Buzz Words

Question 1

presence of schistocytes

Answer 1

intravascular haemolysis

Question 2

pepper pot skull

Answer 2

myeloma

Question 3

Reed-Sternberg cells

Answer 3

Hodgkins lymphoma

Question 4

philadelphia chromosome

Answer 4

chronic myeloid leukaemia

Question 5

atypical lymphocytes

Answer 5

EBV

mononucleosis

Question 6

Heinz bodies

Answer 6

G6PD deficiency

Question 7

Auer rods

Answer 7

acute myeloid leukaemia

Question 8

Bence-Jones protein

Answer 8

multiple myeloma

Question 9

itchy after hot bath

Answer 9

polycythaemia rubra vera

Question 10

tansolaction 8;14

Answer 10

burkitts lymphoma

Question 11

African kid with history of EBV and tumour in face/jaw

Answer 11

burkitts lymphoma

Question 12

alcohol induced pain

Answer 12

Hodgkins lymphoma

Question 13

haemarthrosis

Answer 13

haemophilia

Question 14

decreased factor IX

Answer 14

haemophilia B

Question 15

young boy, reduced factor VIII and increased APTT

Answer 15

haemophilia A

Question 16

priapism

Answer 16

associated with sickle cell disease

Question 17

signs of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Answer 17

smudge cells
peripheral blood lymphocytes
small mature lymphocytes

Question 18

IgM paraprotein

Answer 18

waldenstroms macroglobulinaemia

Question 19

raised ESR + osteoporosis

Answer 19

myeloma until proven otherwise

Question 20

9;22 translation

Answer 20

chronic myeloid leukaemia

Question 21

BCR- ABL gene

Answer 21

chronic myeloid leukaemia

Question 22

CD30 +ve

Answer 22

hodgkin lymphoma

Question 23

hypersegmented neutrophils

Answer 23

B12 deficiency

Question 24

schistocytes + helmet cells

Answer 24

thrombotic thrombocytopenia (TPP)

Question 25

Mirror image nuclei

Answer 25

= reed Sternberg cells | - Hodgkin lymphoma

Question 26

Abdo pain, motor peripheral neuropathy, blue lines on gum margins

Answer 26

lead poisoning

Question 27

osmotic fragility test

Answer 27

diagnostic for hereditary spherocytosis

Question 28

type of Hodgkins lymphoma with best prognosis

Answer 28

lymphocyte rich

Question 29

type of Hodgkins lymphoma with worst prognosis

Answer 29

lymphocyte depleted

Question 30

most common type of Hodgkin lymphoma

Answer 30

nodular sclerosing

Question 31

which type of Hodgkin lymphoma is associated with large numbers of reed Sternberg cells

Answer 31

mixed cellularity

Question 32

which type of Hodgkin lymphoma is associated with lacunar cells

Answer 32

nodular sclerosing

Question 33

most common hereditary thrombophilia

Answer 33

factor V leiden deficiency