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Manifestation of initial seroconversion of HIV

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Mono type syndrome with fever, malaise, pharyngitis, rash, lymphadenopathy

Neonate: oral thrush, FTT< lymphadenopathy.

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Dx HIV

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ELISA confirmed with Western

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When to start retrovirals for HIV

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CD 4<350
Pregnant
Nephropathy
Hep B conifection

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CD 4< 200 prophy

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PCP: TMP-SMX, daponse, or pentamidine

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CD4<50 prophy

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MAC: Azithromycin or Clarithromycin/ or Rifabutin as alternative

Consider cryptococcal and candida prophy with fluconazole

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Vaccine must give with CD 4 >200

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MMR - because is live

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Vaccine to give to all HIV pts

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Pneumo
Hep B 
Inactivated polio
Annual flu
Tetanus booster q 10 yrs
Annual PPD, CXR if anergic
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AIDS associated malignancies

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Kaposi - HHV 8
nonHogkin lymphpma (esp primary B cell of CNS)
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Positive India Ink

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Cryptococcus

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Ring enhancing lesion

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Toxoplasmosis

Cysticerosis/Taenia solium in Latin America

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Meds to reduce mom-child transmission HIV

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Mom: AZT/ZDV, no breastfeeding
Kid: ZDV for 6 weeks after birth

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CMV retinitis Tx

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Valganciclovir

Alt: foscarnet or cidofovir

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Stains to detect PCP

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Silver - Wright Giemsa, Giemsa, methanemine silver

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Needle stick - what to do

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HIV testing
Start HAART immediately - lamivudine, zidovudine
Restest 6 wks, 3 months, 6 months

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Four causes microcytic anemia

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TICS-
Thalessemia
Iron def
anemia of Chronic disease
Sideroblastic anemia
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Elderly man with hypochromic microcytic anemia and no Sx, Dx test?

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FOBT and sigmoidoscopy

Suspect colorectal Ca

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Precipitants of hemolytic crisis in pts with G6PD def

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Sulfonamides
Antimlalarial Rx
Fava beans

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Most common inherited cause of hypercoagulability

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Factor V Leiden

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Most common inherited bleeding disorder

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von Wilebrand’s

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Most common inherited hemolytic anemia

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Hereditary spherocytosis

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Dx test for hereditary spherocytosis

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Osmotic fragility test

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Pure RBC aplasia

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Diamond Blackfan anemia

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Anemia associated with absent radii and thumbs, diffuse hyper-pigmentation, cafe au lait, microcephaly, pancytopenia

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Fanconi’s

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Meds and viruses that lead to aplastic anemia

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Chloramphenicol, sulfonamides, radiation, chemo

