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Heme/Onc Flashcards

1
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What is normal range of Hgb for males?

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14–18

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2
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What is the normal range of Hgb for females?

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12–16

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3
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What is the normal range for Hct for males?

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40–54

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4
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What is the normal range for Hct for females?

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37-47

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5
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What is the normal range for serum iron?

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50-150

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What is normal range for serum TIBC?

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250–450

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7
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What is normal range for serum platelets?

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150–400

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What is the treatment for pernicious anemia?

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1000 MCG of cyanocobalamin daily for one week then monthly

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What is the treatment for pernicious anemia?

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1000 MCG of cyanocobalamin daily for one week then monthly

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10
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Which hematologic disorder is associated with the Philadelphia chromosome?

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CML

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11
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After which age is CML most common?

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CML occurs most often in persons aged 40 and older

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12
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Which acute leukemia is most common in adults?

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AMP is responsible for 80% of acute leukemia in adults

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13
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What is the hallmark sign of ALL?

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Pancytopenia with circulating blasts

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14
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What is the most common leukemia in adults?

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CLL

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15
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What is the hallmark sign of CLL?

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Lymphocytosis

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16
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How is non-Hodgkin’s differentiated from Hodgkin lymphoma?

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Reed-Sternberg cells are present in Hodgkin’s lymphoma

17
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A sixty-year-old male is more likely to have which type of lymphoma?

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Hodgkins as there is increased incident in the late 50s

18
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A thirty-year-old male is more likely to have which type of lymphoma?

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Non-Hodgkin’s as the average age is 32

19
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What is the stage of lymphoma that has spread to bone?

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Stage four involves the liver or bone marrow

20
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Lymphoma involving the right axilla and right groin would be classified as which stage?

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Stage three involves the spleen or more than one lymph node group that crosses over the diaphragm

21
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Lymphoma involving the right neck and right axilla would be classified as which stage?

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Stage two involves more than one lymph node group on the same side of the diaphragm

22
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How many lymph nodes are involved in stage one lymphoma?

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Stage one is localized to a single lymph node or group

23
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Which diagnostic test is required to differentiate between ITP and SLE?

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Bone marrow analysis

24
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What is the treatment for ITP and at which point is it usually indicated?

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Treatment includes steroids and IV gamma globulin and is not indicated u til the platelet count is less than 20,000.

25
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What is the pervert treatment for HIV related ITP?

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IV gamma globulin is preferred to steroids HIV related ITP

26
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How should HIT be treated?

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Heparin should be discontinued and either argatroban or lepirudin should be initiated.

27
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What is the role of thrombin in DIC?

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Thrombin causes conversion of a fibrin into fibrinogen, producing fibrin clots in the microcirculation leading to depletion of coagulation factors, including fibrinogen, prothrombin, platelets, factor V, and factor VIII

28
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What is the role of plasmin in DIC?

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Circulating plasmin, activates fibrinolytic systems which lyses fibrin clots into fibrin degradation products.

29
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An HIV patient with a CD4 count of 190 should receive what prophylaxis?

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Patients with a CD4+ cell count less than 200 cells/μL are at increased risk for opportunistic infections, most commonly those of pneumocystis, cryptosporidium, and candida. Bactrim is the correct drug to cover for PCP.

30
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A patient presents with a microcytic hypochromic anemia. There are decreased beta Hgb chains, normal TIBC, and normal ferritin. What kind of anemia is this?

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Thalassemia

31
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A patient presents with a microcytic hypochromic anemia. Ferritin is decreased, TIBC is increased, and RDW is high. What kind of anemia is this?

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IDA

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