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1
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High TIBC

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Iron deficiency

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> 24oz/d cow’s milk + anemia, pica, fatigue, inc RDW

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Iron deficiency –> oral iron therapy

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Iron deficiency tx in baby

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Cows milk b4 9mo

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High Ferritin

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Chronic disease –> EPO

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Low iron, Low TIBC anemia

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Chronic disease

- high ferritin

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Low TIBC

Everything else normal or high

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Thalessemias (Inc A1)

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High Hb A2

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B-Thal trait

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MCV <75, normal RDW, Target cells, Normal iron, ferritin, no response to iron

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B-Thal trait (inc A2), alpha-thal (normal)

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Target cells anemia

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Thal minor

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Hct >30, RDW NORMAL, RBC count normal to Inc, normal to inc iron, Ferritin, anemia

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Thal minor

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Basophilic stippling

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Thalessemia & heavy metal poisoning

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RUQ pain w/ inspiration, splenomegaly, same thing in brother

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Hereditary spherocytosis –> Ca-bilirubin gall stones –> folate & splenectomy

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Tx for hereditary spherocytosis

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Folate & tranfusions –> 30+ yr strep risk = vaccination b4 splenectomy + daily PCN

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Multiple small round dense, hyperchromic (no pallor) RBCs, RUQ pain, Coombs -

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Hereditary spherocytosis = ankyrin defect –> high MCHC & RDW

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High retic, hyperUNconjugated bilirubinemia, spherocytes, schistiocytes, osmotic fragility

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Hereditary spherocytosis

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High retic, inc MCHC, normal or low MVC, anemia, jaundice

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Hereditary spherocytosis

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Thrombocytopenia –> pancytopenia, absent radius/thumb, café-au-lait, microcephaly

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Fanconi anemia (TAR)

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Pancytopenia, hypopigmented spots, short, abn thumbs, deafness, strabismus, 7 y/o

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Fanconi anemia = DNA breaks –> stem cell transplant

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Swelling of hand/feet, fever, pale, poor feeding

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Hand-foot syndrome = Sickle Cell

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85% HbS, 15% HbF

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Sickle cell disease

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Management of Sickle cell

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Vaccinations, PCN until 5, folic acid, HU for vasoocclusive events

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Sickle cell disease complications

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ACS, dacylitis, stroke, osteomyelitis, splenic infarction

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Hx severe arm pain, now weakness, clumsy in right hand, 3 y/o A.A boy

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Sickle cell stroke = get peripheral smear, retic

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40%HbS, 60% HbA

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Sickle cell Trait –> Hematuria, can’t concentrate urine –> polyuria, nocturia, inc UTIs

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Anemia + high retic, A.A boy, hx hematuria, Abd pain, no vaccines –> death

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Sickle cell –> bacterial infection d/t asplenia = PCN until 5 y/o

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1 bacteremia bug in sickle cell

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Strep pneumo (encapsulated)

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Howell-Jolly bodies

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Sickle cell - sign of aplenia

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Severe drop in Hb, retic <1%, sudden onset fatigue, dyspnea, NO HSM

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Aplastic crisis

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29
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Retic <1%, BM HYPOCELLULAR, fatty infiltrate, bleeding, petechiae, lethargy, weakness

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Acquired aplastic anemia - drugs, chemicals, CCl4, insecticides

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30
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Hypoplastic, fat-filled marrow

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Aplastic Anemia

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High F Hb (HU increases this)

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Sickle cell, beta thal, aplastic anemia

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32
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Reticulocytosis w/ sickle cell

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Hyperhemolytic crisis

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33
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African American 17 y/o male w/ painless hematuria

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Sickle cell trait - d/t papillary ischemia

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34
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Heinz bodies & bite cells

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G6PD deficiency and thalessemias = Hb precipitation

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Bite cells, RBC inclusions (Heinz bodies), inc indirect bili, inc LDH, dec haptoglobin, jaundice, back pain, DARK urine

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G6PD deficiency

- activity level may be NORMAL during an attack

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36
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Inc marrow cellularity + megakaryocyte hyperplasia

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Essential thrombocytosis

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Shiny tongue, palmar crease, Hb 7.5, WBC 3500, Hx gastric bypass

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B12 deficiency d/t bypass/no IF

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38
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Everything inc but TIBC dec