Hepatitis, HIV, Parvovirus B19, EBV

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How to distinguish polycythemia vera from secondary polycythemia
Both have inc HCT and RBC mass | Polycythemia vera: normal O2 sats and low EPO
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TTP pentad
``` FAT RN Fever Anemia Thrombocytopenia Renal dysfunction Neuro abnormalities ``` ADAMTS13
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HUS triad
Anemia Thrombocytopenia Acute renal failure
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Tx TTP
Emergent large volume plasmapheresis Corticosteroids Antiplatelet drugs NO PLATELET TRANSFUSION - CI!!!!
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Tx ITP in children
Resolves spontaneously, may require IVIG and/or corticosteroids
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Which of following are inc in DIC, fibrin split products, D-dimer, fibrinogen, plts, HCT
Inc: fibrin split and D- dimer Dec: plts, fibrinogen, Hct
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8 yr boy presents with hemarthrosis and inc PTT with normal PT and bleeding time. Dx? Tx?
Hemophilia A or B | Consider desmopressin for hemophilia A or factor VIII or IX supplements
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14 yr girls with prolonged BT after dental surgery and with menses, normal PT, normal or inc PTT, inc BT Dx? Tx
von Willebrand's | Tx desmopression, FFP, or cryoprecipitate
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60 yr AA man with bone pain. What would a workup for MM reveal?
Monoclonal gammopathy Bence Jones proteinuria Punched out lesions on x-ray of skull and long bones
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Reed Sternberg cells
Hodgkin's lymphoma
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10 yr boy with fever, weight loss, night sweats. Exam shows ant mediastinal mass. Dx?
Non Hodgkins
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Microcytic anemia with dec serum Fe, dec TIBC, normal or inc ferritin
Anemia of chronic disease
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Microcytic anemia with dec serum Fe, dec ferritin, inc TIBC
Fe def anemia
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80 yr man with fatigue, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, isolated lymphocytosis Dx?
CLL
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Lymphoma equivalent of CLL
Small lymphocytic lymphoma
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Late life threatening complication of CML
Blast crisis- fever, bone pain, splenomegaly, pancytopenia
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Auer rods
AML
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AML subtype associated with DIC | Tx
M3 | Retinoic acid
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Electrolyte changes in tumor lysis syndrome
Dec Ca Inc K Inc Phosphate INc uric acid
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50 yr man presents with early satiety, splenomegaly, bleeding, t(9,22) Dx
CML
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Heinz bodies
Intracellular inclusions seen in thalessemia, G6PD def, postsplenectomy
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Virus - aplastic aneima in sickle cell
Parvovirus B19
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25 yr AA man with sickle cell anemia has sudden onset bone pain Management?
O2, analgesia, hydration, transfusion if sever
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Significant cause of morbidity in thalassemia its | Tx
Fe overload | Tx with deferoxamine
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Shift Hb-O2 curve to left - what does it mean and causes
``` Mean- increased affinity for O2 Metabolic alkalosis Dec body T Increased HbF Dec CO2 Dec 2,3, BPG ```
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Shift Hb-O2 curve to right - what does it mean and causes
``` Mean: lower affinity for O2 Metabolic acidosis increased body T High altitude Inc CO2 Inc 2,3 BPG Exercise ```
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Cherry red lips, hypoxia despite normal pulse ox
CO poisoning Tx: O2
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Hg Bart
Hydrops fetalis with 4 mutated alpha globin genes = fetal death
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Ringed sideroblast + basophilic stippling
Pb poisoning anemia
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Tx Pb poisoning
EDTA or DMSA Dimercaprol if severe Succimer in kids
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Microcytic anemia: Fe def vs thalessemia - MCV: RBC >13 - MCV: RBC <13
>13: Fe def | <13: thal
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If microcytic anemia, essential test before Fe administration
R/O thalassemia because adding Fe will cause Fe overload
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Components of Coombs reagent
Rabbit IgM against human IgG and complement
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Direct agglutination What? Meaning?
Coombs reagent + RBC | Agglutinate: presence of IgG and complement on RBC membrane
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Indirect agglutination What? Meaning
Serum + Type O RBC + Coombs reagent | Agglutinate: anti RBC Ab - Rh Alloimmunization
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Schistocytes, spherocytes, Burr cells
Hemolytic anemia
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2 types of hemolytic anemia with + direct coombs
Drug | Immune
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Cold agglutinin
IgM
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Warm agglutinin
IgG
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Bite cells and Heinz bodies (dots of Hg in RBC)
G6PD def
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Megaloblastic anemia- most common cause
Folate def
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Hypersegmented neutrophils
B12 or folate def
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Fatty infiltrate in BM
aplastic anemia
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Aplastic anemia in sickle cell
Parvovirus B 19
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Function hydroxyurea in sickle cell
Inc HbF
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Fish mouth vertebrae, lung infiltrates in acute chest syndrome
Sickle cell
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Heterozygous carriers sickle cell
ASX | more resistance to malaria
