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what disease:
normal platlet
increased bleeding time
normal PT
increased PTT
VWD
what disease:
decreased platlet
increased bleeding time
normal PT
normal PTT
thombocytopenia (ITP, TIP, HUS)
what disease:
normal platlet
normal bleeding time
normal PT
increased PTT
hemophilia A
what disease:
decreased platlet
increased bleeding time
increased PT
increased PTT
DIC
what disease:
normal platlet
increased bleeding time
normal PT
normal PTT
aspirin/NSAID therapy
what disease:
normal platlet
normal bleeding time
increased PT
increased PTT
warfarin/heparin use
thrombohemorraghic disorder
increased PT and PTT
thrombocytopenia
increased bleeding time
d-dimers
normocyctic anemia with schistocytes and reticulocycitosis
DIC
txt of DIC
treat disease
transfuse blood components
FFP, packed RBC, platlet concentrates
DVT and pulmonary emboli at early age
most common
factor V leiden
no prolongation of PTT after standard dose of heparin -- what is deficient?
antithrombin III
hemorrhagic skin necrosis from warfarni therapy, def in what?
protein C
decreased factor VIII could be from what 2 diseases?
Hemophilia A and VWD
ristocetin cofactor assay is to detect what?
to detect VWF antigen
most common cause of childhood thrombocytopenia
after resp tract infection
NO lymphadenopathy or splenomegaly
acute idiopathic thomrbocytopenic purpura (ITP)
IgG Abs againsted GpIIb:IIIa receptor is what?
thrombocytopenic purpura
adult female
presents with:
fever, thrombocyopenia, renal failure, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia with schistocytes, and CNS defects
TTP
excess vWF is defect in what enzyme and what can it be treated with?
metalloprotease in endotheilial cells
txt: plasmapheresis
what does d-dimer assay detect, and what diseases?
only cross linked insoluable fibrin monmers in fibrin clot (NOT fibrinogen)

screaning for pulm embolism
DIC
and coronary artery thrombosis
causes of thrombocytopenia
1. decreased production (aplastic anemia, leukemia)
2. Increased destruction (ITP, TTP, DIC)
3. sequestion in spleen
causes of thrombocytosis
1. increased platlet cuont -- essential thrombocythemia, PV
2. reactive - iron def, ifnection, splenectomy
absent GpIb platlet receptor for vWF
platlet adhesion defect
bernard'soulier syndrome
life long bleeding problem
auto recessive
platlet aggregation defect
absent GPIIb-IIIa fribinogen receptor
glanzmann's
auto recessive
IgA mediated vasculitis
child
post acute infection
henoch-schonlein syndrome
drugs that cause immune thrombocytopenia
1. quinine
2. quinidine
3. heparin
women 15-50, children post vaccination
present with thrombocytopenia
ITP
thrombocytopenia with neurological Sx
helmet cells
TTP
use FFP
child post e.coli ifnection
increased splenic pooling
renal trouble
HUS,

do NOT transfuse with platlets
factor IX def
hemo B
txt of vWD
vasopressin
factor VIII concentrates with vWF
txt of DIC
FFP, platlet concentrates, cryoprecipitate, ATIII and protein C concentrates
contraindications of DIC
NEVER give heparin or antiplatlet drugs, or fibrinolytic inhibitors
young pt presents with DVT and prolonged PTT
factor V leiden
arterial thrombosis
recurrent venous thrombosis in early adult life

