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66 y/o m with fatigue and fever, with hx of Myelodysplastic syndrome

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fever, tachycardia, petechiae, conjunctival pallor

elevated WBC, decreased Hgb, decreased PLT

Peripheral blood 25% blasts with large nuclei and visible nucleoli

Leukocytosis with ANC of 186 (neutropenic)

Dx: Acute Myeloid Leukemia with infection

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Treatment for pt with AML and infection?

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Bone marrow shows 55% blasts, start on chemotherapy with antibiotics for presumptive infection, transfusion support as needed

recheck blast count after two weeks

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Pt with AML and infection, has recurrent fever after abx treatment. What do you do?

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he’s severely neutropenic from chemo, do a culture from central line. Make sure to check for fungal infection if gram stain is negative

treat bacteria/fungus and treat neutropenia with GM-CSF

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What are the three phases of Chemo treatment?

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Induction: initial chemo to induce a remission

Consolidation: intensify chemo to make sure no cancer cells are left in body

Maintenance: longer term therapy to maintain remission

Consider stem cell transplant for some cancers

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What is the prognosis for our pt with AML?

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age >60 and pre-existing MDS are concerning and there is a high rate of relapse

needs close monitoring

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Next pt, 38y/o fm with complaints of weakness, bruising, menorrhagia

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tachycardia, purpura, conjunctival pallor,

leukopenia, low Hgb, severe thrombocytopenia

prolonged PTT/PT

low fibrinogen

D-dimer elevated

Dx: DIC

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How did we determine our 38y/o f pt has DIC?

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Low PLT

Increased PT/PTT

decreased fibrinogen

fibrin clots forming/degrading leads to increased D-Dimer

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What is underlying condition is causing the 38y/o f pt’s DIC?

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WBC isn’t high, but circulating blasts show Auer rods

She is positive for t(15;17) which confirms Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

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How can Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia be treated?

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PLT transfusion and factor replacement

Chemotherapy:

ATO: arsenic trioxide

ATRA: all trans retinoic acid

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68yo female with fatigue, weight loss, abdominal fullness

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exam shows splenomegaly

low Hgb, low reticulocytes, normocytic RBCs

Leukocytosis of 87,400 with mature neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils

normal PLT

low LAP

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In the 68yo female with splenomegaly and severe leukocytosis, what does the bone marrow biopsy show? What does the blood smear show?

What translocation do you see?

What diagnosis does this lead to?

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hypercellular bone marrow with mature granulocytes

macrophages with blue green cytoplasm (Pseudo-Gaucher cells)

t(9;22) (BCR-ABL TK)

Chromic Myelogenous Leukemia

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How do we treat our pt with CML?

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Imatinib

It is a TK inhibitor

Can monitor amount of BCR-ABL with cytogenics, FISH, or PCR to look at the molecular response to treatment

also follow the hematologic response to treatment as well

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Why is it important to monitor CML closely?

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It can progress to a more aggressive state

Two phases include:

Accelerated Phase: circulating blasts 10-19% with thrombocytopenia and basophilia

Blast Phase/crisis: blasts >20%

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What about LAD makes you suspicious?

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Subclavian/Supraclavicular nodes

fixed/hard nodes

size greater than 4cm

(tender is often benign)

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What are three ways that you can test LN when you find LAD?

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Fine needle aspiration

Needle Biopsy

Excision Biopsy

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What is a fine needle aspiration?

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it is a liquid sample that can show metastatic cells or be used for flow cytometry to assess the clonal nature of the cells

It is only used for NHL

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What is a needle biopsy used for?

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it examines a solid core of tissue and can pull out metastatic cells or be used for flow cytometry

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What is an excisional biopsy used for?

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Best way to diagnose lymphoma and the ONLY way to diagnose HL via Reed-Sternberg cells

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14y/o f pt with abdominal pain in RLQ. CT shows mass adjacent to appendix. Pt started on Abx for presumptive appendicitis. Repeat CT 2 days later shows increased mass size. Pathology shows Burkitt Lymphoma. What would further pathology reports show?

Is there any metastasis?

What is the treatment?

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MYC translocation of t(8;14)

WORST lymphoma translocation

intracranial mass and bone marrow involvement (CNS and BM involvment more likely with Burkitt’s than other NHL)

chemo with intrathecal admin.

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In our pt with Burkitt’s Lymphoma, urine output decreases after chemotherapy initiation. What does her labwork show and why is this happening?

How do you treat?

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Increase in plasma K, serum creat. and BUN

this is indicative of Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Treat with aggressive hydration

(the tumor burden and high response to chemo increases risk for TLS)

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22 y/o male with fatigue, chest pain after ETOH consumption, night sweats and fever, pruritis, weight loss, no LAD or splenomegaly. Because of these B symptoms you do what type of test?

What does the pathology show?

What does this inidicate?

How do you treat it?

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Excision biopsy of chest mass seen on imaging

Path shows Reed-Sternberg cells

Indicates a HL

Treat with chemo and mayne some radiation

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When it comes to HL, what are three common ways of presentation?

