Oncology and haematology Flashcards
most common site for neuroblastoma to occur
adrenal gland
signs of leukaemia in children
- BM infiltration (anaemia, thrombocytopaenia, neutropaenia, skeletal pain, bony tenderness)
- B symptoms
- organ infiltration
- leukostasis
which leukaemia has Auer rods
AML
most common clinical presentation for a Wilm’s tumour
asymptomatic, unilateral abdominal mass
risk factors for iron deficiency anaemia
- Diet
- Early cord clamping
- Low birth weight
- Parasitic infection
- Absorptive disorders
- Prematurity (before 3rd trimester)
- Excess cows milk
- Multiples
equation to work out tissue oxygen delivery
CO x Hb x %saturation x 1.34
clinical presentation of retinoblastoma
leukocoria
strabismus
3 medical emergencies of leukaemia
DIC
leukostasis
febrile neutropaenia
what is the most common cancer occuring in the first year of life
neuroblastoma
which ages have the highest incidence of leukaemia in children
2-5 years
what will a peripheral blood smear show in thalassaemia
homochromic microcytic anaemia
basophilic stippling
abnormally shaped RBC
what should you warn parents of before starting iron supplementation
teeth staining
constipation
abdominal pain
common age for Wilm’s tumour (nephroblastoma)
2-5