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Sickle cell increases susceptibility to
Salmonella osteomyelitis | SEpsis by encapsulated organisms: Strep pneumo, H flu, N meningitidis, Klebsiella
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4 types hypersensitivity reactions
``` ACID Anaphylactic Complement mediated Immune complex mediated Delayed ```
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Test to measure heparin | What factors
PTT | II, IX, X, XI, XII - intrinsic
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Test to measure warfarin | What factors
PT | Vit K dep: II, VII, IX, X, c ans d s- extrinsic
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Proper way to anticoagulate
Start LMWH or until PTT therapeutic on unfractionated heparin then start warfarin Because warfarin inhibits protein C and S - cause short period of hypercoagulability after starting
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Only clotting factors not made by liver
vWF and VIII
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Food with lots of Vit K
green veggies
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Signs of TTP HUS
``` Nasty Fever Torched His Kidneys Neuro Fever Thrombocytopenia Hemolytic anemia Kidney failure ```
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ASA mechanisms
Inhibits plt aggergation by inhibiting COX activity to suppresses TXA2 synthesis
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Thienopyridines (clopidogrel, ticlopidine) mechanism
Block ADP receptors to suppress fibrinogen binding to injury and plt adhesion
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GP IIb/IIIA inhibitors (abciximab, tirofiban, eptifibatide)
Inhibit plt aggregation by binding GP IIB/IIIA receptors
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Adenosine reuptake inhibitors (dipyridamole) mechanism
Inhibit adenosine deaminase and PDE to inhibit plt aggregation
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Heparin mechanisms
Bind to antithrombin to increase activity and prevent clot
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LMWH (enoxaparin, dalteparin) mechanism
Bind factor Xa to prevent clot formation | SAFEST DURING PREGNANCY
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Direct thrombin inhibitors (lepirudin, argatroban)
Highly selective inhibitors of thrombin to suppress factors V, IX, XIII and plt aggregation
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Direct factor Xa inhibitors (fondaparinux)
Highly selective inhibition factor Xa without thrombin activity
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Use direct thrombin vs factor Xa inhibitors
Thrombin: alternative to heparin if pt has had HIT Xa: DVT, PE anticoag, DVT prevention
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Warfarin mechanism
Antagonizes Vit K dep carboxylation of factors II, VII, IX, X
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Cause sepsis asplenic pts
Encapsulated bugs
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Sepsis IVDU
Staph aureus
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Common place malaria
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Prophy for malaria
Chloroquine, Mefloquine
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Stain for Plasmodium
Giemsa - shows ring and Schuffers granules
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Criteria sepsis
2 of following - RR > 20 or PaCOR 90 - WBC >12,000 or 10% - T >38 or 90
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NRTI mechanisms, adverse
Abacavir, Didanosine, Lamivudine, Zidovudine (AZT) - Inhibit production of viral genome, block incorporation of viral DNA via reverse transcriptase inhibition - BM, neuropathy, pancreatitis, hypersensitivity
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NNRTI mechanisms, adverse
Delavuridine, Efavirenz, Nevirapine - Inhibit reverse transcriptase - Liver, neuro, rash
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PI mechanisms and adverse
"-navir" - Interfere with viral replication - produce nonfcnal virus - Hyperglc, hyperTG, drug interactions, lipodystrophy
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Integrase inhibitor mechanisms and adverse
Raltegravir - Inhibits final step in integration of viral DNA into host - Neutropenia, pancreatitis, liver, hyperglc
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Fusion inhibitor mechanisms and adverse
enfuvirtide - Inhibits viral ability to fuse with CD4 cell - cannot enter - hypersesntivity at injection site, bacterial pneumo
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CCR5 antag mechanisms and adverse
Maraviroc - Inhibits viral CCR5 coreceptor -->no entry into host - URI infections, peripheral neuro, dizzy
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Combos
Combivir Trizivir Epzicom Good if regimen is confusing and causing noncompliance
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Complication Polycythemia vera
Progress to leukemia
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bence Jones proteins, M protein, punched out lesion on rad
Multiple myeloma
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Reed Sternberg cells
Hodgkin lymphoma- B cells
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Prognosis Hodgkin vs Non
Hodgkin good | Non not good
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8:14 vs 14:18
8: 14 Burkitt 14: 18 follicular small cell
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Starry sky
Burkitt
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Cleaved cells
Follicular small cell
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Most common leukemia kids
ALL
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bad prognosis ALL
Adult of Phl chr
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Phl chr
ALL CML 9:22 BCR-ABL - imitinab
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Blood smear shows notched nuclei and Auer rods; stains with myeloperoxidase
AML
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Smudge cells and CD5
CLL
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Possibly due to radiation exposure
CML
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Irregular cytoplasmic projection
Hairy cell | Like CML
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Blast crisis
CML
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Radiation induced malignancies
Thyroid CML Sarcoma
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Fatigue, DOE< infections, short, abnormal skin pigmentation (cafe au lait or hypopigment), mutated thumbs, horseshoe kidney - chromosome breakages, AR