deficient in what?
hereditary?
antithrombin def

auto dom
increased thrombotic risk
increased plasma prothomrbin levels

is what?
prothomrbin G20210
increasd risk of both venous and arterial thrombosis
hyperhomocystinemia
venous and arterial thrombosis
lupus PT
lots of miscarriages
prolonged PTT that does NOT correct with mixture study (50:50 with normal plasma)
antiphospholipid syndrome
what blood type is the mother if there is HDN ABO?
mother is type O
HDN presents in 1st pregnancy, is it ABO or Rh related?
ABO occurs in 1st preggo only
clinical presentation of infant with HDN ABO
mild jaundice, slight anemia -- correct with phototherapy
RH (-) mother has what kind of Abs cross over placenta to the Rh (+) fetus?
IgG anti-D
what does the cord blood test show from an HDN?
increased bilirubin
increased blasts
+ direct coombs
anemia
reticulocytosis
what does the kleihauer betke test used for?
to determine what dose of Rh Ig to give to the mother, based on + screening of resistance of fetal cells to acid hemolysis
txt of srs HDN Rh
exchange transfusion, remvoes Abs and bilirubin
replaces incompatable RBC with compatible ones
lowers bilirubin levels
corrects anemia
must be compatible with mother's blood
what can cause thrombocytopenia in fetus?
alloimmune neonatal thrombcytopenia

mother does not have HPA platlet Ab, IgG abs cross placenta and bleeding can result
examples of malignant localized lymphadenopathy (2)
1. HL
2. NHL
examples of generalized malignancies (>3 non-contguous areas of enlargment)
1. CLL/ALL
2. NHL/HL
3. WM
ex of lymphocytosis
1. CLL
2. ALL
examples of lymphopenia
1. HL:
2. chemo
3. HIV
4. SLE
is CLL B or T cell?
B cell
elderly female presents with:
lymphadenopathy
recurrent infections
AIHA
thrombocytopenia
hypogamaglobinemia
CLL
small mature looking lymphocytes (can't distinguish from normal), found with smudge cells... what is it?
CLL
can transform to diffuse large cell lymphoma ... what is this syndrome called?
richter's found in CLL
when do you txt CLL?
when there are signs of:
lympadenopathy or organomegaly
BM failure
constitution B sx
SIg + (weak)
CD5 +
CD 23 +
CD 10 -
FMC7 -

what is this?
CLL
agents to txt CLL...
1. cytotoxic: chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide, purine analogues
2. corticosteroids
3. monoclona Abs - CD20 and CD52
CLL pt comes in with adenopathy and splenomgaly, what do you txt for?
pallitive only
CLL pt comes in thrombocytopenia and anemia, with organomegaly ... what do you txt for?
start txt for chemo
PLL is what kind of cell, B or T?
B cell
pt presents with:
massive splenomegaly
no lymphadenopathy
SIg + (bright)
CD5 -
CD23 -
FMC7 +

what does pt have?
PLL
hairy cell leukemia is what kind of cell? B or T?
B cell
older male with fatigue and infections presents with splenomegaly, what is it?
hairy cell leukemia
TRAP + is what?
HCL
what do you treat HCL with?
2-CDA
large granular lymhocytic leukemia is what kind, T or B cell?
T cell
50 yo pt presents with arthropathy and rheumatoid arthritis, anemia, neutropenia, increased WBC. BM has large cells with azurophilic granules.
LGLL

Txt not normally needed
CD 3+
CD 56 +
CD4 -
CD 8 +

what is it?
LGLL
adult t cell leukemia/lymphoma is ass'd with what virus? where is this virus common?
HLTV, japan/caribbean
pt comes in and presents with:
lymphadenopathy
hepatosplenomegaly
skin lesions
bone pain
hyper calcemia

what is it?
ATLL
clover-leaf nuclei with

CD3 +
CD4 +
CD8 -

what is it?
ATLL
what is the most common form of HL?
nodular sclerosis
reed sternberg cell = what?
HL
32 yo pt presents with painless cervical lymphadenopathy, weight loss, and night sweats... what does he have?
HL
survivors of HL are at increased risk for what kind of malignancies?
AML, NHL, epitheliam tumors, malignant melanoma
what is the prognosis of HL and txt?
curable, use ABVD

