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Hematology Flashcards

1
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MCV 80-100

A

Normocytic

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MCV > 100

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Macrocytic

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Viruses that can cause aplastic anemia

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Parvovirus B19, hepatitis virus, HIV, EBV

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PBS finding in aplastic anemia

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Hypocellularity and pancytopenia

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5
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Aplastic anemia with microcephaly, microphthalmia, hearing loss, limb anomalies

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Fanconi’s anemia

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Diamond-blackfan syndrome (congenital hypoplastic anemia)

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Pure red cell aplasia

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7
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Iron def anemia most commonly affects what age group

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6-24 months old

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The most common hematologic disease of infancy and childhood

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IDA

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Defect in spectrin or ankyrin

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Spherocytosis

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10
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Lack of enzyme needed by RBC to defend against oxidative stress

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g6PD Deficiency

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Crew cut or hair on end appearance on skull xray

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Sickle cell anemia

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12
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Autoimmune platelet destruction

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ITP

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13
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Due to acquired deficiency of metalloproteinase (ADAMTS13)

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TTP

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14
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MCV

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Microcytic

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15
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Most common childhood malignancy

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ALL

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The single most important prognostic factor in ALL

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Treatment

17
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Dx of ALL

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BMA: > 25% of BM cells as a homogenous population of lymphoblasts

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Remission

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19
Q

Poor prognostic factors for ALL

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10 yrs
Male 
WBC > 100 000
CNS leukemia
Mediatinal mass
20
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B symptoms

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Lymphoma

  • wt loss > 10 % over 3 mos
  • unexplained high grade fever
  • drenching night sweats
21
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Reed sternberg cell

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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

22
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Class of HD with best prognosis

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Mixed cellularity

23
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Most common solid tumors in childhood

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Brain tumors

24
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Most common posterior fossa tumor in childhood

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Cerebellar astrocytoma

- also the best prognosis

25
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2nd most common posterior fossa tumor of childhood

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Medulloblastoma

- arises from the roof of 4th ventricle

26
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3rd most common posterior fossa tumor of childhood

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Brain stem gliomas

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