heme quick facts

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Megaloblastic. Peripheral neuropathy. MMA

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B12 deficiency

Question 2

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Megaloblastic. No neuro symptoms

Answer 2

Folate deficiency

Question 3

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Blood loss. Microcytic. Low ferritin

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Iron deficiency

Question 4

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Microcytic/normocytic. Normal ferritin

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Anemia of chronic disease

Question 5

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Increased LDH, reticulocyte, indirect bilirubin. Decreased haptoglobin.

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Hemolysis

Question 6

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Pancytopenia. Low retic count. Bone biopsy.

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Aplastic Anemia

Question 7

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X-linked enzyme deficiency. Infection. Fava beans. Bite cells. Heinz body.

Answer 7

G6PD

Question 8

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Vaso occlusion. Hemolytic anemia. Cold, hypoxia, alcohol, infection. Howell Jowel bodies. Penicillin. Hydroxyurea.

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Sickle Cell

Question 8

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Vaso occlusion. Hemolytic anemia. Cold, hypoxia, alcohol, infection. Howell Jowel bodies. Penicillin. Hydroxyurea.

Answer 8

Sickle Cell

Question 9

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Most common bleeding disorder. Elevated aPTT. Von willebrand factory activity. RIPA. Desmopressin.

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Von Willebrand

Question 9

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Most common bleeding disorder. Elevated aPTT. Von willebrand factory activity. RIPA. Desmopressin.

Answer 9

Von Willebrand

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X-linked recessive disorder. Hemarthrosis. Normal platelets. Prolonged aPTT.

Answer 10

Hemophilia

Question 11

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Thrombophilia. DVT. PE. No screening.

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Factor V Leiden

Question 11

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Thrombophilia. DVT. PE. No screening.

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Factor V Leiden

Question 12

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Anticardiolipin antibody. Recurrent pregnancy loss. Prolonged aPTT. Russel Viper venom test. DVT.

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Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Question 13

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>4days. Thrombosis. ELISA. Venous limb gangrene.

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Heparin Induced Thrombocytopeni a

Question 13

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>4days. Thrombosis. ELISA. Venous limb gangrene.

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Heparin Induced Thrombocytopeni a

Question 14

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Shiga Toxin producing ECOLI 0157:H7. Quinine. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia.

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Immune thrombocytopeni a

Question 14

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Shiga Toxin producing ECOLI 0157:H7. Quinine. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia.

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Immune thrombocytopeni a

Question 15

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65. Myeloid. Auer rod. Phi bodies. M3. all- trans-retinoic acid. >20% blasts

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AML

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65. Myeloid. Auer rod. Phi bodies. M3. all- trans-retinoic acid. >20% blasts

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AML

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Children. Lymphoid. >20% blasts. TdT.

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ALL

Question 17

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Neutrophils. Basophilia. Leukocytosis. 9:22 translocation. Philadelphia chromosome. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor.

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CML

Question 18

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Non functioning B cells. Lyphadenopathy. Lymphocytosis. Flow cytometry. Rituximab

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CLL

Question 19

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Painless cervical lymphadenopathy. B symptoms. Reed Steinberg cells. Mediastinal mass. Excisional node biopsy

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Hodgkin Lymphoma

Question 19

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Plasma cells. IgG, IgA. Bence Jones Protein. Rouleax Formation. >10% clonal plasma cells

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Multiple Myeloma