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If a child has blast cells what is the likely cause
ALL
an older male with blast cells and auer bodies
AML
Risk factors for leukemia
down syndrome and other inborn errors of metabolism
Only known risk factor for CML
Ionizing radiation
What does chunky refer to
Both B and T cell disease have blasts that show “chunky” positivity on periodic acid Schiff (PAS) staining
ALL
Philadelphia chromosome refers to
CML
You see a high calcium what does that mean
multiple myeloma
With multiple myeloma what s the diagnostic test
Electrophresis - elevated M protein
Rouleaux
MM
Bence Jones proteinuria
MM
Reed-Sternberg cells
Hodgkins lymphoma
Risk factors for lymphomas
viral infections (EBV, HIV, Hep C)
G6PD drug rxns
Antimalarial, sulfonamides, nitrofurantoin, methylene blue, fava beans, vitamin K
heinz bodies on peripheral smear
G6PD
elevated unconjungated bilirubin
Crigler-Najjar syndrome
asymptomatic biliruin elevation in the blood
Gilberts
What serum blood test helps determine the degree of hemolysis?
haptoglobin
What is the most common human enzyme defect?
G6PD
schistocytes are what
in hymolytic syndromes
Smudge cells
CLL
Most common leukemia in adults
CLL
most common inherited hypercoagulability disorder
Factor V Leiden
most common inherited bleeding disorder.
von Willebrand disease
Tx for ITP
Corticosteroids and immunoglobulin
Dexamethasone can be used for what
delayed n/v after chemo
Pegasparagase may cause what
Pancreatitis
most common sign of ITP?
Petechiae
Methylglobinemia can result from what
benzocaine
tx of methemoglobinemia
Methylene blue
I have a pulse ox of 80% after geting benzocaine
methemoglobinemia
Acute chest syndrome is what
fever, chest pain, wheezing, cough, hypoxia in sickle cell patients