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1
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folate deficiency path

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leafy greans 3-6 wk stores pregnancy

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folate deficiency pt

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tea + toast diet EtOH pregnancy

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folate deficiency dx

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folic acid levels decreased normal methylmalonic acid increase homocysteine (not done)

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folate deficiency tx

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folate, 1mg po

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B12 deficiency path

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3-10 yrs storage animal products neuro symptoms

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B12 deficiency pt

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strict vegan pernicious anemia Crohn’s disease gastric bypass

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B12 deficiency dx

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B12 levels decreased increase homocysteine (don’t check) increase methylmalonic acid

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B12 deficiency tx

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B12 - PO = nutritional - IM = impaired absorption

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B12 deficiency f/u

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never choose Schilling test prolonged deficiency is loss of DCMLS (proprioception, Vibration)

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pernicious anemia path

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antibodies against parietal cells no intrinsic factor, no B12 absorption

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pernicious anemia pt

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weakness, sore tongue, paresthesias

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pernicious anemia dx

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Ab-intrinsic factor Ab-Anti-parietal

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pernicious anemia tx

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IM B12 cannot treat pernicious anemia

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pernicious anemia f/u

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gastric cancer

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non-megaloblastic anemias

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liver disease EtOH medications (AZT, HAART, 5-FU, ARA-C) Metabolic syndrome - Lesch-Nyhan - Hereditary orotic aciduria

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iron deficiency anemia path

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slow bleed consumption of iron stores

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17
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iron deficiency anemia pt

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woman = menorrhagia man = colon cancer

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18
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iron deficiency anemia dx

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iron studies - iron decrease - ferritin decrease - TIBC increase best: Bone marrow bx (rarely needed)

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19
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iron deficiency anemia tx

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iron 2-6wks for anemia iron 2-6mo for iron stores

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anemia of chronic disease path

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chronic inflammatory disease

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anemia of chronic disease pt

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anemia

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anemia of chronic disease dx

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iron studies - iron decrease - ferritin increase - TIBC decrease best: bone marrow bx (rarely needed)

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anemia of chronic disease tx

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give EPO treat inflammatory disease

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thalassemia path

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genetic mutations, loss of genes, 4alpha, 2beta

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thalassemia pt

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asx (1 α deleted) minor (2alpha deleted, 1beta deleted) major (3alpha deleted, 2beta deleted) dead (4alpha)

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thalassemia dx

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iron normal ferritin normal TIBC normal Hgb electrophoresis

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thalassemia tx

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minor = do nothing major = transfusion = deferoxamine

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sideroblastic path

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irreversible, B6, cancer Reversible, Lead, EtOH, copper, isoniazid

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sideroblastic pt

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anemia

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sideroblastic dx

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iron increase (done) ferritin normal TIBC normal Best: bone marrow bx (ringed sideroblasts)

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31
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sideroblastic tx

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remove exposure, give back B6, try to treat cancer

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32
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sickle cell path

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autosomal recessive, HgbSS valine for glutamic acid sickle under stress - acidosis - dehydration

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sickle cell pt

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emergency acute - acute chest = MI, CHF - acute brain = CVA - priapism hospitalize acute - vaso-occlusive crisis chronic - asplenia - avascular necrosis - osteomyelitis

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sickle cell dx

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1st: smear = sickled cells - use 1st time and crisis best: Hgb electrophoresis (SC, SS) - use 1st time only

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35
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sickle cell tx

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hydroxyurea = increase HgbF, decrease HgbSS IVF, O2, pain control (hospital) exchange transfusion (emergency)

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36
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sickle cell f/u

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iron overload (deferoxamine)

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G6PD deficiency path

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decrease G6PD hypoxemic = hemolysis

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38
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G6PD deficiency pt

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African American males Dapsone, TMP-SMX, nitrofurantoin

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39
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G6PD deficiency dx

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1st: smear = bite cells, Heinz bodies best: G6PD levels 6-8wks

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40
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G6PD deficiency tx

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supportive avoid stress

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hereditary spherocytosis path

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deficiency in Spectrin, Ankrin, Pallidin

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hereditary spherocytosis pt

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hemolysis, spherocytes

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43
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hereditary spherocytosis dx

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1st smear = spherocytes best = osmotic fragility

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44
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hereditary spherocytosis tx

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folate + Fe splenectomy

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45
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paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria path

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PIG-A deficiency

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46
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paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria pt

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paroxysmal (once in a while) nocturnal (happens at night) hemoglobinuria (dark urine) + abdominal vein thrombosis

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paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria dx

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flow cytometry decrease CD55, decrease CD59

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48
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paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria tx

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biologics (eculizumab)

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49
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warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia path

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IgG (cancer, drugs, rheum)