sensitive to BOTH chemo and radiation
CD 15 +
CD 30 +
LCA -
neutrophilia
eosinophilia
lymphopenia
increased ESR and C reactive protein
increased LDH
NH, increased LDH = poor prognosis
is LDH routine in NHL or NH?
NHL
pt presents with painless lymphadenopathy, SOB/DOE, fullness, jaundice, anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia == what??
NHL
txt of NHL
use CHOP and anti-CD20 (R-CHOP)
follicular lymphoma is what grade of NHL? (high, intermediate or low) is it curable?
Low grade, not curable
older pt with destroyed lymph node and cleaved lymphocytes... what is it?
NHL - FL
t(14;18) is ass'd with?
FL
BLC2 overexpression is linked to what NHL?
FL
t(11;14) and overexpression of BCL1 and Cyclin D is ass'd with what?
mantle cell lymphoma
CD 19 +
CD5 +
CD23 -
FMC7 +
CD22 +

what disease?
Mantle cell
t(8;14) is add'd with what disease and overexpression of what>?
C-myc overexpression

ass'd with burkitt's lymphonma
for burkitt's fill in blank:

endemic is found in the ____ and is/is NOT ass'd with EBV

sporadic is found in the ___ and is/ISNOT ass'd with EBV
endemic = jaw with EBV assosciation

sporadic = abdominal pain NOT EBV ass'd
starry sky = what?
burkitt's
is burkitt's curable and if so, with what?
yes, CHOP
an intermediate NHL with large cells and diffuse growth is what?
diffuse large cell lymphoma
what NHL curability depends on age as a determination of prognosis?
DLCL

also on LDH, performance status, stage, and # of extranodal sites
pt comes in with pruitic, psorasis like plague... what is it?
mycosis fungoides -- T cell, CD4+
circulating lymphoma cells that look like folder cerebriform nuclei
sezary syndrome
73 yo pt presents with backache and frequent infections, what is it?
MM
bence jones proteins found = what?
MM
is MM curable?
no, pallitve txt only
plasma cell with an eccentric nuclei, deep blue cytoplasm and perinuclar halo is related to what??
MM
i say lytic bone lesions, you say...
MM
what chromosome deletion and gene is affected in MM?
del 13, and Rb gene
contraindication in MM
IV contrast agents!!
pt presents with:
huge tongue
CHF, cardiomegaly
neuropathy
renal failure
carpal tunnel...

what is it related to?
amyloidosis
amyloidosis is present in what?
anything with increased proteins

MM
MGUS
WM
pt comes in with:

changes in vision
lethargy
confusion
headache
nose bleed
and CHF

what is this syndrome?
hypervisocity syndrome
hyperviscocity syndrome is related can be caused by what?
1. PV
2. acute leukemia
3. MM
4. WM
5. hyperfibrinogemia
M protein <3mg/dl
normal: serum Ca, renal fxn
NO bone lesions
NO anemia... is what?
MGUS.. can evolve into MM
lymphoplasmacytoid cell found in what?
WM
pt presents with:
fatigue, bleeding, weight loss
hepatosplenomegaly
lymphadenopathy
hyperviscovisity

increased IgM
NO bone lesions

what is it?
WM
t(9;22) is related to what malignancy?
ALL -- unfavorable prognosis

BCR/ABL
a 4 year old presents with anemia, thrombocytiopenia, neutropenia

PAS is +
TdT is +

what is it?
ALL, B cell
child pt presents with mediastinal mass, anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia..

PAS +
+ for CD4, 5, 8

what is it?
ALL, T cell
pt presents with spontaneous bleeding and easy bruising with dilated swellings that started in childhood. pt has frequent recurrent GI bleeds... what is it?
hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
is HHT auto dom, recessive, or x-linked?
auto dom
↓ MCV
↓ serum Fe
↓ RBC count
↓ ferritin
↑ TIBC
↑ RDW

what is it?
Fe defiency
↓ MCV
↓ serum Fe
↓ RBC count
↑ ferritin
↓ TIBC
normal RDW

what is it?
ACD
↓ MCV
NORMAL serum Fe
↑ RBC count
normal ferritin
normal TIBC


what is it?
alpha thal trait
↓ MCV
↑ serum Fe
↓ RBC count
↓ ferritin
↓ TIBC
normal RDW
ringed sideorblasts present
basophilic stippling

