Hematology/Oncology & Infectious Disease Flashcards
Heparin
MOA
Lab
Activated antithrombin
Then inactivates factor Xa, Thrombin (IIa)
Increases PTT
Warfarin
MOA
Lab
Inhibits synthesis of Vit K- dependent coagulation factors (II, VII, IX, X and to a lesser extent proteins C and S) by blocking vitamin K epoxide reductase
Increases PT
Rapid reversal give FFP (or Vit K)
Teratogenic
Tissue plasminogen activators (tPAs)
- name
- MOA
- Lab (3)
Alteplase
Reteplase
Tenecteplase
Aid conversion of plasminogen to plasmin which breaks down fibrin
Increase PT
Increase PTT
No change in platelet count
Factor Xa inhibitors
- Name
- MOA
- Lab
- Reversal agent
ApiXAban
RivaroXAban
Directly inhibit factor Xa
New/noval oral anticoagulant (NOAC)
PT/PTT not monitored
Reversal agent: Andexanet alfa
LMWH
- Name
- MOA
- Administered
Enoxaparin
Dalteparin
Mainly inhibits factor Xa
Can be administered SQ
Direct thrombin inhibitors
- Name
- MOA
- Antidote
Dabigatran
Argatroban
Directly inhibit factor II (thrombin)
NOAC
Antidote: idarucizumab
Glycoprotein IIb/IIa inhibitors
- Name
- MOA
Abciximab
Eptifibatide
Tirofiban
Reversibly binds to the glycoprotein receptor IIb/IIIa on activated platelet, preventing aggregation
Hemophilia A
Hemophilia B
Hemophilia C
Hemophilia A
- Factor VIII
Hemophilia B
- Factor IX
Hemophilia C
- Factor XI
- Ashkenazi Jews
- AR
X linked recessive for males
Hemophilia Lab
Tx
PTT prolonged
PT and bleeding time normal
Tx: Transfuse missing factor
- If unavailable: Cryoprecipitate
If bleeding not severe: Desmopressin
Cryoprecipitate
Consists of factor VIII and fibrinogen with smaller concentrations of factor XIII, vWF, and fibronectin
Von Willebrand disease
- Inheritence
- MOA
Autosomal dominant
Deficiency in vWF with decreased levels of factor VIII
Epistaxis
Gum and gingival bleeding
Menorrhagia
Dx
Lab
Tx
Von Willebrand
Dx: Ristocetin cofactor assay (decreased agglutination )
Lab:
Increased bleeding time
Increased PTT
Normal PT and platelet
Tx: Desmopressin
Activated protein C (APC) resistance/ Factor V Leiden
Inherited thrombophilia
Single point mutation in factor V, rendering it resistant to inactivation/ breakdown by activated protein C
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
- Caused by
- MOA
- Timeline
- Also seen
- NOT seen
- Tx
More common w/ Heparin
Can happen w/ Heparin or enoxaparin
Immunologic reaction to heparin which creates platelet activating antibodies which leads to blood clots and rapid drop in platelet count
5-10 days after starting heparin
Skin necrosis at injection site
[No bleeding]
Tx: Stop heparin immediately
Start a direct thrombin inhibitor (fondaparinux, argatroban, bivalirudin)
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
- Associated with
- Antibodies
- Two features
- Lab
- Tx
Associated with SLE and rheumatoid arthritis
APS antibodies
- Lupus anticoagulatn
- Anticardiolipin
Spontaneous abortion
Arterial and venous thrombi formation
Prolonged PTT
Tx: Heparin and warfarin
Recurrent miscarriages and stroke
PE
Antiphospholipid syndrome
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Acquired coagulopathy caused by deposition of fibrin in small blood vessels leading to thrombosis and end-organ damage
Depletion of clotting factors and platelets leading to bleeding diathesis
Bleeding for venipuncture sites
Lab
Tx
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Increased PT and PTT
Decreased platelets
Increased D-dimer and fibrin
Decreased fibrinogen
Factor VIII depressed
Tx: Transfuse RBC, platelets and FFP
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic purpura
- what is it
- MOA
- Addition result
- Features (5)
- Lab
- Tx
TTP is a deficiency of the vWF-cleaving enzyme (ADAMTS-13) resulting in abnormally large vWF multimers that aggregate platelets and create platelet microthrombi
Block small blood vessels —> end organ damage
RBC are fragmented by contact w/ microthrombi —> hemolysis
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
TTP = adults HUS= children associated with E.coli
Low platelet count Neurologic changes (delirium, seizure, stroke, decreased vision) Pyrexia (fever) Schistocytes Acute kidney injury
Decreased platelets
Decreased hemoglobin
Increased creatinine
Normal clotting cascade
Tx: Plasma exchange
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Causes
- Features (6)
- Lab (4)
- Tx
Children more often
Similar to TTP but no neurologic features
Ecoli diarrhea preceedes Shiga toxin (atypical HUS)
Renal failure Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia Low platelets Abdominal pain Bloody diarrhea Schistocytes
