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Question 1

What might cause a prolonged APTT?

Answer 1

Haemophilia

Heparin therapy

Question 2

Treatment for von willebrands disease?

Answer 2

Tranexamic acid, desmopressin, factor VIII concentrate

Question 3

Side effects of heparin?

Answer 3

Bleeding
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
Osteoporosis

Question 4

Symptoms of myeloma

Answer 4

Anaemia, bone pain, infections, renal failure, hypercalcaemia

Question 5

What type of ig in waldenstroms?

Answer 5

IgM

Question 6

Most common type of non-hodgkins?

Answer 6

Diffuse large B cell

Question 7

What type of haemolysis occurs in G6PD?

Answer 7

Intravascular haemolysis

Question 8

What type of haemolysis occurs in hereditary spherocytosis?

Answer 8

Extravascular haemolysis

Question 9

What can myelodysplasia transform into?

Answer 9

Can transform into AML

Question 10

The most common inherited thrombophilia

Answer 10

Factor V Leiden

Question 11

Why does factor V leiden increase your risk of clots?

Answer 11

Factor V is inactivated much more slowly by protein C

Question 12

t(8:14)

Answer 12

Burkitt’s lymphoma

Question 13

Most common type of non-hodgkins lymphoma

Answer 13

Follicular

Question 14

What is Felty’s syndrome?

Answer 14

Rheumatoid arthritis with hypersplenism and neutropenia

Question 15

Threshold for platelet transfusion

Answer 15

Need to transfuse when platelets <30