what is it?
lead poisoning
↓ HbA
↓ HbA2
↓ HbF
↑ RBC count
normal electropherisis

what is it?
alpha thal trait
4 beta chains is called what and has how many gene deletions?
HbH and has 3 genes deleted
HbH presents as with?
severe hemolytic anemia
Four deletions is called?
HbBart -- incompatible with life
4x gamma chains
pt presents with:
microcytic anemia
decreased MCV, Hb, and Hct
INCREASED RBC
normal RDW and ferritin

Hb electrophersis shows:
↓ HbA
↑ HbA2, and HbF with RBC count
beta thal minor
pt has severe hemolytic anemia with extramedullary hematopoesis, with the following electropherisis:

NO HbA
↑ HbA2, and HbF
increased RBC and reticulocytes

what is ti?
beta thal major
causes of sideroblastic anemia
1. chronic alcoholism
2. B6 defiency
3. lead posoning
loss of vibration sense is seen in what?
B12 def
macrocytic anemia + neuro defects =?
B12 def
most common cause of ACD?
pneumonia
hemochromatosis can occur from frequent transufions, chronic hemolytic diseases or from a missense mutation in this gene?
HFE gene
PK deficiency pt comes in with bronze skin ... what do you think?
hemocrhoamtosis, oh shiz we need to chelate her bitchass
hypersegmented PMN == ?
megaloblastic anemia
hereditary spherocytosis is a..

extra or intravasclar?
intrinsic or extrinsic?
extravasuclar intrinsic with auto domin and poor penetrance
pt has a viral infection from a parvovirus, with gallstones... what do you suspect?

pt has osmotic fragility and spherocytes on smear
hereditary spherocytosis
defect in:

spectrin
ankyrin
band 4.2

is ass'd with what?
hereditary spherocytosis
you say heinz bodies and bite cell... i say...
G6PD def
pt has rapid drop in Hb after eating fava beans, pt has what?
G6PD
G6PD is... auto dom/recessive or xlinked?
x-linked
pt has splenomegaly and evan's syndrome.. what test do you order? and will it be + or - ?

what is the pt presenting with?
+ direct Coombs

AIHA
warm reactive is ass'd with idiopathic, complement specific... to what type of Ig?
IgG
cold reactive is ass'd with mycoplasma, mono, and lymphomas... what type of Ig?
IgM
you see helmet cells, you suspect what?? (3)
1. DIC
2. HUS
3. TTP
missing CD55 and CD59
PNH
acid ham test is done in what? what does it test for?
PNH, suspectibility to sucrose soltuion
pt presents with thrombosis, recurrent abdominal pain, and interrcurent infections... what do you suspect?
PNH
BM has hypoplasia
decreased LAP score
hemosideruria

what is it?
PNH
txt for PNH
immunosuprresion, BMT, supportive care
hbH can be demo'd with what stain?
cresyle blue stain, looking for inclusions
what thal presents with at birth??
alpha
severe anemia at 4-6 months
jaundice
hair on end appearance on xray
target cells
Howell Jolly bodies
beta thal
sickle cell is...

intra/extravascular
intrinsic or extrinsic
extravascular, intrinsic defect
what does the blood smear look like in a pt with sickle trait?
TOTALLY NORMAL
rhomboidal RBC
target cells
microsphercytes are common in what Hb subtype of sickle cell?
HbC
child with sickle cell presents with what hallmark?
dactylitis
adult with sickle cell presents with what hallmark?
acute chest syndrome
what prophylaxis do you give a sickle cell pt?
penicillin
pt has:
hemolytic anemia
heinz bodies
heat preciptation test
crisis after taking oxidative drugs
unstable Hb
HbEE = ?
HbE beta thal =?
HbAE = ??
HbEE = mild hypochromia and microcytosis