Fanconi anemia - 2/2 BM failure
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Fatigue, DOE< cyanosis, pallor, craniofacial abnormalities, thumb abnormalities, heart murmur, mental retardation, hypogonadism = pure RBC anemia
Diamond Blackfan
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Antidote heparin
Protamine sulfate
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Antidote warfarin
Vit K
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What is increased in hemophilia PT or PTT
PTT
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Factors in cryoprecipitate
VIII and fibrinogen | Some Factor XIII, vWF, fibronectin
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Function of DDVAP in hemophilia Tx
Release more factor VIII
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Prolonged PTT and BT
von Willebrands disease IF factor VIII def as well
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Causes of hypercoaguable states
``` ATIII def Protein C or S def Factor V leiden Hyperhomocysteinemia Dysfibrinogenemia Plasminogen def Prothrombin G20210A mutation MTHFR mutation ```
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5 S/S of TTP
``` Low plt Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia Neuro changes - delirium, seizure, stroke Impaired kidney Fever ``` Need 3 of 5
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HUS vs TTP
HUS: severe elevation Creatinine
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3 causes microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
HUS TTP DIC
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LAP in heme malignancy vs leukemoid reaction (EBV)
LAP elevated in leukemoid and low in malignancy
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College kid consumes alcohol and barbs then has episode abd pain and brown urine next day
porphyria
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Tx nonhemolytic febrile transfusion reaction
Acetaminophen
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Ages Leukemias
ALL60
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Tumor lysis syndrome labs
Hyper K HyperPhos Hyperuricemia HypoCa
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Dutcher bodies What Disease
IgM that stain with PAS Waldenstroms
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Congo red shows apple birefringence
amyloidosis
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Amyloidosis of Mult myeloma and Waldenstroms
AL
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Amyloidosis of chronic inflammatory disease
AA
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Causes secondary eosinophilia
``` NAACP Neoplasm Allergies ASthma Collagen vascular disease Parasites ```
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Hematuria with eosinophilia
Possibibly schostosomiasis
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Neoplasm: Down syndrome
ALL
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Neoplasm: Xeroderma pigmentosum
SCC and basal cell of skin
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Neoplasm: chronic atrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia, postsurg gastric remnants
Gastric adenocarcinoma
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Tuberous sclerosis (facial angiofibroma, seizures, mental retardation)
Astrocytoma and cardiac rhabdomyoma
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Actinic keratosis
SCC of skin
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Barrett's
Esophageal adenocarcinoma
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Plimmer Vinson (atrophic glossitis, esophageal wbs, anemia - due to Fe def)
SCC of esophagus
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Cirrhosis (Etoh, HBV or HCV)
Hepatocellular CA
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UC
Colonic adenocarcinoma
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Paget's disease of bone
Secondary osteosarcoma and fibrosarcoma
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Immunodef states
Malignant lymphomas
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AIDS
Aggressive malignant NHL and Kaposi
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AI (MG)
Benign and malingnant thymomas
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Acanthosis nigricans
Visceral malignancy - stomach, lung, breast, uterus
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Multiple dysplastic nevi
Malignant melanoma
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Methyldopa, penicillins, and sulfonamides cause
RBC Ab and hemolysis
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Chloroquine and sulfa drugs cause
Hemolysis in G6PD
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Phenytoin causes
Megaloblastic anemia by interfering with folate metabolism
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Chloramphenical, chemo, zidovudine cause
aplastic anemia and BM suppression
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Acanthocytes or spur cells
Abetalipoproteinemia
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Echinocytes, burr cells
Uremia
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Howell Jolly bodies
Asplenia,
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Hypersegmented neutrophils
B12 or folate def
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Fe inclusions in RBC of BM
Sideroblastic Tx: pyridoxine
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Parasites inside RBC
Malaria | Babesiosis
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Polychromasia
Reticulocytosis
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Rouleaux
Multiple Myeloma
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Schistocytes, helment cell, fragmented RBC
Intravascular hemolysis
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Target cells
Thalassemia or liver dis
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Teardrop shaped RBC
Myelofibrosis
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Cows milk before 1 yr of age
Anemia via bleeding in GI tract
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Type of lung cancer that mets early
Small cell
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Paraneoplastic syndrome of small cell lung ca
SIADH Cushing Hypercalcemia 2.2 PTH
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Plaque like itchy skin rash that does not improve with Tx, blood smear shows cerebriform nuclei ("butt cells"), Pautrier abscess in epidermis
