Leukemia Flashcards

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Leukemia is the cancer in/of _____________

A

blood forming tissues and cells; ie. stem cells

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2
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T/F: leukemia is cancer of stem cells

A

true

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3
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leukemia often occurs in what blood cell?

A

white blood cell - but can still occur in other blood cells like red or platelets

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4
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WBCs are considered ___ cells

A

stem

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5
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blood cells become ___ or ____

A

lymphocytes or myeloid cells

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6
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what staging system does Leukemia use?

A

FAB –> FABulous song from Phineas and Ferb and guy has WHITE HAIR like WBCs

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lymphocytes are a type of _____ blood cell. And include __ or __ lymphocytes

A

white blood cell; and include B or T lymphocytes

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8
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myeloid cells can develop into what?

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RBCs, granulocytes, or other WBCs (that are not lymphocytes)

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9
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how is Leukemia named? –> based on _____

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based on which bone marrow cells the cancer starts in; so either lymphocytes or myeloid cells!

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10
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what is difference between “lymphocytic leukemias” and “lymphomas”

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lymphomas start in lymph nodes and lymph tissues - and lymphocytic leukemias start in the bone marrow and blood

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11
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what does FAB stand for?

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French American and British

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12
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label A, B, and C
-either Lymphoid, White, Myeloid

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A = Myeloid stem cell
B = Lymphoid stem cell
C = White blood cell

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13
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how many types of Leukemia are there?

A

4

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14
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name the 4 types of Leukemia -

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ALL (acute lymphocytic leukemia), AML (acute myeloid leukemia), CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia), CML (chronic myeloid leukemia)

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15
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leukemias are classified by their rate of _______ - so going into either _____ or _____

A

progression; acute or chronic

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16
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Acute or Chronic Leukemia is being described - fast growing and progress quickly

17
Q

Acute or Chronic Leukemia is being described - slow growing and progress slowly

18
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which leukemia, chronic or acute, is harder to cure typically

A

chronic - … concept check: we want rapidly dividing, which could be acute

19
Q

in which leukemia, chronic or acute, do cells mature partially but not fully

A

chronic - look normal but don’t act normal

20
Q

which leukemia is MOST common in children?

21
Q

of the four, which leukemia is most common? and most common in adults?

22
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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia can also be called what?

A

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

23
Q

which leukemia is associated with Auer Rods?

24
Q

Acute Myeloid Leukemia can also be called what?

A

Acute Myelocytic Leukemia

25
which Leukemia is NOT typically treated with BMT?
CLL
26
which Leukemia has majority of older patients
CLL
27
Which Leukemia is associated with Philadelphia chromosome?
CML
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what are 3 stages of CML?
chronic, accelerated, blast crisis
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CLL is very RARE in who?
children
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia is also called what?
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
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which Leukemia has radiation exposure (like atomic bomb or nuclear accident) as a high-risk factor?
CML
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BMT is a _____ transplant
stem cell
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BMT gives patient healthy ____ cells
hematopoietic cells
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what are the different types of BMT? (3)
allogenic, syngenic, autologous
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of the following, which is being described? - allogenic, syngenic, autologous "stem cells come from a donor"
allogenic; best match is someone related to patient like a sibling
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of the following, which is being described? - allogenic, syngenic, autologous "stem cells come from identical twin"
syngenic; if patient DOES have an identical twin, this is best trt
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of the following, which is being described? - allogenic, syngenic, autologous "stem cells of own patient are removed, and given back after a treatment occurs"
autologous