HbE beta thal = SEVERE transfusion dept hemolytic disease like beta thal major

HbAE = mild thal phenotype with microcytosis and hypocrhomia
Hb with high O2 affinity have an increase in what?
erythopoeitin
Hb with high O2 affinity is RIGHT or LEFT shift on dissosciation curve?
LEFT shift
pt has cyanosis and a R shift on diss curve, what do they have?
Hb with LOW O2 affinity
pt has cyanosis and you draw blood -- it's brown, what do they have?
HbM
what Hb phenotype has mild target cells but no anemia?
HbAC
what Hb phenotype presents with target cells, hemoglobin crystal,s microspherocytes, mild splenomegaly, mild hemolytic anemia
HbCC
HbE is common to what region of the world?
far east, West coast US
62 yo woman presents with sharp back pain, rouleaux, hyper Ca, neuropathy, and decreased in normal immunoglobins

what does she have?
plasma cell myeloma
12 yo girl has lower abdominal pain, fever, and is CD20+ with vaculoated cells on a starry sky... what translocation is common and what does she have?
t(8;14), burkitt's
55yo male has cough, chest pain, DOE, fever, pruitis, supraclavicular lymphnode enlargment.

RBC are normocytic, normochromic
15cm mediastinal mass with PLEURAL effusion
RS cell is present
CD30 +
HL - nodular sclerosising
72 yo female presents with lymphadenopathy in neck and axilla, weight loss, and fatigue.

see cleaved lymophocytes

what is it and what translocation is common?
follicular lymphoma

t(14;18)
65yo male with a swollen neck, splenomegaly, with small mature lymophocytes on biopsy. CD20+, serum hypoglobulimea... what doe she have?
CLL
68 yo presents with indigestion, no infection or bleeding or organmegaly. Pt has hypercell BM, with increase # of megakaryoctyes, no fibrosis, - for philly chrom, normal Fe... what does he have?
essential thrombocytothemia

txt with platletpharesis, hydroxyurea
53 yo male with fatigue, weight loss, no appetite, and gets fully quickly. he has hepatosplenomegaly, no lymphadenopathy, eosinophilia/basophilia, with normochromic normocytic anemia, increased WBC... what does he have?
CML, txt with gleevac and BMT
40 white woman with increased menses, gum bleeding, and small purple spots on legs, with fatigue.

macrocytic anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia with <5% blasts in blood.
hypercell BM with 17% blasts

what does she have? txt?
MDS -- RAEB

BMT
42 yo male with gum bleeding and prolonged oozing, no lymphadenopathy, large bruise. he has a prolonged PT, normal PTT, and increased d-dimers. LOTS of auer rods, +for MPO... what is common trans, txt, and dx?
t(15;17)

promylocytic leukemia

txt with ATRA
26yo male has severe rectal pain, fatigue, hemorroids, with increase in LDH, normal retic, an increase in blasts (eosinophils noted). what does he have?
inv 16 with M4 AML

mylemonocytic leukemia
6 yo boy with fatigue, headaches, palable lymph nodes in supraclavicular region, SPLENOMEG, no edema, bruises. incrased blasts and LDH, MPO is NEGATIVE

trans location? dx?
t(9;22) ALL B cell
> 20% blasts in blood or BM is automatically...
AML
MPO is + in what cell type?
myeloid
sudan black is + in what cell type?
myloblasts and monoblasts
NSE is + in what cell time?
monocytes
CD13, CD33, CD 117 are Ag for what?
meyloid
CD2, 3, 4, 8, 19 and 20 are for fhwat cell type?
lymphoid
t(15;17)
acute promylocytic leukemia
11q23
AML with MLL
MPO, SB -
CD13, 33, 34, 117 +
AML with min diff
MPO, SB +
CD13, 33, 34, 117 +
AML withOUT maturation
auer rods are in what?
M3 and M2
auer rods
CD13, 33, 34, 117 +
mature PMN
M2 AML with maturation
+NSE
3% blasts are MPO +
CD13, 33
11b, 11c, 14, 36, 64 +
M4

