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Paeds - Haematology Flashcards

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Sickle cell anaemia aetiology

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Most common in blacks

Autosomal recessive - Chromosome 11

GLUT - VAL change in B-chain of Hb
Abnormal Hb chain - HbS
Hypoxic conditions - HbS polymerises
Becomes sickle shaped - Occludes vessels

Sickled cell life span = 30 days

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Sickle cell triggers

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Deoxygenation after exercise or exertion
Dehydration 
Infection 
Cold weather 
Stress
Alcohol
Smoking
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Sickle cell presentations

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6-12 months

Painful/thrombotic crisis 
Acute chest syndrome 
Aplastic crisis - Parvo B19 
Sequestration crisis 
Haemolytic crisis
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Painful/thrombotic crisis

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Lots of Hb deoxygenated at once
- Cold, dehydration, hypoxia

Lots of sickling - Occlusion of small vessels

Severe pain 
AVN - Bone marrow 
Swollen joints 
Dactylitis 
Acute abdomen - Mesenteric ischaemia
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Acute chest syndrome

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Vaso-occlusive crisis in the lungs

Pain
Dyspnoea
Cough
Fever

XR - New pulmonary infiltrate

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Aplastic crisis

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Parvo B19 infection

Anaemia

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Sequestration crisis

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Splenomegaly

Hb - LOW
Reticulocytes ^

Circulatory collapse - Shock

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Haemolytic crisis

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Anaemia

Jaundice

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Sickle cell - Additional S/S

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Anaemia
Jaundice
Splenomegaly

Priapism

Infection

  • Strep pneumonia
  • HiB
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Sickle cell investigations

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Prenatal diagnosis - Chorionic villous sampling

Screening - Guthrie heel prick test

Hb electrophoresis

  • HbSS
  • HbF ^

FBC - Anaemia
Increased production in BM - Reticulocytes ^

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Haemolytic anaemia diagnosis

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RBC - LOW

Reticulocytes ^

Unconjugated bilirubinaemia
Urinary urobilinogen

Blood film - Sickled or spherocytes

Positive Coombs test!

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Sickle cell long-term management

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Vaccinations - Flu + Pneumococcal + Hep B

Prophylaxis - Oral penicillin

Oral folic acid

Desferroxamine - Iron chelation if repeated transfusion

Hydroxycarbamide - Increases HbF

Annual transcranial USS

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Sickle cell painful crisis management

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Analgesia 
Abx 
O2 
Fluids 
Blood transfusion
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Acute chest syndrome management

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Oxygen 
Chest physio 
NIV or I+V 
Antibiotics 
Transfusion
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Priapism management

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Fluids
Oxygen 
Analgesia 
Gentle exercise 
Bladder emptying 
Warm bath

Aspiration and irrigation of corpora cavernosa with adrenaline

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Sickle cell complications

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Chronic pain 
Pulmonary HTN - Cor pulmonale 
Stroke 
Infection 
Gallstones 
Retinopathy 
AVN - Femoral head
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B-Thalassaemia

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Autosomal recessive

Hypochromic
Microcytic

Major - No HbA
Minor - Low HbA

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B-Thalassaemia electrophoresis

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HbF ^
HbA2 ^

Beta chains - ABSENT

Major - No HbA
Minor - Low HbA

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B-Thalassaemia presentation

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Jaundice
Anaemia - Transfusion dependent from 3-6 months
FTT

Hepatosplenomegaly

Delayed puberty

Facial

  • Maxillary overgrowth
  • Skull bossing
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B-Thalassaemia management

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Regular transfusions

IRON CHELATING AGENT - DESFERRIOXAMINE

BM transplant

Genetic counselling

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A-Thalassaemia

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1 or 2 alpha chains affected

  • Hypochromic microcytic
  • Normal Hb

3 alpha chains affected - HbH disease
- Hypochromic microcytic
- Anaemia
Splenomegaly

4 alpha chains affected - Major

  • Death in utero - Mid-trimester
  • Hydrops fetalis

Diagnosis - Hb electrophoresis
Management - Monthly intrauterine transfusions

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Haemophilia

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X-linked recessive

A - Factor 8 deficiency
B - Factor 9 deficiency

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Haemophilia presentation

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40% present in neonatal period

