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Heme/Onc Flashcards

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Onion peel - destruction of bone and concentric layers of subperiosteal new bone. Malignancy?

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Ewings Sarcoma

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Where is Ewings sarcoma typically located?

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Diaphysis (common in shaft of femur, tibia or humerus)

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Evidence of new bone formation under the corners and well marked radiating spicules of new new bone within the tumor

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Osteogenic Sarcoma (classically “sunburst” appearance)

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“Soap bubble” appearance with min or no sclerosis

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Osteoclastoma

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When does sickle cell disease typically first present and with what?

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Around 6 months of age with dactylitis

Note: they overall typically have short stature

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Male child with a unilateral testicular swelling, what is the most likely malignancy?

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Leukaemia - rare presentation of acute leukaemia in boys. 10 - 30% of boys have testicular involvement at diagnosis. Other areas outside of marrow are CNS and then even more rarely the eye and kidneys

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What type of anaemia is seen in chronic lead poisoning? What are other classic features?

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Microcytic anaemia

Other features: developmental delay, constipation, emesis

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Treatment of chronic lead poisoning?

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Removing source + chelation

Mild: oral D-penicillamine

Severe: IV EDTA

Very severe: IM injections of dimercaprol (to increase effect of EDTA) + IV EDTA

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Xray features of Langerhans cell histiocytosis

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Osteolytic lesions often in skull, long bones, spine and pelvis

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Beta-thalassaemia features on exam?

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Frontal bossing, hepatosplenomegaly. Does not present until 1 yr old or older

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What coag value is abnormal in Haemophilia A

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Elevated aPTT (plts, PT and fibrinogen are normal)

Note: factor VIII def; haemophilia B is factor IX

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What is the inheritance of G6PD deficiency?

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X linked recessive (affects homozygous females and hertozygous males)

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4 clinical syndromes in G6PD

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  1. Drug sensitivity haemolytic anaemia
  2. Favism (ingestion of beans or inhalation of pollen)
  3. Neonatal jaundice
  4. Congenital non spherocytic haemolytic anaemia
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How does Leydig cell tumour usually present?

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Early puberty in males

Occasionally testicular mass or nodule

Note: 75% of cases are benign

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Criteria for admission in a patient with ITP? Outpatient management plan?

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Admission and active treatment if mucosal bleeding (lips, tongue, gum, urine or bowel) - if mucosal bleeding there may be an increased risk of intracranial bleeding

Outpatient: daily review and FBC

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Urinary catecholamines (VMA or HVA) are elevated in the majority of cases of neuroblastoma T/F

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T

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All children with ALL are treated with intrathecal MTX T/F

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T - this is to reduce the risk of CNS disese

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Classification of haemophilia?

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By % factor deficiency

Mild: > 5% of 35% of normal

Mod: 1% to 5% of normal

Severe: 0%

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What is the most life saving intervention in the mgmt of acute chest in sickle cell disease?

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Oxygen

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Where does medulloblastoma usually occur?

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Cerebellum - usually vermis and sometimes hemispheres

Note: Usually seen in males 5-7 yrs

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Chronic leg ulceration is common in what anaemia?

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Sickle cell anaemia

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In the prognosis of neuroblastoma what age differenciates?

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>18 months old has worse prognosis

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N myc amplification is assoc with a poor prognosis in neuroblastoma T/F

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T - particularly poor prognosis and rapid progression

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Most common cause of aplastic crisis in a pt with HbSS

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Pavovirus B19 infectuib

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In sickle cell disease which patients are more susceptible to more severe retinal disease?

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HbSC (compared to HbSS)

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Bleeding time is increased in haemophilia and VonWB. T/F

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F - normal in haemophilia A and increased in B and in VonWB

27
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Fever is common at presentation in osteosarcoma T/F

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F - fever is common at presentation in Ewings sarcoma

28
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What is the most common cause of pancreatitic insufficiency after CF?

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Schwachman-Diamond Syndrome

Note: this is the 3rd most common cause of congenital bone barrow failure after Fanconi and Diamond-Blackfan anaemia. But this two do not cause panceatitic insufficiency

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What lab value is low in tumor lysis syndrome?

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Calcium

Note: other abnormalities are high - k, phos and uric acid

30
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Male sex is a good prognostic sign for ALL T/F

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F - female sex is a good prognostic sign

Other good prognostic signs: age > 2 yrs at presentation; normal WBC; normal chest xray; common cell type, hyperdiploid karotype

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Petechiae is common manifestation of haemophilia T/F

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F - petechiae are a feature of platelet disorders and haemophilia is a factor disorder

32
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Factor 8 inhibitors occur in about 20% of patients with haemophilia reciveing multiple factor 8 transfusions T/F

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T

33
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What % of Wilms tumor are bilateral?