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Hemochromatosis

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39
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Absent CD55

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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

- destruction by complement

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40
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Hemarthroses, epistaxis, joint swelling, young age, family bleeding disorder

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Hemophilia A (VIII) or B (IX)

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Easy bruising, knee swelling after fall, skin ecchymoses, bruising at waistband

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Hemophilia (A = VIII, B= IX) –> platelet count and Coag

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42
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Cause of hemophilia arthropathy

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Iron/hemosiderin deposition –> synovitis & fibrosis

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Normocytic, normochromic anemia, low retic, Hb 7-10, normal platelet, WBC, bilirubin

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Anemia of prematurity - FTT, tachypnea, lethargy, cyanosis, tachycardia

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Weak, abd pain, inc urine prophobilinogen

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Acute intermittent porphyria

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45
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Purpura, large joint arthritis, N/V, melena, normal PT, PTT, Comp & IgA N-Inc

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Anaphylactoid purpura

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46
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Bruising, bloody stool, IVH, baby born at home, inc PT

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Hemorrhagic disease of newborn = vit K def (II, VII, IX, X)

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47
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Venous Hct >65 risk

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NEC –> partial exchange transfusion

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48
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Washing cells/removing WBCs

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Prevent febrile transfusion

49
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HPT w/ acute monoarthritis, chondrocalcinosis

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Pseudogout - CPPD = rhomboid crystal, +

50
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Helmet cells

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Trauma - DIC, HUS, TTP

51
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Drugs that cause folic acid deficiency

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TMP-SMX, MTX, Phenytoin, phenobarbital

52
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Platelet dysfunctions

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vWD, renal failure (uremic coagulopathy)

53
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Inc PT (INR)&raquo_space; aPTT

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Vit K deficiency

54
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CF + prolonged PT deficiency

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Vit K –> low factor VII

55
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Lupus anti-coagulant prolongs?

56
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Drop of >50% platelets on heparin

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HIT –> stop all heparin & use direct thrombin inhibitor + serotonin release assay

57
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Absent Ib-IX-V, mild thrombocytopenia but profuse bleeding, giant platelets

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Bernard-soulier

58
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Anemia, thrombocytopenia, HS megaly, BONE PAIN/erosions, PAS+ inclusions

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Gaucher’s

59
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Blood transfusions before 1986 and 1992 screened for what?

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HBV and HCV, respectively

60
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Paresthesias & hypoCa, hypoMag after receiving several PRBC units

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Citrate anti-coagulant in whole blood chelates serum Ca

61
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Pancytopenia, young A.A female, joint pain, rash, 1+ proteinuria, FPGN

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SLE –> peripheral immune destruction of all 3 cell lines

62
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Isolated thrombocytopenia, no infections

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Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) —> steroids then splenectomy or rituximab

BM shows inc MEGAkaryocytes

63
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URI weeks ago –> sudden petechiae, epistaxis, thrombocytopenia >30,000

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ITP –> Observation; steroids if <30,000

64
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Hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure, HA, fragmented RBCs

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TTP-HUS (ADAMTS-13) —> plasma exchange

65
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Painless blisters on dorsal hand (sun-exposed area),fragility, facial hyperpigment, hypertrichosis, inc uroporphyrins, HCV, estrogen use or iron overload

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Porphyria cutanea tarda –> phlebotomy, hydroxychloroquine or IF-a

66
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Deficiency in urobilinogen decarboxylase –> urine porphyrin inc

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Porphyria cutanea tarda

67
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1 inherited disorder causing hypercoagulability

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Factor V Leiden

68
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HCV, palpable purpura, hematuria, proteinuria, low complement

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Mixed cryoglobulinemia = Hep C

69
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Palpable purpura on butt of kid

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Henoch-Schonlein

70
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Purpura, normal platelet count, arthralgia, abd pain/bleeding, scrotal swelling

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Henoch-Schonlein purpura –> intussusception = IVFs, NSAIDs or steroids –> SURGERY

71
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Hematuria, abd pain, purple non-blanching rash on lower legs, normal platelets

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Vasculitis/HSP

72
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Senile purpura

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Perivascular CT atrophy

73
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Therapy for iron overload in B-thal or sickle cell

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Deferoximine

74
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Ruby papules on lips, high Hct, recurrent nosebleeds, digital clubbing

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Osler-Weber-Rendu –> AVMs (lungs –> shunt –> polycythemia, hemoptysis)

75
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Delayed clamping of umbilical cord –> ?