Decreased platelets
Decreased hemoglobin
Increased creatinine
Normal clotting cascade
Tx: Dialysis for AKI
Plasma exchange
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- MOA (3)
- Lab
- Affects who
- Feature (5)
- Antibody
- Tx
IgG antibodies (antiplatelet antibodies) are formed against the patients platelets
Platelet antibodies complexes are destroyed in the spleen
Bone marrow production of platelets is increased
Increased Megakaryocytes
Women of child bearing age
Mucocutaneous bleeding Easy bruising Petechiae Hematuria Melena
If Acute: following viral infection, children 2-6, self limiting purpura
Antiplatelet Ab
Tx: if platelet <30,000 then Corticosteriods and IVIG
Basophilic stippling
Lead poisoning (low iron) Sideroblastic anemia (high iron)
B12 deficiency
Folate deficiency
B12 deficiency
- Increased MMA (methylmalonic acid)
- Increased homocysteine
Folate deficiency
- Normal MMA
- Increased homocysteine
African american male
Fatigue
Dark urine
SOB
Jaundice
Taking TMP-SMX for cold
- Inheritence?
G6PD deficiency
X linked
Heinz bodies
Bite cells
Hemolytic anemia
G6PD deficiency
Spleen removed at risk for
Pneumococcal
Meningococcal
Haemophillus
Spleen Makes Human Prey
Tx Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Prednisone
Sickle cell
Acute chest syndrome causes
Fat embolism from bone marrow
Infxn from Mycoplasma, Chlamydia or viruses
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia vs hereditary spherocytosis
Both have spheroctyes and positive osmotic fragility tests
AIHA has + direct Coombs test
Fatigue Pallor Weakness Frequent infections Petechiae Bruising Bleeding
Pancytopenic
Aplastic anemia
Polycythemia vera
- MOA
- Elevated
- Low
- Tx (2)
Clonal proliferation of pluripotent marrow stem cells caused by mutation in JAK2 protein which regulate marrow production
Excess proliferation of WBC, RBC and platelets
Low Erythropoietin
Tx: Phlebotomy
- Hydroxyurea
Febrile nonhemolytic reaction
Cytokine formation during storage of blood
Host antibodies against the donor HLA antigens
Type II hypersensitivity
1-6 hrs after
Fever, HA, chills, flushing, rigors
Prevention: using leukoreduced blood products
Hemolytic transfusion reaction
Preformed (acute) or formed (delayed) recipient antibodies against donor erythrocytes
Type II hypersensitivity
Fever, hypotension, chills, nausea, flushing, burning at IV site, tachycardia, flank pain
Bloody urine
During or shortly after transfusion
Smudge cells
Lab
CLL
Increase NK, T or B cells
Auer rods
AML
Tx APL chemo
All trans retinoic acid
Tx CLL
FLudarabine
Chlorambucil
9;22
Lab
Tx
CML
Lab: granulocytosis (increased granulocytes: neutrophils, eosinophils, or basophils)
Tx: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (imatinib)
Tx Hairy cell Leukemia
Cladribine
Single group of localized nodules
Reed sternberg cells
EBV
Hodgkin lymphoma
Many peripheral nodes involved
Noncontiguous spread
Mainly B cells
65-75 years old
HIV
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
8; 14
Starry sky
Burkitt lymphoma
Jaw lesion
EBV
Eczema like lesions
Pruritus
Biopsy: cerebriform lymphoid cells
Mycosis fungoides/ Sezary syndrome
T cell lymphoma of skin
Sezary syndrome: T cell leukemia
Staging of Lymphoma
Stage I: single site
Stage II: two or more sites on same side of diaphragm
Stage III: Multiple sites on both sides of diaphragm
STage IV; diffuse disease
Lymphoma Tx
R-CHOP
Rituximab Cyclophosphamide Doxorubicin Vincristine Prednisone
Little Police Cam DVR
Tx High grade NHL can lead to
Tumor lysis syndrome
Rapid cell death —> release intracellualr contents and leads to
Hyperkalemia
Hyperphosphatemia
Hyperuricemia
Hypocalemia
Given for nausea with chemo
Ondansetron
- serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist
Tx Hodgkin lymphoma
ABVD
Adriamycin (doxorubicin)
Bleomycin
Vinblastine
Dacarbazine
Transplant rejections
1) Within minutes
2) 5 days to 3 months
3) Months to years
1) Within minutes
- Hyperacute
- Preformed antibodies
- Check ABO compatibility
- Tx: Cytotoxic agents
2) 5 days to 3 months
- Acute transplant rejection
- T cell mediated
- Increased GGT, alk phos, LDH, BUN, creatinine
- Tx: Corticosteroids, tacrolimus, Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)
3) Months to years
- Chronic transplant rejection
- Chronic immune reaction causing fibrosis
- Gradual loss of organ function
- No tx
Tuberous sclerosis malignancies
Astrocytoma
Cardiac rhabdomyoma
Pruritus worsened by water
Facial plethora
Elevated Hematocrit
Risk of?