  • Intracranial haemorrhage
  • Bleeding after circumcision
  • Heel-prick oozing

Bleeding into joints - Haemoarthrosis
Bleeding after dental work
Bleeding after surgery
Haematomas

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Haemophilia management

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A - Factor 8
B - Factor 9

FFP

Avoid NSAIDS

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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Aetiology and presentation

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Post-strep infection
Immune destruction of platelets by IgG

2-10 years

1-2 weeks post-viral infection

  • Petechiae
  • Splenomegaly
  • Mucosal bleeds - Gums and epistaxis
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ITP management

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Self-limiting
1-2 weeks

Avoid contact sports
Avoid NSAIDS

Chronic - Rituximab
Splenectomy

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Von-Willebrands inheritance

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Autosomal dominant

Most common inherited bleeding disorder

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Von-Willebrands factor

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Large glycoprotein
Promotes platelet adhesion to damaged endothelium
Carrier molecule for factor 8

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VWD presentation

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Bruising
Bleeding
Epistaxis

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VWD types

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  1. Partial reduction - Most common
  2. Abnormal form
  3. Total lack - AR inheritance
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VWD investigations

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Bleeding time ^
APTT ^
Factor 8 - LOW

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VWD management

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Desmopressin

Tranexamic acid if bleeding
Factor 8

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G6PD deficiency inheritance

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X-linked recessive

Mediterranean
Africa
Middle-East

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G6PD deficiency pathophysiology

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G6PD is an enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway

Pentose phosphate pathway maintains level of NADPH

NADPH maintains levels of glutathione

Glutathione protects red cells from oxidative stress

35
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G6PD triggers

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Drugs

  • Anti-malarials
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Nitrofurantoin
  • Sulphonamides

Infection

FAVA BEANS!

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G6PD presentation

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Neonatal jaundice

Intravascular haemolysis

  • Dark urine
  • Fever
  • Back pain
  • Malaise

Gallstones
Splenomegaly

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G6PD investigations

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Blood film

  • Bite and blister cells
  • Hemi ghosts
  • Heinz-bodies
38
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Hereditary spherocytosis

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Autosomal dominant

Haemolytic anaemia

Northern european

Mutation in gene for RBC membrane
RBC loses part of membrane
Becomes spheroidal
Destroyed in spleen

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Hereditary spherocytosis presentation

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Chronic

Anaemia 
Neonatal jaundice 
Gallstones 
Splenomegaly 
Aplastic crisis - Parvo B19
40
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Hereditary spherocytosis investigations

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Blood film - Spherocytes

Osmofragility test

41
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Hereditary spherocytosis management

A

Oral folic acid
Splenectomy

Transfusion

Desferrioxamine

42
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Petechiae DDx

A 
ALL 
HSP 
ITP 
Meningococcal septicaemia 
DIC 
SLE
43
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Long-term transfusion problems

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Iron overload - GIVE DESFERRIOXAMINE

  • Cardiomegaly
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Diabetes

Infection - Less common now due to screening
Antibody formation

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Where does cell production take place

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Fetal - liver

Post-natal - BM

45
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Hb concentration

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Highest at birth
Lowest at 2 months
HbF gradually replaced during infancy

46
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Anaemia in neonates

47
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Anaemia in 1-12 months

48
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Anaemia in 1-12 years

49
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Causes of neonatal anaemia

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Decreased production
Decreased lifespan - Haemolysis
Changover to HbA

^ Plasma = Dilution

50
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Anaemia in newborns

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Erythroblastosis fetalis

51
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Inherited aplastic anaemias

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Fanconi anaemia

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

52
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Fanconi anaemia

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Autosomal recessive
Bone marrow failure

Congenital abnormalities

  • Short stature
  • Abnormal radii and thumbs
  • Renal malformations

Diagnosis - Increased chromosomal breakage of peripheral blood lymphocytes

Management - BM transplant

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Shwachman Diamond syndrome

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Autosomal recessive
Bone marrow failure

Pancreatic exocrine failure
Skeletal abnormalities

Isolated neutropenia
Pancytopenia

54
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Iron deficiency pathophysiology

