Hematology Flashcards
Lead poisoning
Clinical presentation
1-Behavioral changes
2-Cognitive/development dysfunction
3-Anorexia, pain, vomiting, constipation ( at 20 mcg/dL )
4-CNS- related to cerebral edema, ICP ( 70-100 mcg/dL )
Iron Deficinecy
Treatment
- Oral ferrous salts
- Within 3-4 days Reticulocytosis.
- Increase Hb over first month
- Repletion of iron 1-3 months after start .
Lead poisoning
Diagnosis
- Screen for high risk at 12 and 24 months age
- Confirmatory venous sample- gold standard blood lead level
- Microcytic hypochromic anemia
- Basophilic stippling
Lead poisoning
Management
1-10-14mcg/dL Evaluate source, recheck in 3 months
2-15-19mcg/dL Health department referral, BLL in 2 months
3-20-44mgc/dL Same , repeat in one month
4-45-70 mcg/dL Same , single drug chelation ( DMSA )
5- _>70mcg/dL Hospitalisation + two drugs
Blackfan-Diamond Syn
Presentation
1-Severe anemia by 2-3 months
2-Short stature
3-Craniofacial deformities
4-Triphalangeal thumb
Blackfan-Diamond Syn
Lab
1-Macrocytosis 2-Increased HbF 3-Increased RBC ADA 4-Low Reticulocytosis 5-Marrow with Decreased RBC precursors
Blackfan-Dismond Syn
Treatment
1-Corticosteroid
2-Spleenoctomy
Congenital Pancytopenia
( Fanconi ) anemia
Presentation
1-Short stature 2-Absent or Hypoplastic thumbs 3-Hyperpigmentation and cafe-au-lait spots Lab : 1-Macrocytosis , high HbF 2-Pancytopenia , bone marrow hypoplasia
Fanconi Anemia
Diagnosis
1-Bone marrow aspiration
2-Cytogenic studies
Fanconi
Complication
AML
Bone marrow failure
Fanconi
Treatment
1-Corticosteroid
2-Transfusion, antibiotics
3-Bone marrow transplant
B12 Deficiency
Causes
1-Inadequate production
2-Congenital or juvenile pernicious anemia
3-Gastric surgery
4-Terminal ileum disease
Spherocytosis
Diagnosis
Osmotic fragility test
G6PD Deficinecy
Genitic
X-Linked
Heinz body in blood smear
Sickle Cell
Lab
1-Reticulocytosis
2-Anemia ( moderate )
3-Nucleated RBC
4-Target cell, Howell-Jolly bodies (smear)