WBC, LN, SPLEEN, THYMUS Flashcards

1
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Dohle bodies- sky blu cytoplasmic puddles

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Sepsis

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2
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Neoplasms in bone marrow. Tumor cells found in peripheral blood

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Leukemia

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3
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Immature leukemia

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Acute leukemia

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4
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Mature leukemia

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Chronic leukemia

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5
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MC cancer of children

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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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6
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T(12,21)

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ALL

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7
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Leukemia that is most responsive to tx

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ALL

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8
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Primary chemitherapeutic drug for ALL? Wwhat is its catastrphic SE

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Asparaginase - pancreatitis

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9
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Leukemia with very low alk phos

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CML

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10
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Chronic phase

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11
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10-19% myeloblast

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Accelerated phase

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12
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> 20% myeloblast

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Blast crisis

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13
Q

Solid focus of leukemia outside the bone

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Chloroma

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14
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Distinctive needle like azurophilic granules

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Auer rods

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15
Q

Primary chemotherapeutic drug for CML. SE?

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Imatinib - flyid retention, CHF

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16
Q

Most common leukemia in the elderly

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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

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17
Q

Increase in WBC count with left shift and high alk phos.

Usually caused by infection

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Leukemoid reaction

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18
Q

Leukemia in 15-39 y. O

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AML

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19
Q

Leukemia in 25-60 yo

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CML

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20
Q

Reed sternberg cells

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Hodgkins lymphoma

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21
Q

MC hodgkins lymphoma

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Nodular sclerosis

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22
Q

Most common hepatopoietic malignancy

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Non hodgkins lymphoma

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23
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Most common form of indolent NOn hodgskins lymphoma

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Follicular lymphoma

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24
Q

T(14:18

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Follicular lymphoma

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25
Q

MC NHL

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Diffuse large cell lymphoma

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26
Q

Starry sky pattern. Comon in africans

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Burkitts lymphoma

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27
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T(11;14)

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Mantle lymphoma - poor prognosis

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28
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Neoplasm of CD4 + Tcell

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Adult t cell lymphoma

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29
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T(15;17)

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APML

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30
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t(9;22)

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CML

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31
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t(8:14)

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Burkitt lymphoma

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32
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Diffuse erythema and scaling of the entire body surhace

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Sezary syndrome

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33
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MC and most deadly plasma cell neoplasm

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Multiple myeloma

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34
Q

Defeerentiate waldenstroms macroglobulinemia from multiple myeloma

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No lytic lesion in waldenstrom

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35
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Differentiate monoclonal gammopathy of endetermined significance MGUS FROM MULTIPLE MYELOMA

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MGUS IS ASYMPTOMATIC

36
Q

Teardrop cells or dacryocytes

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Primary myelofibrosis

37
Q

Tx for primary myelofibrosis

A

Bone marrow transplant

38
Q

Birbeck granules ( tennis racket like appearance)

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Langerhans cell histiocytes

39
Q

Small yellow brown, brown or rust coloured foci in speel

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Gandy gamna nodules

40
Q

Swirling pattern of spindle shaped cells associated with myasthenia gravis

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Thymoma

41
Q

Differentiate extravascular hemolysis from intravascular hemolysis

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Extravascular causes splenomegaly

42
Q

Hemolytic anemia

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Normocytic, normochromic

43
Q

MCC of IDA

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GI bleeding

44
Q

Tx for hereditary spherocytosis

A

Splenectomy

45
Q

Small dark nuclear remnants present in RBCs of asplenic patiens

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Howell-jolky bodies

46
Q

Episodic hemolysis in G6PD deficuency

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Drugs: antimalarials, sulfonamides, nitofurantoins

Food: fava beans

47
Q

G6PD is the rate limiting step in which biochemical pathway

A

Pentose phosphate pathway

Reduce NADP-NAPDH

48
Q

Why are infants with sickle cell disease asumptomatic until 2-4 months of age?

A

Due to high amounts of fetal hemoglobin (Hbf)

49
Q

Best initial diagnostic test for sickle cell anemia

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Peipheral blood smear

50
Q

Gold standard fir sickle cell anemia

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Hemoglobin electrophoresis

51
Q

DOC for sickle cell anemia

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Hydroxyurea (increase Hbf)

52
Q

Most severe form of a- thalassemia

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Hydrops fetalis

53
Q

Anemia in thalassemia

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Microcytic,hypochromic

54
Q

Decrease synthesis of adlut hemoglobin

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Thalassemia

55
Q

Primary tx for hemochromatosis

A

Phlebotomy

56
Q

Hemochromatosis that does not respond to phlebotomy

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Deferoxamine

57
Q

Leading cause of death in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

A

Thrombosis

58
Q

Caused by trauma to RBC IN INDIVIDUALS WITH cardiac valve prosthesis

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Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia

59
Q

Vit B 12 or folate deficiency

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Megaloblastic anemia

60
Q

Which oarasit infection can lead to megaloblastoc anemia?

A

Dyphyllibothrium latum

61
Q

Schilling test

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Pernicious anemia

62
Q

Most common nutritional disorder in the world

A

Iron defiency anemia

63
Q

Which parasite infection can lead to microcytic hypochromic anemia

A

Hookworms ( necator, ancylostoma)

Albendazole

64
Q

Iron deficiency anemia

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Microcytic hypochromic anemia

65
Q

Esophageal webs, microcytic hypochromatic anemia, atrophic glossitis

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Plummer- vinson syndrome

66
Q

IDA in elderly may be due to

A

Colorectal ca

67
Q

Chronic primary hematopoietic failure and pancytopenia

A

Aplastic anemia

68
Q

Chemical exposure which causes aplastic anemia

A

Benzene

69
Q

Antiobiotic which causes aplastic anemia

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Chloamphenicol

70
Q

Aplastic anemia

A

Normocytic, normochromic

71
Q

Deifferentiate aplastic anemia from myelodysplastic syndrome

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In MDS , BM is hypercellular. In aplastic anemia, BM is hypocellular

72
Q

Most feared complication ITP

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Intracranial bleeding

73
Q

That that cause neutropenia

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Aminopyrine, PTU, chloramphenicol

74
Q

Decreased gp1b leads to defective platelet adhesion. Decreased platelet count

A

Bernard soulier syndrome

75
Q

Decreased gp IIb-IIIa leads to defective platelet aggregation. Normal platelet count

A

Glanzmann’s thrmbathenia

76
Q

MC inherent bleeding disorder

A

Von willebrand disease

77
Q

Tx for vwd

A

Desmopressin

Factor VIII and vWF

78
Q

MC hereditary disease associated with life threatening bleeding due to factor VIII deficinecy

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Hemophilia A

79
Q

Tx for hemophilia A

A

Factor VIII precipitate

80
Q

Christmas disease

A

Hemophilia B.

Factor IX concentrate

81
Q

Sever meningococcemia

A

Waterhouse- friderichsen syndrome

82
Q

Postpartum pituitary necrosis

A

Sheehan syndrone

83
Q

Most specific test for DIC?

A

D-dimer

84
Q

Dx test for pulmonary embolism

A

D- dimer

85
Q

Dx test for herpes

A

Tzank smear

86
Q

Cause of herpes labialis

A

HSV-1

87
Q

95% of cancers if the head and neck

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Squamous cell carcinoma