Polycythemia vera
Risk of thrombus
Pruritus worsened by water
Facial pletora
Elevated Hematocrit
Abdominal discomfort
Ascites
Hepatosplenomegaly
Elevated liver enzymes
Elevated bilirubin
Elevated Alk phos
- Name
- Test to get
- Mutation
Budd Chiari
Get Abdominal doppler U/S
JAK2 mutation
Constipation Back pain Anemia Renal insufficency Hypercalcemia
Multiple myeloma
Constipation due to hypercalcemia
RBC w/o central pallor
- Name
- Lab (2)
- If, then
Hereditary spherocytosis
High mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
High reticulocytes
[If Coombs positive= Autoimmune hemolytic anemia]
Absence of CD55 in RBC membranes
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Red urine
Normal RBC on blood smear
Elevated Hemoglobin A2
Elevated hemoglobin F
Elevated Hemoglobin A2= beta thalassemia
Elevated hemoglobin F= sickle cell anemia, beta thalassemia
Acute hemolytic transfusion reaction
ABO incompatibilty
Within 1 hr
Fever
Chills
Hypotension
Flank pain
DIC **
Acute renal failure
Positive Coombs
Tx: IV normal saline
Hypercalcemia in setting of breast cancer
Tx
Metastatic to bone
Tx: Bisphosphonates
Periorbital bruising
Abdominal mass
Neuroblastoma
Worsening back pain
Bladder incontinece
Hyperreflexia
What to do first
IV glucocorticoids
Epidural spinal cord compression
Then MRI
Headaches
Confusion
Low hemoglobin
Low platelets
Low Leukocytes
Elevated BUN
Elevated Cr
Fragmented cells and normal PTT
Tx
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Plasma exchange
Eczema
Low platelets
Recurrent infections
- Name
- Genetics
- MOA
- Feature
- Tx
Wiskott aldrich syndrome
X linked recessive defect in WAS gene
Impaired cytoskeleton changes in leukocytes and platelets
Small platelets (microthrombocytopenia)
Tx: Stem cell transplant
Had otitis media
Splenomegaly
Jaundice
Low Hemoglobin
Normal MCV
Normal MCHC
High reticulocytes
Drug induced immune-mediated hemolytic anemia
Normocytic anemia
Reticulocytosis
Splenomegaly
Transfusion
Develop SOB
Fever
Pale
Clear breath sounds
Pain at IV site
No rashes
Dark urine
Acute hemolytic transfusion reaction
ABO incompatibility
PE
PT & PTT normal
Hereditary thrombophilias
Factor V Leiden
-Activated protein C resistance
Thrombocytopenia
Clumps of platelets on smear (blue dots)
Pseudothromobocytopenia
Laboratory error
Fever
Nonproductive cough
right lower lobe infiltrate
Lymphadenopathy
Hepatomegaly
Thrombocytopenia
Anemia
- Name
- Lab
- Diagnosed by
CLL
Dramatic leukocytosis w/ lymphocytes
CLL diagnosed by flow cytometry (showing a clonality of mature B cells)
3 y.o
Fatigue
Pallor
Had abdominal pain and diarrhea 1 week ago
Scleral icterus
Ecchymoses on upper and lower extremities
Pitting edema
Low hemoglobin
Normal MCV
Low platelets
High Leukocytes
Normal PT
Normal PTT
Schistocytes
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
DVT w/ end stage renal disease tx
Unfractionated heparin followed by warfarin
Epistasis
Celiac disease
Elevated PT time
Vitamin K deficiency
Bleeding wont stop
Painful heavy menses
Ecchymoses
Low platelets
Immune thrombocytopenia
Isolated thormbocytopenia
- IgG autoantibodies
Bleeding from IV
Prolonged PT and PTT
Normal platelet
Vit K deficiency
Iron deficiency vs Thalassemia
Iron deficiency
- Low iron
- Low MCV
- Low Ferritin
- Low Transferrin sat
- HIgh TIBC
Thalassemia
- High iron
- High Ferritin
- High transferrin
- Low TIBC
- Very low MCV
Headache
Dizzineess
Blurry vision
Total protein 10.5
Albumin 3.7
Dilated segmented tortuous retinal veins
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Monoclonal IgM antibody production
