Heme/Onc SBSI Flashcards
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complications of hemophilia
arthropathy, spontaneous intracerebral, renal, retroperitoneal, and GI hemorrhages
tx of severe hemophilia
immediate transfusion of missing factor or cryoprecipitate
initial test for hemophilia
mixing study, PTT corrects after mixing
what is prolonged in hemophilia?
PTT
what does cryoprecipitate consist of?
mainly Factor VIII and fibrinogen
tx of mild hemophilia
desmopressin, releases factor VIII from endothelial cells
MC inherited bleeding disorder?
von willebrand disease
child with prolonged or recurrent mucosal bleeding and bleeding after dental or sx (epistaxis or menorrhagia)
positive family hx
von willebrand disease
initial test for von willebrand disease
increased BT and increased PTT
PT and plts are normal
most accurate test for vWD
ristocetin cofactor assay of pt plasma
mild to moderate vWD tx
desmopressin
what will worsen vWD?
ASA, NSAIDs, plt function inhibitors
acute neutropenia, what bugs are more likely?
S. aureus, Pseudomonas, E. coli, proteus, and klebsiella
best initial test for neutropenia
CBC with smear
after looking at drugs they are on
if decreased platelets and anemia with neutropenia, what should you get
bone marrow biopsy and/or aspirate
neutropenic fever, tx?
emergency
broad spec abx, cefepime
tx suspected fungal as well
what can be given to shorten duration of neutropenia?
G-CSF
What cytokines overproduced can cause eosinophilia?
IL-3, IL-5, GM-CSF
or by chemokines
dx with eosinophilia starts with
CBC with diff
CSF showing eosinophilia is suggestive of
drug reaction or infxn with coccidio or helminth
hematuria with eosinophilia
schistosomiasis
tx of new onset cardiac findings, eosinophilia or drug rxn
steroids
transplantation between identical twins
syngenic transplantation
complication of allogenic bone marrow transplantation in which donated T cells attack host tissues, especially skin, liver, and GI tract
graft v host