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LAD

B-symptoms (can be in NHL)

Mass on chest x-ray

(may be limited to mediastinal mass that produces minimal or no local mass effect sx)

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Pt is an older male with conjunctival pallor, petechiae, and axillary/cervical LAD.

What do labs show?

What is the diagnosis?

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slightly elevated WBC, low Hgb, decreased PLT

Blood smear shows 90% small lymphocytes

Flow cytometry shows monoclonal B cells

Dx: CLL/SLL

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In our pt with CLL/SLL, his wife mentions that he was diangosed with CLL many years ago and told to return for monitoring, but he did not do so. REcords show that 6yrs ago, he had CLL present without anemia or thrombocytopenia. Now that he has new cytoppenias, what does this mean for the progression?

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There is now bone marrow involvement indicating acceleration of the dz.

This can become Richter’s Transformation

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13 y/o f with hx of menorrhagia, easy bruising, scrapes take a long time to stop bleeding, occasionally nose bleeds 1-2x per month. Dad with similar hx. What do labs show? What is the diagnosis? How to treat? Bonus genetics?
low hgb, normal PLT PTT prolonged, PT normal vWF ag: decreased vWf: decreased Factor VIII: normal Dx: vWF Disease Type I Tx: Desmopressin to help release vWF Bonus genetics: 1, 2a and 2b are AD
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6 y/o m with oral bleeding after dental procedure, hx of of easy bruising from minor trauma and bleeding into joints Labs show? Diagnosis? Genetics? Treatment?
normal PT, prolonged PTT Factor XIII: only 3% normal activity Factor IX: 98% normal activity geneitc test for **Hemophilia A**: positive X-linked recessive Recombinant Factor XIII
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What can an abnormal aPTT alone indicate?
if bleeding: VIII, IX, XI defects no bleeding: XII, prekalikrein, kininogen, lupus, anticoagulants
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What does an abnormal PT alone indicate?
VII defect
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What does an abnormal PT and aPTT together indicate?
anticoagulant therapy, **DIC**, liver disease, K deficiency, massive transfusion rarely factor X, V, II defects
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32y/o female with recurrent vaginal bleeding 6wks post partum with epistaxis and fatigue. Family history of autoimmune disease. Exam shows: Labs show: What should we further test? How do we treat?
ecchymosis, pallor, hypotension and tachycardia, vaginal bleeding anemia with normal PT and prolonged PTT that was not corrected with mixing study (therefore it isn't a factor issue) Test for antibodies. Negative Lupus/heparin, positive factor VIII inhibitor fluids, factor VIII and factor VIIA bypass and immunosupression
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What happens if a mixing study of PT/PTT corrects? If it doesn't correct?
this means that there is a factor deficiency means there is an inhibitor antibody present in the blood
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Acquired bleeding disorders can be of two varities: Primary hemostatic disorders Secondary hemostatic disorders
Primary: drug induced platelet destruciton aplastic anemia ITP mechanical PLT destruction (hypersplenism) Secondary: autoimmune inhibitors (VIII and V) antiphospholipid antibodies drug induced factor inhibition (heparin. warfarin) consumption of factors
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What is acquired hemophilia A
Factor VIII inhibitor seen in odler adults or post-partum can be associated with other autoimmune diseases may be seen in malginancy Can occur in congenital hemophilia A as well
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What makes you suspect a DVT/PE?
Wells, Geneva criteria * hx of previous PE/DVT * cancer pt * immobilization? * hemoptysis * tachycardia * over 65
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How do you diagnose a thromboebolism? What is a benefit of the D dimer?
D dimer **US or CT angiogram** or VQ scan high negative predictive value: if negative, no thromboembolitic event
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36 y/o female with abomdinal pain and vomiting. hx of SAB 12 years ago and on OCP now. Mother died of stroke at age 45. Exam: Dx: What is the underlying cause for this diagnosis?
occult blood in stool and ileus on CT scan WBC elevated with left shift Bowel infaction due to mesenteric vein thrombosis? Protein C def.
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Why did we diagnose our ileus pt with protein C deficiency? How to treat?
current mesenteric vein thrombosis with hx of miscarriage and family history of you stroke being on OCP can increase risk for clot stop OCP, start on anticoagulation
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White thrombus is characterized how?
arterial PLT rich areas of shear stress ATHEROSCLEROSIS coronary/cerebral arteriers
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Red thrombus is characterized how?
venous red cell rich STASIS lower extremities
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In the pt with protein C def., how did her mother's stroke occur?
likely started as a DVT that ended up as a paradoxical embolism passing through a patent foramen ovale and getting into arterial circulation, going to brain and causing damage found inf 55-60% of patients who have strokes under age 55
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68 y/o male with 3 months of fatigue and dyspnea on exertion, brittle nails, weight loss, pica (drinking paint) Exam? Labs? Peripheral smear? Diagnosis?
pale, conjunctival pallor, stomatitis, stable vitals, onychoscizia. anemia with low MCV (microcytic) and increased RDW ferritin: low transferrin: high transferring % sat: low smear shows anisocytosis (increased RDW) dx: iron deficient anemia
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Why is RDW helpful in anemia?
RDW is the earliest and most sensitive index that will change in iron deficient anemia