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Ineffective erythropoiesis

  • Microcytic
  • Hypochromic
55
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Iron deficiency causes

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Inadequate intake
Malabsorption
Blood loss

56
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Iron deficiency features

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Fatigue 
Slow feeding 
Signs of malabsorption 
Blood loss 
Conjunctival pallor 
Behavioural and intellectual difficulties
57
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Iron deficiency diagnosis

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Blood film

  • Microcytic
  • Hypochromic

Ferritin - LOW

58
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Iron deficiency management

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Dietary advice

Ferrous sulphate

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Red cell aplasia

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Congenital red cell aplasia - Diamond Blackfan
Transient erythroblastopenia
Parvovirus B19

60
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Congenital red cell aplasia

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Diamond blackfan
2-3 months anaemia

Short stature
Abnormal thumbs

Management

  • Steroids
  • Transfusion
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Transient erythroblastopenia

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Triggered by viral infections

Recovery within several weeks

62
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Parvovirus B19

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Causes red cell aplasia in children with inherited haemolytic anaemia

63
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Red cell aplasia diagnosis

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Reticulocytes - LOW
Bilirubin - NORMAL

Negative coombs test

Absent red cell precursors in bone marrow

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Coombs test

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Tests for autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

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Sickel cell long-term problems

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Short stature 
Delayed puberty 
Stroke 
Cognitive problems 
Adenotonsillar hypertrophy
Cardiac enlargement - HF 
Renal dysfunction
Pigmented gallstones 
Psychosocial problems
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Desmopressin

A

Stimulates the release of factor 8 and VWF

Water retention - Risk of hyponatraemia

67
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Vitamin K deficiency

A

Factors 2,7,9,10

Inadequate intake
Malabsorption

Antagonists - Warfarin

68
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation

A

Coagulation pathway activation
Fibrin deposition in microvasculature
Usage of coag factors and platelets

Usually due to severe sepsis or shock

69
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DIC features

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Bruising
Purpura
Haemorrhage

70
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DIC diagnosis

A 
Thrombocytopenia
PT ^ 
APTT ^ 
Fibrinogen - LOW 
D-DIMER ^ 
Reduction in naturally occurring anticoagulants
71
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DIC management

A

Cryoprecipitate
Platelets

ABC
IV fluids

72
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Thrombosis in children

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Congenital - Thrombophilia

  • Protein C deficiency
  • Protein S deficiency
  • Antithrombin deficiency
  • Factor V leiden - Resistant to degradation by protein C

Acquired

  • DIC
  • Hypernatraemia
  • Polycythaemias
  • SLE
  • Persistent antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
73
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ALL types

A

Common - 75%
T-cell only - 20%
B-cell only - 5%

74
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ALL epidemiology

A

Males

2-5 years

75
Q

ALL poor prognostic factors

A 
Male 
Philadelphia chromosome
< 2 
> 10 
WCC > 20
76
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ALL aetiology

A

Down syndrome

Philadelphia chromosome - 22

Ionising radiation

77
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ALL presentation

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  1. Bone marrow infiltration
    - Bone pain
    - RBCs - SOB, lethargy, pallor
    - Platelets - Bruising, petechiae
  2. Hepatosplenomegaly
  3. Organ infiltration
    - Painless testicular enlargement
    - Neuro - CNS palsies and papilloedema
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ALL investigations

A

Bloods

  • RBC - LOW
  • WCC ^
  • Neutrophils - LOW

U/E

  • Urea ^
  • Creatinine ^

CXR/MRI - Mets

Bone marrow biopsy

LP - Pleocytosis

79
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ALL management

A

Induction

  • Vincritine
  • Dexamethasone

Consolidation
- Doxorubicin

Maintenance
- Methotrexate

80
Q

ALL complications

A

Neutropenic sepsis - Tazocin

Hyperuricaemia - Allopurinol

Secondary cancers
Stunted growth

81
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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

A

Reed Sternberg cells

82
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Hodgkin’s lymphoma presentation

A

Painless lymphadenopathy
B symptoms
Abdo mass

83
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Hodgkin’s lymphoma investigations

A

CT
PET
Lymph node biopsy

84
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Hodgkin’s lymphoma management

A

Chemotherapy

Radiotherapy

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