Krafts IHO Week 4 Flashcards
sudden onset, adults or children, rapidly fatal without tx, composed of immature cells (blasts)
acute leukemia
slow onset, occurs only in adults, longer course, composed of mature cells
chronic leukemia
malignant proliferation of immature myeloid or lymphoid cells in the bone marrow
acute leukemia
Causes of acute leukemia
clonal expansion, maturation failure
Badness of Acute Leukemia
crowd out normal cells, inhibit normal cell function, infiltrate other organs
Onset of Acute Leukemia
within days
Symptoms of Bone Marrow Failure in A Leukemia
fatigue, infections, bleeding (skin petichiae, nose bleeds won’t stop, etc)
CBC in Acute Leukemia features
blasts/immature cells, leukocytosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia
malignant proliferation of myeloid blasts in blood marrow, 20% cutoff for dx of blasts of WBC, many subtypes, bad prognosis
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
M0-3
neutrophillic series (myeloblasts, promyelocytes, etc)
M4/5
involve monocytic series (monoblasts etc)
M6
erythroid series (erythroblasts)
M7
megakaryocytic series (megakaryoblasts)
Where do you see myeloperoxidase (MPO)
Neutrophil, use to see if the blasts are neutrophilic
What does non-specific esterase stain?
Monocytes
lots of myeloblasts, bland blasts, MPO negative, NEED MARKERS
AML-M0
lots of myeloblasts, no maturation (just blasts but some have MPO and auer rods)
AML-M1
lots of promyelocytes, faggot cells, DIC, t(15;17) in all cases
AML-M3 (acute promyelocyte leukemia)
neutrophilic leukocytosis, basophilia, philadelphia chromosome, three phases
chronic myeloid leukemia
high WBC, left shift neutrophilia, basophilia, low hemoglobin, high platelet count, low LAP
CML
s/sx: slow onset, fever, fatigue, night sweats, abdominal fullness, big spleen and big liver
CML
Accelerated Phase of CML
50%, unstable counts, blast crisis within 6-12 months
Blast Crisis of CML
50%, acute leukemia with high mortality
high RBC, thrombosis and hemorrhage, Jak-2 mutation
Polycythemia Vera
Primary Polycythemia Vera
intrinsic myeloid cell problem
Secondary Polycythemia Vera
dt increased EPO
s/sx: HA, pruritis, dizziness, thrombosis, infarction, big spleen and liver, plethora (flushing)
Polycythemia Vera
Treatment of Polycythemia Vera
phlebotomy, if needed myelosuppressive drugs
Prognosis of Polycythemia Vera
9-14 years, death of thrombosis or hemorrhage, leukemic transformation in some patients
Very high platelet count in blood, in young women, dx of exclusion, throbosis and hemorrhage
Essential Thrombocythemia
Platelets of >600,000, Hgb
Essential Thrombocythemia
s/sx: bleeding, thrombosis, purpura, bruising, pallor, tachycardia, biggish spleen
Essential Thrombocythemia
Essential Thrombocythemia Treatment
platelet pheresis, myelosuppressive drugs, apsirin
Essential Thrombocythemia Prognosis
5-8 years, death from thrombosis or hemorrhage, leukemic transformation in some patients
panmeylosis then marrow fibrosis, extramedullary hematopoiesis, teardrop red cells
chronic myelofibrosis
s/sx: LUQ fullness, weakness, fatigue, palpitations, huge speen, pallor, tachycarida
chronic myelofibrosis
Treatment of chronic myelofibrosis
supportive, maybe myelosuppressive drugs (early on)