Hyperviscosity syndrome
Screening: serum protein electrophoresis
Erectile dysfunction
HTN
Elevated hematocrit
Obstructive sleep apnea
Sickle cell
Severe anemia
Low reticulocyte count
aplastic crisis
Parvovirus B19 cause
[Aplastic anemia= pancytopenia]
Vitamin B12 deficiency at risk for
Most common cause B12 deficiency is pernicious anemia
which is antibody mediated destruction of intrinsic factor
Antibodies also target gastric parietal cells —> atrophy of acid/ pepsin producing parts of stomach
Risk of gastric cancer
Stem cell transplant
Develop profuse watery diarrhea and rash
Acute graft vs host disease
Cytotoxic T cells
Within 100 days
Cerevical paraspinal mass
Horner syndrome
Neuroblastoma
Overexpression of BCL-2
Follicular lymphoma
14;18
Elevated metamyelocytes
Elevated band cells
High Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP)
Leukocytes 48,000
Leukemoid reaction
Leukocytosis > 50,000
Pneumonia hospitalization
CURB-65
Confusion Uremia (BUN > 19) Resp rate ( > 30 breaths/min) BP (<90 or < 60) Age > 65
Pneumonia tx
1) Community acquired, < 65
2) >65 or comorbidity (COPD, HF, RF, DM, liver dis, ETOH use)
3) Community acquired but requires hospitilzation
4) Community acquired requiring ICU
5) Hospital acquired; ventilator associated
6) MRSA pneumonia
1) Macrolide or doxycycline
2) Fluoroquinolone or beta-lactam + macrolide
3) Fluoroquinolone or antipneumococcal beta lactam _ macrolide
4) Antipneumococcal beta lactam + Fluoroquinolone (or azithromycin)
5) Extended spectrum cephalosporin or carbapenem with antipseudonomal activity
- add aminoglycoside or fluroquinolone for coverage of pseudomonas
6) Add vancomycin or linezolid
Beta lactam
- Ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, Ampicillin/ Sulbactam
Antipneumococcal Beta-lactam
- Cefepime, Imipenem, Meropenem, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Doripenem (Carbapenems)
TB Treatment
INH
Pyrazinamide
Rifampin
Ethambutol
INH
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Drug induced hepatitis
[Give B6 pyroxidine w/ INH to prevent neuropathy]
Rifampin
- orange fluids
Ethambutol
- optic neuritis
Silver strain shows branched septate hyphae
Aspergillosis
Serum galactomannan assay
Aspergillosis
Aspergilloma vs Aspergillosis
Aspergilloma
- preexisting lung disease
- Solid mass within preexisting cavity
- Itraconazole
Aspergillosis
- Rapidly progressive infection in immunocompromised
- Voriconazole or caspofungin
Postviral pneumonia
S. aureus
Risk in elderly
Early antibiotic treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis can prevent
Pencillin
Rheumatic fever
But not glomerulonephritis
Acute pharyngitis Centor criteria
Fever +1 Tonsillar exudate +1 Tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy +1 Lack of cough +1 3-14 y.o +1 15-45 +0 >45 -1
If 4-5 tx empirically w/ antibiotics (get culture first)
If 2-3 pts, perform rapid antigen test
Complications of sinusitis
Meningitis
Frontal bone osteomyelitis
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Abscess formation
Antigenic drift
Antigenic shift
Drift
- influenza changes each year
- change in surface protein
Shift
- pandemic
- genetic reassortment
Influenza tx
Oseltamivir
Zanamivir
Fever Proptosis Decreased extraocular movements Ocular pain Decreased visual acuity
DM
Palatal and nasal mucosal ulceration w/ maxillary sinusitis
Tx
Orbital cellulitis by Mucormycosis or Rhizopus
[Normally: Strep or staph)
Amphotericin B and surgical debridement
Gonorrhoeae conjunctivitis tx
IM or IV ceftriaxone
C trachomatis conjunctivitis tx