acute mylomonocytic
CD13, 33
CD14, 11b, 11c, 36, 64

80% or more are monocytic lineage

young pt
extramedullary sarcoma
acute monoblastic/monocytic leukemia

M5
>80% blasts are erythroid precurosers, MPO-, no dysplasia

or

>50% erythroid precurors
>20% myloblasts
acute erythroid leukemia

M6
cytopenia, psudeopod formation, BM fibrosis

CD13, 333
CD 41, 61 (megakaryocytic)
acute megakaryblastic leukemia

M7
difference between acute vs chronic leukemia?
acute > 20% blasts

chronic:
<10% blasts
evidence of maturation
what disease:
increased RBC
decreased EPO
hypercell BM with fibrosis (later)
polycythemia vera
BCR-ABL fusion in 100% of what cases?
CML
massive fibrosis of BM
splenomegaly
portal HTN
L side pleural effusion
tear drop cells
lerukoertyhroblastic rxn
extramedullary hematopoiesis

what condition?
myelofibrsis and myeloid metaplasia
5q- and trisomy 8 related to what?
MDS
pancytopenia
leukoertythroblastic rxn
ringed sideroblasts
blasts <20%
MDS "preleukemia"
CD10 -
TdT +

= ?
T cell ALL
CD10+
TdT +

= ?
B Cell ALL
>60 yo pt
generalized lymphadenopathy
immune hemolytic anemia
lymphoblasts <10%
"smudge cells"
neutropenia
*hypogammaglob*
CLL
what is the only leukemia without lympahdenopathy?
hairy cell
for type and crossmatch, IgM detection, if it is negative what does that mean? if it is positive, what do you do next?
it rules out an ABO incompatibility

if pos, do an indirect coombs
delayd hemolytic transfusion rxn takes how long to manifest? is it intra or extravascular?
3-7 days, extra
how do you manage HTR?
1. hydration, diruesis
2. txt DIC with FFP
3. txt shock with steroids
in a febrile rxn what is increased?
IL1beta
IL6
TFN alpha
in febrile rxn, what is the pt reacting to?
donor leukocyte
after transfusion, pt presents with VERY high fever. describe etiology and txt.
prolly gram + coci from skin, txt with broad spec abx
what is the usual rate of transufion for a non bleeding pt? what rate do you transfuse at for a pt at high risk for circulatory overload?
normal: 2ml/kg/hr

risk: 1ml/kg/hr
tranfusion related acute lung injury is reacting to what?
HLA specifci abs
ARD, pulm edema, hypoexmia, chills and fevers are characteristics of what?
TRALI
how can you prevent transfusion assosciated graft v host disease? what ags are present?
irritated blood, HLA ag
who is at risk for transfusion related GvHD?
premie infants, immunocomp'd
you store RBC, what happens to them?
1. increase in plasma K
2. loss of 23 DPG
3. need to maintain ATP level
what is crytoprecipitate made up of?
from FFP, thawing, and collecting that precipitate
if you remove the leukocytes, what are you decreasing the incidence of?
alloimmunization to HLA ag, and some viral infections CMV
what pts would be harmed from a platlet transfusion?
ITP, TTP
what does cyroprecipitate contain?
factor VIII and vWF
factors that worsen coagulopathy in massive transfusion (3), and how do you correct it?
1. hypovolemia
2. DIC
3. Acidosis


correct with transfusion of FFP
what do platlet dense granules container? (3)
1. ADP
2. Calcium
3. serotonin
what do platlet alpha granules cotnain? (6)
1. fibrinogen
2. factor V
3. vWF
4. fibronectin
5. PF4
6. thrombospondin
indications for use of thrombolytics
1. MI
2. pulm emoblism
3. ischemic stroke
indication for use of ASA
1. acute coronary syndrome
2. ischemic stroke
3. stent replacement
you can use what within 3 hours of ischemic stroke?
t-PA
antifibrinolytics are contra-indicated in what?
anything to do with the head:

intracranial bleed, hematoma, stroke, hydrocephalus
demopressin is used in...
vWD, hemophilia A, uremic bleeding
side effect of demopressin
tachyphylaxis
txt of CML
imatinib-gleevac, TK inhibitor
true or false

nilotanib causes a rash
true
true or false

dasatinib causes peripheral edema?
FALSE

dasatinib causes pleural edema
imatinib caues peripheral edema
fludarabine + clycophophamide +/- rituximab is 1st line for what?
CLL
what can be treated with ATRA?
APL
hydroxyurea, anangrelide, interferon alpha is used to treat what?
MDS
do you give hyrdoxyurea in PV?
NO, only in ET
low grade NHL can be treated with what?
CVP and anti-20 rituximab
CHOP up what?
Diffuse large b cell lymphoma
cuntaneous t cell is treated with what?
vorinostat
mantle cell is treate with what?
hyper CVAD
CBV regiment takes care of what?
lymphoma
Cy/TBI treats what?
lymphoma, acute leukemia
VP-16 and TBI treats?
acute leukemia
BAC
Bu/Cy
BEAM

all treat?
lymphoma
true/false

melphalan treats MGUS
FALSE

treats MM
you see helmet cells (schistocytes) on blood smear, this could mean:
1. DIC
2. microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
3. SLE
4. HUS
5. thrombocytopenia purpura
6. malignant HTN
you see tear drop cells on blood smear, this could mean:
Dacrocytes are found in myelofibrosis, myeloid metaplasia, pernicious anemia, thalassemia, and some hemolytic anemias.
you see howell jolly bodies, this means that the ____ is absent
SPLEEN gone when you see HJ bodies
you see target cells on smear, this means...
HbC disease

or severe liver disease
you see helmet cells, this means...
auto immune hemolytic anemia

or traumatic anemia
you see spur cells...
PNH
you see howell jolly bodies, this could mean the pt has (3):
1. hemolytic anemia
2. megaloblastic anemia
3. hyposplenism
pt has heinz bodies which occurs post oxidative stress, this could mean the pt has: (4)
1. G6PD def
2. alpha thal
3. unstable Hb
4. splenectomized pt
Is this indirect or direct coombs?
1. cross matching the donor RBC with pt serum
2. detection of Ab to RBC in pt's serum
indirect coombs
direct or indirect coombs?

used in diagnosis of:
1. HDN
2. AHIA and drug induced hemolytic anemia
3. hemolytic transfusion rxns
direct coombs
What is tested before RBC transfusions?
1. ABO and Rh
2. Ab screen to detect clinically sig Abs
3. in vitro compatibility of pt's serum with donor'[s RBC
cross matching means...
adding pt serum to ABO, Rh, matched donor RBC

MANDATORY in pt with sig Abs
true or false

extravascular hemolysis does not activate complement
TRUE
upon transfusion pt has dyspnea, headache, heart failure, and distention of jugular veins... what happened??
circulatory overload

occurs in children, old people and severely anemic
what is citrate used for in blood products?
used as an anticoagulant, chelates calcium
what coagulation factors does FFP contain? and what do you txt with it?
contains ALL coag factors

txt: DIC, massive transfusion, liver failure, reversal of coumadin, TTP, HUS, reversal of warfarin
what do you use albumin for?
volume expansion! use to replace blood volume in blood loss, for plasmaphersis procedures
what day does reticulocytosis start? what day does it reach its max?
starts 2 days later, maxes at day 8
in massive transfusion, what should you measure?
PT and PTT
is coagulopathy more or less predictable than thrombocytopenia in massive transfusion?
coagulopathy is LESS predictable than thrombocytopenia
what is richter's syndrome?
transformation of CLL to diffuse large cell lymphoma
monoclonal B cell markers (CD19, CD20, SIg +) with CD 5+ is diagnostic of what 2 diseases?
CLL or mantle cell lymphoma
large lymphocytes with azurophilic granules would imply...
large granular lymphocytic leukemia
every pt with diagnosis of lymphoma should do what?
CT and PET scan
bilat BM aspiration
biopsy
blood chemistries
true or false