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50
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warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia pt

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hemolysis everywhere

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51
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warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia dx

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Coomb’s test IgG

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52
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warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia tx

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1st line: steroids recurrent: splenectomy severe: IVIG refractory to splenectomy: rituximab

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53
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cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia path

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IgM (mycoplasma, mono)

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54
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cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia pt

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hemolysis in the cold - tips of digits - tips of nose

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55
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cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia dx

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1st: Coomb’s test negative for IgG

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56
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cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia tx

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avoid the cold refractory: rituximab

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57
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microangiopathic hemolytic anemia path

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schistocytes = MAHA

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58
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microangiopathic hemolytic anemia pt

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TTP vs DIC

59
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microangiopathic hemolytic anemia dx

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decrease Hgb (both) decrease plt (both) decrease fibrinogen (DIC) increase INR (DIC) increase split products (DIC)

60
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acute myelogenous leukemia path

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acute = blasts myelogenous = neutrophils leukemia = cancer in the blood

61
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acute myelogenous leukemia pt

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acute, age 67 exposure: benzene radiation CML: blast crisis

62
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acute myelogenous leukemia dx

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1st: smear = blasts BM bx > 20% blasts + myeloperoxidase

63
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acute myelogenous leukemia tx

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M3: Vit A (auer rods on bx) no M3 = chemo

64
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acute lymphocytic leukemia path

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acute = blasts lymphocytic = leukocytes leukemia = cancer in the blood

65
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acute lymphocytic leukemia pt

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acute, age 7

66
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acute lymphocytic leukemia dx

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1st: smear = blasts BM b >20% blasts + cALLa and + TdT

67
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acute lymphocytic leukemia tx

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chemo ppx CNS ARA-C+/- radiation

68
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chronic myelogenous leukemia path

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chronic = mature cells myelogneous = neutrophils leukemia = cancer in the blood

69
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chronic myelogenous leukemia pt

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chronic, age 47

70
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chronic myelogenous leukemia dx

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diff (way more cells than should be) BM bx = philadelphia + t(9, 22) + BCR-ABL

71
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia path

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chronic = mature cells lymphocytic = lymphocytes leukemia = cancer in the blood

72
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia pt

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chronic, age 87

73
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia dx

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diff (way more cells than should be) BM bx

74
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia tx

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> 65 + asx = nothing > 65 + sx = chemo < 65 + donor = HSCT

75
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Hodgkin’s lymphoma path

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contiguous spread usually B sxs Pel-Ebstein fevers painful lymphadenopathy on EtOH

76
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Hodgkin’s lymphoma pt

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nontender lymphadenopathy +/- B sxs

77
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Hodgkin’s lymphoma dx

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excisional biopsy + reed Sternberg cells stage = PET/CT or CT chest/abd/pelvis

78
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Non-hodgkin’s lymphoma path

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hematogenous spread usually NO B sxs Burkett’s starry sky extra nodal disease

79
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non-hodgkin’s lymphoma pt

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nontender lymphadenopathy + sxs

80
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non-hodgkin’s lymphoma dx

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excisional biopsy NO Reed-Sternberg cells stage = PET/CT or CT chest/abd/pelvis

81
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non-hodgkin’s lymphoma tx

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IIA or better = radiation IIB or worse = chemo - CHOP-R - CNS ppx

82
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cancer staging: I

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1 lymph node

83
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cancer staging: II

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>/= 2 lymph nodes same side diaphragm

84
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cancer staging: III

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>/= 2 lymph nodes opposite side diaphragm

85
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cancer staging: IV

86
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chemoman

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Cisplatin = ototoxicity

bleomycin = pulmonary fibrosis

Adriamycin/Doxarubicin = cardiac toxicity

Vincristine/Vinblastine = peripheral neuropathy

Cisplatin = nephrotoxicity

Cyclophosphamide = hemorrhagic cystitis

87
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multiple myeloma path

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IgG

monoclonal expansional plasma cells

  • Ig = recurrent infxn
  • Bence-Jones = AKI
  • osteoclasts = lytic lesions
88
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multiple myeloma pt

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>70s (old men)

CRAB

  • hyperCalcemia
  • Renal failure
  • Anemia
  • Bone pain, lytic lesions
89
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multiple myeloma dx

A

Spep +

Upep +

skeletal survey +

BM bx > 10% plasma

90
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multiple myeloma tx

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>70, no donor: chemo

<70, + donor: HSCT

91
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multiple myeloma f/u

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melphalan + steroids

  • thalidomide
  • bortezomib
92
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MGUS path