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Polycythemia –> Resp distress

76
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Resp distress, poor feeding, neuro sx

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Polycythemia

77
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Pruritus after warm shower, ulcers, facial plethora, Low EPO

78
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JAK2 mutation

79
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PNA sx but lymphocytosis, smudge cells, how to confirm Dx?

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CLL –> flow cytometry

80
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Most common leukemia in Western countries

81
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Elderly, lymphocytosis, smudge cells (breakdown/inc fragility)

82
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Reed-Sternberg cells

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Hodgkins lymphoma

83
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Leukocytosis with neutrophilia, marked splenomegaly, low leukocyte alkaline phosphatase

84
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Pt got chemo & rad for Hodgkin lymphoma –> CXR density dx?

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Secondary malignancy - also breast, bone, thyroid, GI cancers

85
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Numerous infections, weight loss, HSM, LAD, petechiae

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ALL = higher in boys, Down

86
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Pale, petechiae, fever, fatigue, rubbery non-tender LNs, anemia, widened mediastinum

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ALL –> BM Bx

87
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LAD, splenomegaly, 80% blasts, Inc prolymphocytes, (-) PAS (+) Tdt

88
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Starry sky appearance

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Burkitt lymphoma

89
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Tx for acute limb ischemia

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Heparin –> surgery –> intra-arterial fibrinolysis

90
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Anti-cardiolipin Abs, recurrent thromboses

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Antiphospholipid Ab syndrome

91
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Poor prognostic indicator in CLL

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Thrombocytopenia

92
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Cause of death in CLL pts

93
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Temp 101.3, neutrophils 850

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Neutropenic fever –> PA –> Zosyn

94
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Dry tap, TRAP stain, CD11c

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Hairy cell leukemia (B) –> Cladribine (purine)

95
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NHL Tx

96
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CLL tx

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Chlorambucil & Prednisone

97
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BCR/ABL

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CML

- Hx of radiation exposure

98
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9;22 activity

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TK in CML, tx = Imatinib

99
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Hypocellular + Fibrotic marrow

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Myelofibrotic disorders

100
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Retinoic Acid receptor

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AML (promyelocytic)

101
Q

Excess bone resorption in cancer

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PTHrP - Breast CA

102
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Excess Ca reabsorption in cancer

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Lymphoma (Vit D)

103
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Anterior mediastinal masses

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Thymoma - Teratoma - Thyroid - Terrible lymphoma

104
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Mediatinal mass w/ high b-HCG, normal AFP

105
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Mediastinal mass w/ elevated b-HCG, elevated AFP

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Mixed germ cell/Non-seminomatous - yolk, chorio

106
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Back pain, anemia, renal dysfxn, elevated ESR, constipation

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MM –> hyperCa

107
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Plasmacytosis, monoclonal proteins, lytic lesions

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MM (IgG or IgA)

108
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High serum protein, normal albumin (gamma gap) disorders

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MM, amyloidosis, waldenstroms, MGUS

109
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Gamma gap, anemia, pancytopenia, hyperCa, renal disease

110
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MM SPEP

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> 3g M protein, >10% plasma cells in BM

111
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MGUS SPEP

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need sketelal x-rays to monitor for –> MM

112
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IgM spike, anemia, bruises, night sweats, dizzy, blurry vision, numbness

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Waldenstroms

113
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Metabolic/electrolyte abnormalities w/ tumor lysis syndrome

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HypoCa, HyperPhos, Uric acid, K

114
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Frequency of brain mets by cancer type

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Lung > Breast > Melanoma > Colon

115
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Solitary brain mets

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Breast, Colon, RCC

116
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Multiple brain mets

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Lung, Melanoma

117
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Pappenhiemer bodies

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Sideroblastic anemia - phagocytes ingest excessive iron

118
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LOW Hb and haptoglobin
Inc LDH and bilirubin
Portal vein thrombosis

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PNH

  • no GP1 –> cant bind CD55 or 59 –> destruction by complement
  • Dx by flow cytometry
119
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Signs and sx of polycythemia in newborn

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RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
Poor feeding, hypoglycemia, hypoCa

Tx = hydration or partial exchange transfusion

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