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what is the most comon complication for a sickle trait person
painless hematuria is the most common complication
presentaion of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
bone pain lymphadenopaht hepatosplenomalgly pallor petechia (greter than 25% blast ina bone maoor means leukemia)
how to differentiate between infectious and non infectious etiolgy ?
tender lymphadenopahty for infectious causes
what re the oercentages of HbF insomeone taking hydroxyurea compared to someone not taking hydroxyurea
on hydroxy urea hbF is >15%
ottherwise its around 5-15 in sickled pateint not taing hydroxyurea
lyme disease can cause bell palsy –>explain symtpoms
dropping of the face but puppilary and sympathetics are not effected
What component of cows milk interfere with iron absorption
Caseinphosphopeptide and calcium
How does a plastic crises present (what does rbc look like)
Normocytic anemia that lasts less than 2 weeks
beta thellesemia more common in?
medditerrenean descent
alpha thalesemiam more common in?
asian and african descent
beta thelessemia is mostly due to what dysfunction ?
point mutation in beta promoter gene
hb bart
all alpha chains are deleted
describe symptoms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis
chronic joint pain and inflammation and rarely effects the hips
differentiate between septic arthirits and transient tensinovitis
septi arthritis presents with - high fever, elevted makers , non weigh berain on efefcted side ultrasound shows effusin
transient tensinovitis - low grade fever and able to bear weight
what complicationa re you worried about in a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthiritis
uveitis
describe feature of idiopathic juvenile arthritis
arthritis greater than 1 djoint for >6weeks
fever that spikes int he morning followed by a rsh
organomegaly and anemia