Hematology/oncology Flashcards
1
Q
chronic pruritus and fatigue, unintentional WL, severe pain with alc ingestion, cervical/supraclavicular lymphadenopathy in 30s yo or 90s yo
A
hodgkin lymphoma
2
Q
Reed-sternberg cell
A
hodgkin lymphoma
3
Q
rapidly enlarging mass (neck, abd, pelvis), B symptoms and 60s
A
diffuse large b-cell lymphoma
4
Q
rapidly growing tumor on face or abdomen in children
A
burkitt lymphoma
5
Q
dysregulation of myc on chromosome 8
A
burkitt lymphoma
6
Q
thrombocytopenia versus clotting factor deficiency or inhibitors
A
mucocutaneous bleeding, petechiae, bleeding with minor injury v muscle or joint or soft tissue hematoma, large ecchymoses,
7
Q
first line for neutropenic fever
A
cefepime, meropenem, piperacillin-tazobactam
