Hematology/oncology Flashcards
Four causes of microcytic anemia
TICS-Thalassemia. Iron deficiency anemia of Chronic disease, and Sideroblastic anemia
An elderly man with hyppochromic, microcytic anemia is asymptomatic. Diagnostic tests?
Fecal occult blood test and sigmoidoscopy; suspect colorectal cancer
Precipitants of hemolytic crisis in patients with G6PD deficiency
Sulonamides, antimalarial drugs, fava beans
The most common inherited caurse of hypercoagulability
Factor V Leiden mutation
The most common inherited bleeding disorder
von Willebrand disease
The most common ingerited hemolytic anemia
Hereditory spherocytosis
Diagnostic test for hereditary spherocytosis
Osmototic fagility test
Pure RBC aplasia
Diamond - Blackfan anemia
Aneia associated with absent radii and thumbs, diffuse hyperpigmentation, caf2 au lait spots, microcephaly, and pancytopenia
Fanconi anemia
Medications and viruses that lead to aplastic anemia
Chlorampheniicol, sulfonamides, radiation, HIV, chemotherapeutic agents, hepatitis, parvovirus B19, EBV
How to distinguish polycythemia vera from 2° polycythemia
Both have elevated hematocrit and RBC mass, but polycythemia vera should have normal O2 saturation and low erythropoietin levels
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) pentad?
“FAT RN”: Fever Anemia Thrombocytopenia, Renal dysfunction, Neurologic abnormalities
Hemolytic uremic syndroma (HUS) triad?
Anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure
Treatlabt for TTP
Emergent large-volume plasmaphereseis, corticosteroids, antiplatelet drugs. Platelet transfusion is contraindicated!
Treatment for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in children
Usually resolves spontanea-ously; may require IVIG and/or corticosteroids