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10%

34
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What is the most common presentation of Wilms tumor?

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Abdominal mass

Note: 30-40% may have pain ; they may also have hypertension, haematuria, anaemia and fever secondary to tumor necrosis

35
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Fanconi anaemia is assoc with what malignancies and MSK features?

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AML and solid tumors (esp head and neck and gynae)

MSK: triangular shaped head, radius and thumb dysplasia/aplasia

Note: other features - deafness, aplastic anaemia, cardiac issues, GI and kidney malformations, hypogonadism

36
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What is the inheritance of G6PD deficiency?

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X linked

37
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T cell phenotype is a poor prognostic feature in ALL T/F

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T

Other poor prognostic features: CNS disease, male sex, age < 2, Philadelphia chromosome, WBC > 50

38
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What is Evans syndrome?

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ITP and autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

39
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When are steroids indicated in the treatment of ITP?

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If platelets < 30 x10 or < 50 + bleeding

Note: if > 30 and no bleeding just frequent monitoring; high dose immunoglobulin may also be used

40
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Pulmonary hypertension is a complication of what haem disorders?

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Haemolytic anaemia including sickle cell anaemia

41
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Decreased platelet activation to ristocetin is classically seen in what disease?

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Von Willebrand’s disease

Note: factor VIII is carried by VBW factor and so hence it is also redcued

42
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Bleeding time is increased in which haemophilia?

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Haemophilia B (factor IX)

43
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Characteristic blood film findings in Bernard-Soulier disease

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Giant platelets and thrombocytopenia

Note: caused by deficiency of glycoprotein Ib (GpIb), the receptor for von Willebrand factor.

44
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How is TRK levels related to prognosis of neuroblastoma?

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High TRK gene levels are associated with a better prognosis

45
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Raised LDH, neurone specific enolase and ferritin as associated with a better or worse prognsosis in neuroblastoma?

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Worse prognosis

46
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Abnormalities on what Chr are associated with Wilms tumor?

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Microdelations on short arm of chr 11

(eg Beckwith Wiedmann and WAGR syndrome)

47
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Long term use of heparin can lead to what MSK side effect?

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Osteoporosis

48
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What adjustment needs to be made to vaccination when a patient is on warfarin?

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Give vaccines subQ instead of IM to decrease bleeding

49
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What nail finding is characteristic of Fe deficiency anaemia and rarely seen in other forms of anaemia?

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Koilonycia (spoon shaped nailed)

50
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Splenomegaly is found in about 25% of cases of Fe deficiency anaemia T/F

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F - mild splenomegaly seen in about 10%

51
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Which is more common in children Hodgkin’s or non Hodgkin’s lymphoma?

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Hodgkins

52
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Features to help differenciate Wilms tumor from neuroblastoma?

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Wilm tumor (nephroblastoma) : appear well, no irritability or signs of bone marrow infiltration

Neuroblastoma: unwell, irritable, often presents late with metastatic disease esp to bone and can have anaemia secondary to bone marrow infiltration. May have metabolic effects from catecholamines

53
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What is the mechanism of action of LWMH?

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Accelerates antithrombin dependent inactivation of factor Xa

It does this by binding to antithrombin causing a conformational change.

54
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Typical lab findings in DIC

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Elevated d dimer

Decreased plts and fibrinogen

Elevated or normal PT/aPTT

55
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Compare typical presentation and age for Hodgkin’s vs non Hodgkin’s lymphoma?

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Hodgkins’s: slow growing painless lymphadenopathy, typically teenage or young adult

Non Hodgkin’s: rapidly enlarging LN mass, often unwell and high risk for tumor lysis, peak 7-10 years

56
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What is the most common site of non Hodgkin’s lymphoma?

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Abdomen

57
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What is the most important prognostic marker in AML?

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Bone marrow karyotype

t(8,21) or chr 16 inversion = low risk relapse

Changes in chr 3,5, or 7 = high risk of relapse

58
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A patient who presents with a PE and is unable to become therapeutic on heparin infusion is suggestive of what disorder?

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Antithrombin III deficiency

Antithombin is a natural anticoagulant –> deficiency lead to emboli

Furthermore heparin relies on an adequate level of antithrombin to be effective

59
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What monoclonal antibodies can be used in the treatment of resistent ITP? What screening needs to be done prior to initiation?

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Rituximab

Hep B screening

60
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4 classic symptoms of a phaechromocytoma

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Severe HTN

Headaches

Palpitations

Diaphoresis

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