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pathophys of immune thrombocytponeic purpura?

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autoimmune production of IgG against platelet antigens, ->consumed by splenic macrophages -> thrombocytopenia

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which cells produce the antibodies in ITP?

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splenic plasma cells

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Lab findings in ITP

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Decreased platelet count
Normal PT/PTT
Increased megakaryocytes on bone marrow biopsy

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Treatment for ITP?

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Corticosteroids, IVIG

-splenectomy for refractory cases - eliminates the site of the antibody production

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Name two types of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia

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  • HUS

- TTP

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thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura pathophs (TTP)?

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Decreased ADAMTS13 - ADAMST13 normally cleaves vWF multimers into smaller monomers for degradation. With decreased ADAMTS13, uncleaved monomers lead ot abnormal platelet adhesion - > microthrombi -> sheering of rbcs

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Decreased ADAMTS13 is usually due to…

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an acquired autoantibody

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who usually gets HUS?

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children with e coli O157:H7 infection

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Clinical findings of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (HUS and TTP)?

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  • skin and mucosal bleeding
  • hemolytic anemia
  • fever
  • renal insufficiency (HUS)
  • CNS abnormalities (TTP)
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lab findings of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (HUS and TTP)?

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  • thrombocytopenia with increased bleeding time
  • normal PT/PTT
  • anemia with schitocytes
  • increased megakaryocytes on biopsy
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uremia disrupts which parts of platelet function?

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both adhesion and aggregation

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bernard-soulier syndrome is due to a genetic deficiency of…

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GPIb

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what is the cause of glanzmann thrombasthenia?

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genetic GPIIb/IIIa deficiency

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Hemophilia A is a X linked deficiency of…

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factor VIII

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Hemophilia B =

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Christmas Disease

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16
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Hemophilia B is a deficiency of…

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factor IX

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17
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What is the most common coagulation factor inhibitor?

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anti-FVIII

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18
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How can you differentiate hemophilia A from a coagulation factor inhibitor (autoantibody against factor VIII)

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Upon mixing the patients plasma with normal plasma, the PTT will not correct due to the presence of the antibody (whereas it would correct with hemophilia A)

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Most commonly inherited coag disorder?

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Von Willebrand disease- genetic vWF deficiency

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20
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inheritance of most common type of vWF defieincy?

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AD

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lab findings of vWF disease?

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  • increased bleeding time
  • increased PTT, normal PT
  • abnormal ristocetin test
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why is PTT increased in vWF disease?

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VWF normally stabilizes factor VIII

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treatment of vWF disease?

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desmopressin

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24
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function of alpha 2 antiplasmin?

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inactivates plasmin

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25
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why may an alcohol have decreased alpha 2 antiplasmin?

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liver cirhossis - not produced

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plasmin function

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cleaves serum fibrinogen

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27
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presentation of disorder of fibrinolysis?

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  • increased PT/PTT (plasmin destroys coag factors)
  • increased bleedining time (blocks aggregation)
  • increased fibrinogen split products with NORMAL D-dimer
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why is d-dimer normal in disorders of fibrinolysis

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Fibrin thrombi are absent in the case of disorder of fibrinolysis therefore D-dimers are not formed

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29
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treatment for disorders of fibrinolysis?

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aminocaproic acid — blocks activation of plasminogen

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30
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A deficiency of cystathione beta synthase results in high levels of…

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homocysteine

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31
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estrogen induces increased production of…

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coagulation factors

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32
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name the microcytic anemias

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  • iron deficiency
  • anemia of chronic disease
  • sideroblastic anemia
  • thalasemmia
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33
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what is the cofactor needed for ALAS?

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B6

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34
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How does lead poisoning cause sideroblastic anemia?

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-lead inhibits ALAD and ferrochelatase - needed for heme synthesis

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35
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if you have alpha thalasemia with 3 genes deleted, what will your Beta chains for?

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tetramers - HbH - will damage RBCs

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36
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if you have alpha thalasemia with 4 genes deleted, what will form?

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Hbarts - tetramers of gamma chains

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37
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How does alpha thalesemia with 4 genes deleted present?

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Death in utero via hydrops fetalis

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if you have alpha thalasemia with two genes deleted how will you present?

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mild anemia with increased RBC count

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alpha thalassemia is usually due to a gene…

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deletion

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40
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beta thalassemia is usualy due to a gene…

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mutation (point mutation)

41
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what is the genotype of someone with beta thalasemia minor?

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One normal beta globin gene, one mutated gene with diminished production
B/B+

42
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hemoglobin electrophoresis findings wiht beta thalasemmia minor?

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  • Slightly decreased HbA

- Increased HbA2 and HbF

43
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what is the most severe form of beta thalesemia? and genotype?

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Beta thalassemia major - Bo/Bo

Both mutations yeild absent production

44
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explain the pathophys of beta thalasemia major?

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No production of Beta chains — alpha chains precipitate and damage RBC membranes causing ineffective erytrhopoiesis and extravascular hemolysis
-Massive erythroid hyperplasia

45
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presentation of beta thalasemia major?

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  • crewcut appearance on xray
  • chipmunk facies
  • extramedullary hematopoiesis with hepatosplenomegaly
  • risk of aplastic crisis with parvovirus B19
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electrophoresis findings of someone with beta thalasemia major?

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  • No HbA (or little)

- HbA2 and HbF

47
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target cells are characteristic of which disease?

