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29 Cards in this Set
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MCC of aortic stenosis in a 70 yo px
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senile or degenerative calcifications
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what is increased in DIC
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fibrin split products
D-dimers |
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what is decreased in DIC
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fibrinogen
platelets Hct |
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what is the classic presentation of polycythemia vera
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thrombosis
erythromelalgia pruritis |
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what is the Rx for polycythemia vera
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phlebotomy
-induces a desirable iron def anemia |
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what is used in px with polycythemia vera with high risk of thrombosis
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hydroxyurea
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what is used in px with polycythemia vera with refractory pruritis or refractory erythrocytosis
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IFN-a
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what helps to Dx MM
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BM biopsy that shows increased plasma cells
UPEP/SPEP with bence jones proteins |
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Dx
px with weight loss, pruritis, night sweats, hepatosplenomegaly, nontender cervical lymphadenopathy |
hodgkins
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cell pathology a/w:
EBV |
burkitts
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cell pathology a/w:
reed sternberg cell, cervical lymphadenopathy, night sweats |
hodgkins
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cell pathology a/w:
bence jones proteins, osteolytic lesions, high Ca |
MM
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cell pathology a/w:
translocation 14:18 |
follicular
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cell pathology a/w:
MC lymphoma in US |
diffuse large B cell
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cell pathology a/w:
translocation 8:14 |
burkitts
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cell pathology a/w:
translocations 9:22 |
philadelphia (CML or ALL)
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cell pathology a/w:
MC hodgkin lymphoma |
nodular sclerosing
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cell pathology a/w:
starry sky pattern due to phagocytosis of apoptotic tumor cells |
burkitt
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cell pathology a/w:
high Hct/Hgb, pruritis, burning pain in hands and feet |
polycythemia vera
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cell pathology a/w:
white cells with hair like projections and splenomegaly |
hairy cell
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cell pathology a/w:
macrocytosis, hypogranular granulocytes with bilobed nuclei |
myelodysplastic syndrome
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Rx for CML
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imatinib
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leukemia a/w:
MC in children |
ALL
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leukemia a/w:
MC in adults |
CLL
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leukemia a/w:
philadelphia Chromosome is always present |
CML
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leukemia a/w:
smudge cells |
CLL
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leukemia a/w:
peripheral blasts are PAS+ and TdT+ |
ALL
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leukemia a/w:
peripheral blasts are PAS-, myeloperoxidase + and have Auer rods |
AML
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leukemia a/w:
pancytopenia in a down syndrome px |
ALL
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