Hem Onc Flashcards
Manifestation of initial seroconversion of HIV
Mono type syndrome with fever, malaise, pharyngitis, rash, lymphadenopathy
Neonate: oral thrush, FTT< lymphadenopathy.
Dx HIV
ELISA confirmed with Western
When to start retrovirals for HIV
CD 4<350
Pregnant
Nephropathy
Hep B conifection
CD 4< 200 prophy
PCP: TMP-SMX, daponse, or pentamidine
CD4<50 prophy
MAC: Azithromycin or Clarithromycin/ or Rifabutin as alternative
Consider cryptococcal and candida prophy with fluconazole
Vaccine must give with CD 4 >200
MMR - because is live
Vaccine to give to all HIV pts
Pneumo Hep B Inactivated polio Annual flu Tetanus booster q 10 yrs Annual PPD, CXR if anergic
AIDS associated malignancies
Kaposi - HHV 8 nonHogkin lymphpma (esp primary B cell of CNS)
Positive India Ink
Cryptococcus
Ring enhancing lesion
Toxoplasmosis
Cysticerosis/Taenia solium in Latin America
Meds to reduce mom-child transmission HIV
Mom: AZT/ZDV, no breastfeeding
Kid: ZDV for 6 weeks after birth
CMV retinitis Tx
Valganciclovir
Alt: foscarnet or cidofovir
Stains to detect PCP
Silver - Wright Giemsa, Giemsa, methanemine silver
Needle stick - what to do
HIV testing
Start HAART immediately - lamivudine, zidovudine
Restest 6 wks, 3 months, 6 months
Four causes microcytic anemia
TICS- Thalessemia Iron def anemia of Chronic disease Sideroblastic anemia
Elderly man with hypochromic microcytic anemia and no Sx, Dx test?
FOBT and sigmoidoscopy
Suspect colorectal Ca
Precipitants of hemolytic crisis in pts with G6PD def
Sulfonamides
Antimlalarial Rx
Fava beans
Most common inherited cause of hypercoagulability
Factor V Leiden
Most common inherited bleeding disorder
von Wilebrand’s
Most common inherited hemolytic anemia
Hereditary spherocytosis
Dx test for hereditary spherocytosis
Osmotic fragility test
Pure RBC aplasia
Diamond Blackfan anemia
Anemia associated with absent radii and thumbs, diffuse hyper-pigmentation, cafe au lait, microcephaly, pancytopenia
Fanconi’s
Meds and viruses that lead to aplastic anemia
Chloramphenicol, sulfonamides, radiation, chemo
Hepatitis, HIV, Parvovirus B19, EBV