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What are some lab indications that iron is low? What are some indications that the body is waiting for iron (ie. compensating) ?
low serum iron low to normal serum ferrtin low transferrin/TIBC saturation (stores/capacity) increased TIBC, increased TFR
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In the elderly man with IDA can we just treat and send home?
No! Look at occult blood in stool for GI bleed Guess what, positive. Do scope and figure out what the underlying issue is.
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35 yo m with coffe grounds emesis x3 and 3 month hx of epigastric pain relieved by OTC antacids. hx of smoker and regular NSAID use. Begins to have chest pain. Exam: Labs: EKG:
distended nontender abd, hypotenive and tachycardic RRR with SEJ cool extremities and weak pulse Hgb low, normal reticulocytes, AB neg blood type EKG: STEMI
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In our hypovolemic pt who just had a heart attack, we give a rapid transfusion of 1L NS and two units of blood. Repeat H/H shows? What does surgery show?
Hgb increased by 1. Should increase by 1 for every one unit given. Thus he's actively bleeding, so we need to figure out where from Large ulcer that is nearly perforated; treated and bleeding controlled
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Blood group O Blood that it can receive? Plasma that it can receive?
Blood: Group O Plasma: O, A, B, AB
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Group A blood Can receive? Plasma it can receive?
blood: A and O PLasma: A and AB
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Group B blood can receive which blood? can receive which plasma?
blood: B and O Plasma: B and AB
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Group AB blood Can receive which blood? can receive which plasma?
blood: O, A, B, AB plasma: AB
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4 yo AA m with right leg pain after increasing elevation flying from nebraska to denver. Dyspnea on exertion. Fhx of some type of anemia. Exam: Labs: Rad: Smear: Dx:
febrile, tachy, O2 sat at 91%, Labs: Hgb low, MCV normal, fullness of LUQ Femoral head fracture (pathologic) smear shows cell sickling and elevated HgbS Sickle Cell Anemia
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What are the genetics of Sickle cell Anemia?
AR causing predominance of HgS caused by glutamate to valine mutation high in AA populations
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What are some effects of SCA?
Stroke Acute chest syndrome (vasoocclusion in lungs leading to lower oxygenation) renal issues with hematuria, even in SC trait acute bone necrosis autosplenectomy
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What are some treatments for SCA?
oxygen, breathing exercises,NSAIDs and narcotics, avoid high altitudes and strenuous acivity keep HbS low with Hydroxurea consider stem cell transplant
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25 yo f with hx of fatigue, weakness, dizziness, petechiae, pallor and gingival bleeding. She was recently treated with Bactrim for a UTI. Labs show: What do these labs indicate? What is the diagnosis?
decreased WBC, decreased Hgb, decreased PLT reticulocyte low MCV high RDW normal either chemo/antivirals, ETOH or aplastic anemia Aplastic anemia due to recent bactrim use
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Treatment for aplastic anemia
trasfusion, growth factor support possible stem cell transplant
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Should you always try to palpate someone's spleen?
probably not, unless you have a high index of suspicion for spleen related pathology
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What are large spleens typically indicative of?
hematologic malingnancy (useful in staging) liver disease with portal hypertension large spleen itself may be worsening a disease process (causing cytopenias)
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Hypersplenia is a type of splenomegaly with what features?
blood cells are being removed from body by the spleen typically contributes to disease process
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What three diseases can cause the spleen to capture or break cells?
sickle cell anemia heridtary spherocytosis ITP
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SCA and the spleen
splenic sequestration of red cells can cause crisis splenectomy can reduce need for transfusions too many crises and you can get an autosplenectomy
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HS and the spleen
splenic sequestration and lysis can worsen anemia splenectomy improves anemia
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ITP and the spleen
cases refractory to pharmaceutical therapy or cases with life threatening thrombocytopenia may benefit from splenectomy Ab coated PLT in spleen are destroyed via RES
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If you see a giant spleen on pathology, what is a likely underlying cause? If you see nodules in the spleen, what is most likely?
Hairy cell leukemia, CLL/SS HL, follicular lymphoma
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While trauma is the most comon cause of splenic rupture, what are other causes?
splenomegaly from mono, CLL, hairy cell leukemia, surgical trauma
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How to diagnose splenic rupture
think about it (make sure to check for it) LUQ pain Kehr's sign (diaphragmatic irritation when lying down, radiates to shoulder)
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What is overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (when the surgeon says, "OPSI")
bacteria that are resistant to opsonization are dealth with by the RES of the spleen no spleen, no RES starts with vague illness and progresses to fulminant sepsis in 2-3 days highest risk 3yrs after splenectomy make sure to vaccinate
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after splenectomy, what vaccines do you need?
Strep pneumoniae n. menigiditis H. influenzae B
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What on blood smear is seen after splenectomy/hyposplenia?
Howell-Jolly bodies (little dot in RBC)

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