Hematology/Oncology Flashcards
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder?
vWF deficiency
Symptoms worsened with ASA use
What are the contents of cryoprecipitate?
Factor VIII, XIII, vWF, fibrinogen, fibronectin
Ristocetin cofactor assay is used to measure what?
Measures ability of vWF to agglutinate
What is the most common hereditary thrombotic disease?
Factor V leiden
What are the 3 causes of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia?
DIC,HUS, TTP
What is the DOC for TTP ?
Corticosteroid
Platelet transfusion is contraindicated
What is the most common immunologic disorder in women of child bearing age?
IT
Aplastic crisis is seen in which organism?
Parvovirus B19
Sickle cell osteomyelitis is associated with which organism?
Salmonella
An example of an iron chelator?
Deferoxamine
What are the 3 forms of inherited porphyria?
Porphyria Acute intermittent porphyria (AD) Porphyria cutana tarda Erythropoietic prophyria (AR)
What are 4 oncologic emergencies?
Hypercalcemia
Spinal cord compression
Superior vena cava syndrome
Leukostasis (blasts occluding microcirculation)
Which type of AML has the best prognosis?
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)
Responsive to all-trans-retinoic acid AML type (FAB) M3
ALL is most commonly seen in which age group?
Children
What is the most common type of leukemia?
CLL