MM is curable
FALSE

txt with chemo and radiation, steroids, autologus stem cell transplantation = all pallitive
you see a monoclonal Ab spike (M-protein_ what is your differential?
1. MM
2. WM
3. MGUS
if you have roulaeux formation of the RBC what does this mean?
hypergammaglobulinemia
large platlets with not glycoprotein Ib, platlets wont aggregate to ristocetin -- what is this?
bernard soulier
there are no alpha granules in large platlets
grey platlet syndrome
what is the most common cause of defective platlet function?
aspirin therapy
why do you do immunosupression therapy in a person with hemophilia?
because they can form Abs to infused factor VIII
neck lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and bilateral axillary adenopathy are clinical features of what malignancy?
chronic lymphoid leukemias
treatments of hyperviscosity syndrome
plasmapheresis
venesection
leurkopheris

txt underlying disease!
myeloid sarcoma with monocytic diff and an increase in eospinophils is due to what gene alteration in AML?
inv(16)
if you treat acute promyelocytic leukemia with ATRA what could happen?
DIC due to release of granules
-7q and -5q are seen in what 2 diseases?
AML and MDS
pt has a parvovirus infection and presents with pancytopenia, hypocellular BM, without abnormal cells in blood or bone... what is it?
aplastic anemia
hematopoietic stem cell is id'd via what CD marker?
CD34
what hematologic malignancies can be treated by autologous transplant? (4)
1. HL
2. NHL
3. MM
4. leukemias
what hematologic malignancies can be traeted b y allogenic transplantation?
AML
ALL
CML
MDS
HL
NHL
Aplastic Anemia
Thalassemias
Sickle cell
SCID
if you needed a transplant, what is the likelihood that your sibling is an HLA match?
25%
which refractory anemia presents with:

dimorphic RBC
pappenheimer bodies
erythroid hyperplasia
anemia
>15% ringed sideroblasts
refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts
which refractory anemia?

blasts 5-19% in BM
blasts <20% in blood
anemia
macroovaloycytes
nucleated RBC
neuropenia, and thrombocytopenia
immature neutrophils in blood
RA with excess blasts
which refractory anemia:

no increase inblasts, monocytes or auer rods
dysplasia of 2 or more myeloid cell lines
BM is hypercell
RA with multilineage dysplasia
what kind of refractory anemia is this:

after iron therapy
macrocytic cells
no blasts in blood
BM is hypercell with <5% blasts
just plain old refractory anemia (without ringed sideroblasts)
what are good prognosis for MDS? what about poor?
normal, 5q-, 20q-

poor: chrom 7
you see pseudo pelger huet nuclei and cytoplasmic vacuoles... what deltion is this ass'd with?
17p deletion, high p53 mutation -- UNBALANCED
monosomy 7 is ass'd with what? and when does it present?
childhood, median 10 months, ass'd with NF type 1 in males
what are high grade MDS?
RAEB1 and 2, 40-60% chance of evolution to AL
how to treat RAEB?
combo therapy of topotectan and cytoarabine, BMT
pt is 50 yo presents with B sx and splenomegaly. Was exposed to radiation, ,2% blasts in blood, baso and eosinophilia, platlet is INCREASED, BM is hypercell
CML chronic phase
CML pt has 10-19% blasts in blood or BM, with basophils >20%, increases WBC and spleen -- what phase?
accelerated
CML pt with >20% blasts in blood or BM, extramedullary prolif of blasts, clusters of blasts in BM - what phase?
blast phase
reticulin and collagen fbrosis of the BM, with splen enlargeent, taer drop cells, and immature myeloid/erythroid cells in blood. extramedullary hematopoesis is present. what is this?
spent phase of PV
low EPO and high RBC, splenomegaly, high platlet and WBC = what?
PV
what has reticulin and collagen fibrosis in BM with new bone formation??
fibrotic stage of chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis