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29 Cards in this Set

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MCC of aortic stenosis in a 70 yo px
senile or degenerative calcifications
what is increased in DIC
fibrin split products
D-dimers
what is decreased in DIC
fibrinogen
platelets
Hct
what is the classic presentation of polycythemia vera
thrombosis
erythromelalgia
pruritis
what is the Rx for polycythemia vera
phlebotomy
-induces a desirable iron def anemia
what is used in px with polycythemia vera with high risk of thrombosis
hydroxyurea
what is used in px with polycythemia vera with refractory pruritis or refractory erythrocytosis
IFN-a
what helps to Dx MM
BM biopsy that shows increased plasma cells

UPEP/SPEP with bence jones proteins
Dx
px with weight loss, pruritis, night sweats, hepatosplenomegaly, nontender cervical lymphadenopathy
hodgkins
cell pathology a/w:
EBV
burkitts
cell pathology a/w:
reed sternberg cell, cervical lymphadenopathy, night sweats
hodgkins
cell pathology a/w:
bence jones proteins, osteolytic lesions, high Ca
MM
cell pathology a/w:
translocation 14:18
follicular
cell pathology a/w:
MC lymphoma in US
diffuse large B cell
cell pathology a/w:
translocation 8:14
burkitts
cell pathology a/w:
translocations 9:22
philadelphia (CML or ALL)
cell pathology a/w:
MC hodgkin lymphoma
nodular sclerosing
cell pathology a/w:
starry sky pattern due to phagocytosis of apoptotic tumor cells
burkitt
cell pathology a/w:
high Hct/Hgb, pruritis, burning pain in hands and feet
polycythemia vera
cell pathology a/w:
white cells with hair like projections and splenomegaly
hairy cell
cell pathology a/w:
macrocytosis, hypogranular granulocytes with bilobed nuclei
myelodysplastic syndrome
Rx for CML
imatinib
leukemia a/w:
MC in children
ALL
leukemia a/w:
MC in adults
CLL
leukemia a/w:
philadelphia Chromosome is always present
CML
leukemia a/w:
smudge cells
CLL
leukemia a/w:
peripheral blasts are PAS+ and TdT+
ALL
leukemia a/w:
peripheral blasts are PAS-, myeloperoxidase + and have Auer rods
AML
leukemia a/w:
pancytopenia in a down syndrome px
ALL