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IgG

early myeloma

93
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MGUS pt

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>85

no CRAB

94
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MGUS dx

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Spep +

Upep -

skeletal survey -

BM bx <10% plasma

95
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MGUS tx

A

watch and wait

converts to multiple myelmoa 2%/yr

96
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Waldenstrom’s path

97
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Waldenstrom’s pt

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hyperviscosity syndrome

constitutional symptoms

98
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Waldenstrom’s dx

A

Spep +

Upep -

skeletal survey -

BM Bx > 10% lymphoma

99
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Waldenstrom’s tx

A

rituximab - chemo

hyperviscosity = plasmapheresis

100
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Waldenstrom’s f/u

A

blast crisis

101
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trombophilic disorders

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Factor V leiden = mutation

prothrombin 20210A = mutation

Protein C def = level

Protein S def = level

antithrombin def = level

102
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who gets warfarin in a DVT: all patients

A

provoked 3mo

unprovoked 6mo

recurrence lifetime

103
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who gets warfarin in DVT: other options

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LMWH in cancer

NOACs = warfarin

104
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DVT ppx: risk

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trauma, surgery (10x)

LMWH ppx

LMWH -> warfarin

105
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DVT ppx: cancer

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LMWH ppx

LMWH tx (no warfarin in met cancer)

106
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APLA path

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lupus ‘anticoagulant’

hypercoaguability in artery and veins

107
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APLA pt

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lupus +

arterial clots AND venous clots

108
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APLA dx

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russel viper venom assay

109
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APLA tx

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warfarin goal 2-3

failure meanse increase INR goal

110
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TTP path

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hyaline clots

ADAMTS-13 deficiency

111
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TTP pt

A

Fever

Anemia

Thrombocytopenia

Renal failure

Neuro symptoms

112
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TTP dx

A

CBC - decrease plt

Smear - schistocytes

PT/PTT - normal

fibrinogen - normal

D-dimer - normal

113
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TTP tx

A

exchange transfusion

114
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TTP f/u

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NEVER platelets

115
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DIC path

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fibrin clots

tremendous catastrophic injury

116
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DIC pt

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sick as shit

sepsis, ICU, shock, then they start bleeding

117
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DIC dx

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CBC - decrease platelets

smear - schistocytes

PT/PTT - increase

fibrinogen - decrease

D-dimer - increase

118
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DIC tx

A

fix underlying disease

give blood products

  • decrease fibrinogin = cryo
  • increase INR = FFB
  • decrease platelets = platelets
  • decrease Hgb = blood
119
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HIT path

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antibodies to platelets

120
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HIT pt

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heparin products administered

7-14d

platelets very decreased ~50%

new clots

121
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HIT dx

A

antiplatelet factor 4 ELISA +

confirm with serotonin release assay

122
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HIT tx

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stop heparin

argatroban -> warfarin INR 2-3

123
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ITP path

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antibodies to platelets

splenic destruction

124
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ITP pt

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woman and autoimmune disease

decrease platelets

125
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ITP dx

A

dx of exclusion

126
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ITP tx

A

steroids

IVIG

splenectomy

rituximab

127
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Von Willebrand path

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deficiency of vWD

autosomal dominant

most common bleeding disorder

128
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Von Willebrand pt

A

platelet bleed, normal count

(can have factor VIII def)

129
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Von Willebrand dx

A

1st: CBC = normal count

Best: vWF assay

may have increase PTT from factor VIII deficiency

130
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Von Willebrand tx

131
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other platelet bleed normal count

A

Bernard-Soulier - glycoprotein Ib

Glanzmann’s - glyco IIb-IIIa

Drugs - ASA, clopidogrel, abciximab

uremia - CKD

132
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hemophilia path

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x-linked disorder of..

factor VIII (hemophilia A)

factor IX (hemophilia B)

133
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hemophilia pt

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hemarthrosis

bruises easy

134
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hemophilia dx

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Increase PTT, can have increase PT or Increase iNR

mixing studies (corrects)

factor levels

135
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hemophilia tx

A

factors whent hey bleed (short term)

136
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hemophilia f/u

A

may develop inhibitors that will not correct with mixing studies

137
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antiphoshoplipid antibody syndrome path

138
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antiphospholipid antibody pt

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bleeding AND clotting

hemarthrosis (bleeding)

arterial thrombosis (clotting)

139
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antiphospholipid antibody dx

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PT/PTT/INR

mixing studies (does not correct)

viper venom assay

140
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antiphospholipid antibody tx

A

treat lupus

heparin to warfarin bridge for APLA

141
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acquired factor deficiency path

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liver dysfunction, warfarin, Vit K deficiency

142
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acquried factor deficiency pt

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long ICU stay

on warfarin

has cirrhosis

143
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acquired factor deficiency dx

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PT/PTT/INR

144
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acquired factor deficiency tx

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