis of skin

78
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TX for DIC?

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FFP/Platelets/IV heparin for thromboses

79
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Fatigue, Nausea, Abdominal fullness

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Classic CML

80
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BCR/ABL on Peripheral Smear

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CML

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