Mycosis fungoides, Sezary syndrome
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EBV in Africa
Burkitt
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HTLV-1 is a cause
T cell leukemia
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Best and worst prognosis subtypes NHL
Best: small follicular Worst: large diffuse
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Anemia, teardrop cell, dry tap on BM biopsy, high MCV and RBC distribution, assoc w/ CML
Myelodysplasia/Myelofibrosis
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Osteolytic, Bence Jones, High calcium
Multiple Myeloma- cannot see on PET scan becuase lytic not blastic
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Hyperviscosity, IgM spike, cold agglutinins
Waldenstrom
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Pruritis after hot bath, high Hg, Tx phlebotomy
Polycythemia vera
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Plt >1,000,000, pts might have bleeding or thormbosis
Primary thrombocytopenia
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Cancer highest mortality
Lung
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Highest incidence cancer
Male: prostate Female: breast
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Familial polyposis plus osteomas and soft tissue tumors
Gardner
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MEN I
Parathyroid Pituitary Pancreas- islet cell
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MEN IIA
Medullary thyroid Parathyroid Pheo
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MEN II B
Medullary Pheo Mucosal neuromas
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Perioral freckles, multiple noncancerous GI polyps, increased incidence noncolon cancer (stomach, breast, ovaries)
Peutz Jeghers
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Neurofibromas, cafe au lait, inc pheo, bone cyst, Wilms, leukemia
NF1
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BIlat acuoustic schwanoma
NF2
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Adenoma sebaceum, seizures, mental retardation, glial nodules in brain, increased renal angiomyolipomas, cardiac rhabdomyomas
Tuberous sclerosis
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Hemangiomas in cerebellum, renal cell cancer, cyst in liver or kidney
Von Hippel Lindau
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Increased risk skin cancer - genetic
Xeroderma pigmentosum, albinism
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Vinyl chloride cancer
Liver angiosarcoma
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AFP tumor marker
Liver, yolk sac testicular
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Bladder tumor antigen, NMP 2 tumor marker
Bladder
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CA 15-5, CA 27.29
Breast
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CA 19-9
Pancreas, lung
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Ca-125
Ovarian
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CEA
colon, ancreas, GI
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Chromagrnain A
Carcinoid, neuroblastoma
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hCG
hyaditaform moles, choriocarcinoma
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Beta 2 microglobulin
multiple myeloma, CLL
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PSA
Prostate
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S-100
Melanoma, CNS, nerve tumors
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Thyroglobulin
Thyroid
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Most common breast cancer
Invasive ductal
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Good Tx if hormone sensitive breast ca in postmenopausal
Aromatase inhibitor- Anastrazole, Not for premenopausal
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Good for premenopausal with ER + breast cancer
Tamoxifen or Raloxifene
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Her2/neu Rx
Trastuzuma
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Trousseau sign
Migratory thrombophlebitis | Could indicate pancreatic ca- adenoCA
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Courvoisier sign
Palpable nontender GB- may be pancreatic CA- adenoCA
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4 types pancreatic cancer
Insulinoma - beta cell Gastrinoma Glucagonoma- alpha cell VIPoma
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Whipple triad
Hypoglycemia <50 CNS Sx 2/2 hypoglycemia Give glc to relieve Sx Think Insulinoma = C peptide will be high (not high with DM)
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Dx gastrinoma
Eleavated fasting serum gastrin or secretin stimulation test
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Hyperglycemia with high glucagon and migratory necrotizing skin erythema
Glucagonoma - alpha cell
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Watery diarrhea, hypoK, achlorhydria
VIPoma
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Tumor that has skin/teeth/hair/bone | can show up as pelvic calcification on rads
Dermoid cyst/teratoma
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Tumor causes virilization - hirsutism, receding hairline, deepening voice, clitoromegaly
Sertoli-Leydig (ovarian cell)
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Causes feminization and precocious puberty tumor
Granulosa theca cell tumor (ovarian tumor)
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Meigs syndrome
Ovarian fibroma, ascites, right hydrothorax, pleural effusion
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Krukenberg tumor
Stomach or other GI ca with mets to ovaries
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Increased 5HIAA
Carcinoid tumor- most commonly in GI - appendix
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CD1 positive cells + birbeck granules
Histiocytosis
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Liver flukes like Clonorchis
Cholangiosarcoma Also caused by IBD
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Most common tumor of liver
Hemangioma- benign and left alone
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OCP, benign liver tumor
Hepatic adenoma
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Main primary liver in kids, malignant
Hepatoblastoma
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EBV and Asian and nose
Nasopharyngeal cancer

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