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beta thalasemmias and sickle cell

48
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inheritance of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria?

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NOT inherited - its AQUIRED

49
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what is defective in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria?

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GPI - the protein that anchors decay accelerating factor to the surface of RBCs, preventing C3 convertase activity

50
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decay accelerating factor =

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CD55

51
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what is the main cause of death in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria?

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thrombosis - destroyed platelets release cytoplasmic contents -> thrombosis

52
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how do blasts (immature cells) appear on blood smear?

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Large immature cells often with punched out nuceloili

53
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what do lymphoblasts stain for?

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Tdt - a DNA polymerase

54
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is Tdt postive in myeloid blasts or mature lymphocytes?

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no - specific to lymphoblasts

55
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what do myeloblasts stain positive for?

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MPO (in the cytoplasmi) - may crystalize and be seen as auer rods

56
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what translocation characterizes acute promyelocytic leukemia?

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t(15:17) -translocation of retinoic acid receptors (RAR) on chromosome 17 to chromosome 15 ; blocks maturation and promyelocytes accumulate

57
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Abnormal promyelocytes increase your risk…

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DIC, as they contain granules

58
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CLL is a proliferation of what?

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Naive B cells

59
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what do the naive B cells of CLL express?

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both CD5 and CD20

60
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What will be seen on blood smear of someone with CLL?

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increased lymphocytes and smudge cells

61
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complications of CLL?

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  • Hypogammaglobulinemia - may lead to infection
  • autoimmune hemolytic anemia
  • transformation to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (richter transformation)
62
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what is hairy cell leukemia a proliferation of?

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mature B cells

63
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how do the mature B cells in hairy cell leukemia appear?

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they have hairy cytoplasmic processes

64
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what do the mature B cells in hairy cell leukemia stain for?

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TRAP

65
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clinical features of hairy cell leukemia

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  • splenomegaly - cells accumulate in red pulp

- dry tap on bone marrow due to fibrosis

66
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what is adult t-cell leukemia/lymphoma a proliferation of?

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mature CD4 t cells

67
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adult t-cell leukemia/lymphoma is associated with which virus?

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HTLV-1

68
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what is mycosis fungoides a proliferation of?

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mature CD4 t cells

69
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mycosis fungoides clinical features

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the CD4 t cells infiltrate the skin, leading to rashes, plaques, etc. Pautrier microabscesses.
-may spread to involve the blood = sezary syndrome

70
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where do B cell proliferate in the lymph node?

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cortex

71
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where do t cells proliferate in th elymph node?

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paracortex

72
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hyperplasia of the sinus histiocytes is seen…

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in lymph nodes that are draining a tissue with cancer

73
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which lymphomas arise from small B cells?

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  • follicular lymphoma
  • mantle cell lymphoma
  • marginal cell lymphoma
  • small lymphocytic lympoma (CLL that involes tissue)
74
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which lymphomas arise from intermediate B cells

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burkitt lymphoma

75
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which lymphomas arise from large B cells

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large B cell lympoma

76
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follicular lympoma is a neoplasitc proliferation of…

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small b cells (CD20+)

77
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what translocation drives follicular lympoma?

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t(14:18)

78
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what does the t(14:18) result in?

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BCL2 on chromosome 18 translocates to the ig heavy chain locus on chromosome 14- > overexpression of Bcl2 which inhibits apoptosis

79
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which treatment is useful in follicular lymphoma?

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rituximab

80
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what is mantle cell lymphoma a proliferation of?

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small b cells (CD20+)

81
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what transcolation drives mantel cell lymphoma?

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t(11:14)

82
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what does the t(11:14) result in?

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cyclin D1 from chromosme 11 gets translocated to ig heavy chian on chromsome 14 -> overexpression of cyclin D1 which promotes G1/S transition

83
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what is marginal zone lymphoma a proliferation of?

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small b cells (CD20+)

84
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what translocation drives mantle cell lymphoma?

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t(11:18)

85
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what is MALToma?

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a marginal zone lymphoma in mucosal sites

86
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what conditions is marginal zone lymphoma associated with?

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Hashimoto thryoiditis, Sjogren syndrome, and H pylori

87
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which translocation drives burkitts lymphoma?

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t(8:14)

88
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what does the t(8:14) result in?

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c-myc translocation onto the Ig heavy chain locus on chromosome 14 -> overexpression of c-myc oncogene

89
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what is the most common type of hodgkins lymphoma?

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nodular sclerosis

90
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how will a lymph node with the nodular sclerosis type of hodgkins lymphoma appear?

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divided by bands of sclerosis, with reed sternberg cells in lake like spaces

91
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what cytokine do RS cells produce?

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IL-5

92
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which cytokine may be increased in multiple myeloma?

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IL6

93
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what does the M spike seen in multiple myeloma represent?

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monoclonal IgG or igA produced by malignant plasma cells

94
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why does the rouleaux formation occur in multiple myeloma?

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-the elavated serum protein (from the neoplastic plasma cells producing immunoglobulins) decrease the charge between RBCs

95
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which type of amyloid is found in multiple myeloma?

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primary AL amyloidosis

96
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what is waldenstrom macroglobulinemia?

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b-cell lymphoma with monoclonal igM production

97
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what do the langherhans cells of langerhans cell histiocytosis stain + for?

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CD1a+ and S-100

98
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presentation of hand-schuller-christain disease?

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scalp rash, lytic skull defects, diabetes insipidus, exopthalamus in a child

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