Neonatal: azithromycin, tetracycline or erythromycin
Reoccuring eye pain
Blurred eye pain
Tearing
Redness
Corneal vesicles
Dendritic ulcers
Scraping= multinucleated giant cells
Herpes simplex keratitis
Tx Otitis externa
Ofloxacin or ciprofloxacin and steroid drops
CSF
Low Glucose
Increased Protein
Increased opening pressure
Bacterial meningitis
CSF
Normal glucose
Normal or increased protein
Normal or increased pressure
VIral meningitis
Tx Bacterial meningitis
< 1 month
- GBS, E.coli, Listeria
- Ampicillin + cefotaxime or gentamicin
1-3 months
- S. pneu, N. meningitis, H. influenza
- Vancomycin IV + ceftriaxone or cefotaxime
3 mn - adult
- N. meningitidis, S. pneu
- Vancomycin IV + Ceftriaxone or cefotaxime
> 60/ alcoholism
- s. pneu, listeria, n. mening
- Ampicillin + vancomycin + ceftriaxone or cefotaxime
RBC in CSF w/o trauma
HSV encephalitis
HSV encephalitis Tx
Coronal Flair
IV acyclovir
Foscarnet if resistant
CMV encephalitis tx
IV ganciclovir +- foscarnet
HIV pregnant lady not on ART give what at delivery
Zidovudine
Infant receives ZDV at 6 weeks after birth
Painless fluffy granular hemorrhages in eye
CMV retinitis
Tx Brain abscess
IV metronidazole + cephalosporin + vacomycin 6-8 weeks
Tests for HIV
ELISA test
- high sensitivity
- moderate specificity
- take up to 6 months
Western blot
- low sensitivity
- high specificity
- confirmatory
Live vaccines okay to give to HIV patients
> 200 CD4
MMR and varicella
[Do not give polio]
CD4 < 200 at risk for
Pneumocytosis
Toxoplasmosis (< 100)
Cryptococcosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Crytosporidiosis
CD4 < 50 at risk for
Disseminated MAC infection
Histoplasmosis
CMV retinitis
CNS lymphoma
TX
1) P jirovecii pneumonia
2) MAC
3) Toxoplasma gondii
1) P jirovecii pneumonia
- High dose IV TMP-SMX + steriods
2) MAC
- Weekly azithromycin
3) Toxoplasma gondii
- Double strength TMP-SMX
Pseudohyphae and budding yeast
Candida
45 angle branching septate hyphae
Aspergillus
Wide capsular halo
Narrow-based unequal budding
India ink stain
- Tx
Crytococcus
Tx: IV amphotericin B + Flucytosine for 2 weeks, then fluconzole for 8 weeks
Nonseptate hyphae, wide angle branching
Mucor
Spelunking
Ohio / mississippi
- CXR (2)
- stain
- description of cell
- Tx (2)
Histoplasmosis
Nodular densities
Hilar lymphadenopathy
Giemsas stain
Cell contain many smaller cells
Itraconazole
If disseminated: fever, malaise, WL, pancytopenia, hepatomegaly= amphotericin B followed by itraconazole
Branching filaments on acid fast stain
- Name
- Found
- Tx
Nocardia
found in soil
TMP-SMX
Respiratory infection
Southwest USA
Coccidioidomycosis
PO fluconazole or itraconazole
Mississippi and ohio river valleys
Broad budding yeast
Tx?
Blastomycosis
Itraconazole
Diffuse bilateral interstitial infiltrates with ground glass appearance
- Name
- Tx
Pneumocystis pneumonia
TMP-SMX 21 days
w/ corticosteriods
Hx Tb
Fatigue
Low hemoglobin
Low MCV
High Iron
Low TIBC
Hypochromic and normochromic cells
Tx
Acquired sideroblastic anemia
Isoniazid can cause this
Give pyridoxine (Vit B6)
African american
Poorly localized abd pain
Hx Hematuria
no vaccines
Elevated reticulocytes
Sickle cell
Pregnant goes into labor
Vesicular rash on face that spreads to chest and abdomen
Pruritic
Given baby
Varicella Zoster infection
Varicella zoster immune globulin
Negative Rapid streptococcal antigen test
Then get
Throat culture
Slow growing painless mass in right submandibular region
Had right molar extracted for tooth decay
Thick yellow drainage
Small yellow granules
Gram positive rod with rudimentary branching
Tx
Actinomyces
Penicillin