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History and Exam Flashcards

1
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what are ecchymoses

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raised spontaneous bruises

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2
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what are petechiae

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small pin sized capillary haemorrhages

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3
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what can smoking lead to

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polycythaemia

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4
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in the face-lemon tint

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megaloblastic anaemia

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5
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in the face- jaundice

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haemolytic anaemia

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6
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in the face- plethora

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polycythaemia

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7
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ulcers in the mouth

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neutropenia

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8
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what is it important to examine in haemophilia patient

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joints

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9
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glossitis

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megaloblastic/ iron def anaemia

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10
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angular stomatitis

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iron def anaemia

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11
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what do the nodes feel like in carcinoma

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stony hard

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12
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what do the nodes feel like in lymphoma

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rubbery

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13
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causes of slight splenomegaly and how does it measure below costal margin

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0-4cm. infection

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14
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causes of moderate splenomegaly and how does it measure below costal margin

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4-8cm. haemolytic anaemia, infectious mononucleosis, portal hypertension

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15
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causes of severe splenomegaly and how does it measure below costal margin

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> 8cm. myelofibrosis, CML, PCV, lymphoma, malaria

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16
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difference between myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic

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myeloproliferative- hypercellular BM, full peripheral blood, looks normal. myelodysplastic syndromes- looks abnormal

17
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what is the bone marrow like in aplastic anaemia

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hypocellular

18
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what does increased blasts on bone marrows tell you

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acute leukaemia

19
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what do the cells look like in myeloid and lymphoid

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myeloid- granules, lymphoid- no granules

20
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what are auer rods and when are they found

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coalesced granules- AML

21
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when are target cells seen

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sickle cell, thalassaemia, liver disease

22
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what is feltys

A

RA, decr WCC, splenomegaly

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