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Febrile neutropenia?

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Temperature > 38

Absolute neutrophil count < 1500

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Patient with smoking history, hilar fullness, Mediastinal lymphadenopathy, hypertension, hypokalemia?

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Cushing’s from small cell lung cancer

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Treatment for febrile neutropenic patient?

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Monotherapy with antipseudomonal agent (cefepime, Meropenem, Bactrim)

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Signs of polycythemia vera?

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Increased blood pressure, Increased RBC mass, elevated platelet count

Peptic ulceration, gouty arthritis, splenomegaly, plethoric face

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Fibrocystic disease – type of nodule? Draining yields?

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Rubbery, firm, mobile and painful during menses. Clear fluid.

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Signs of G6PD in smear? Drugs that provoke it?

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Heinz bodies. Sulfa drugs, Antimalarial drugs, nitrofurantoin

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Tumor lysis syndrome - expected effect on PO4, K, uric acid, Ca?

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Hyperphosphatemia, hyperkalemia, hyperuricemia

hypocalcemia

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Tumors that cause tumor lysis syndrome?

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Burkitt’s lymphoma and ALL

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Treatment for HER2 positive cancer? Test needed before treatment?

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Herceptin. EKG (can cause cardio toxicity in pts with systolic dysfunction)

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Tx for sickle cell pt with stoke-like Sx?

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Exchange transfusion (fibrinolytics don’t help because stroke is caused by sickled cells, not thrombus)

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Tx of mild, moderate and severe hyperCa?

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Mild (<12): none

Moderate (12-14): none unless symptomatic

Severe (14+): saline with calcitonin (no loop diuretics unless CHF). Bisphosphonate for long term.

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Anti-PPL - give what false positive? Coags? Platelet count? Tx?

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False positive VDRL, prolonged PTT, and thrombocytopenia. Lovanox.

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Macro vs micro vascular hemolysis?

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Mechanical valves/stenosis vs vessel occlusion

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Transferrin saturation?

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Iron/TIBC

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Drug to increase appetite in cancer patients?

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Progesterone analogs (megesteol acetate)

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3 basic symptoms of EBV?

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Sore throat, fever, maculopapular rash

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Mech of spleen in immune response?

Why is the immune system impaired after splenectomy?

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  1. Normally, antigens enter spleen and are phagocytosed by DC cells
  2. DC cells present antigens to T helper cells, activating them
  3. T-helper cells migrate to marginal zone of spleen and activate B-cells
  4. B-cells activation increases germinal centers and antibody production that facilitate phagocytosis of pathogenic organisms

Therefore, no spleen = impaired phagocytosis

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Warfarin leads to skin necrosis due to?

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Protein C deficiency

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Hairy cell leukemia: stain? Effect on bone marrow? Drug to treat?

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Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) stain

Bone marrow fibrosis (dry taps)

Cladribine (Purine analog)

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Patient diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. Next test to order?

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Chest CT scan to look for thymoma

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Waldenström’s versus multiple myeloma: immunoglobulin?

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IgM spike vs IgA/IgG spike

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Symptoms of Waldenström’s that is not present in multiple myeloma?

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Hyperviscosity syndromes – retinal vein engorgement

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Patient with HNPCC should also be evaluated for what other cancer?

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Endometrial cancer

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Signs of lead poisoning?

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  1. Microcytic anemia
  2. Neurologic abnormalities (difficulty concentrating, myalgias, peripheral neuropathy, extensor weakness)
  3. Nephropathy
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Patient with tumor secreting ADH – treatment?

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  1. Fluid restriction (<800 mL)

2. If still symptomatic/resistant use hypertonic saline

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Signs of glucagonoma?

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  1. G.I. symptoms (diarrhea, abdominal pain)
  2. Diabetes
  3. Necrolytic migratory erythematous plaques
  4. Anemia
  5. Weight loss
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Drugs that can impair folate absorption in the gut?

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Phenytoin, pentobarbital, primidone

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Vitamin deficiency that can cause a microcytic anemia? Mechanism? Common Scenario?

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Pyridoxine deficiency causing sideroblastic anemia. Post Isoniazid therapy.

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Anisocytosis vs poikilocytosis?

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Cells of abnormal sizes vs shapes

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Benign vs worrisome lymph nodes?

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2 cm, firm and immobile

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Senile purpura?

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ecchymotic lesion in the elderly (usually dorsum of hands) due to connective tissue atrophy

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Test to confirm CLL?

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flow-cytometry

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Complications of hereditary spherocytosis?

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Splenomegaly, jaundice, gallstones

Red blood cells get trapped in fenestrations of spleen (Splenomegaly). Hemolysis leads to jaundice and calcium bilirubinate stones.

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Not graft vs. host without?

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Skin rash

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Leukoreduction? Purpose?

Cell washing?

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Depleting leukocytes in transfusions. Prevents febrile reactions caused by pt antibodies reacting with donor leukocyte; reduced CMV transmission

Removes IgA

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Diseases with low leukocyte alkaline phosphatase?

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  1. CML
  2. paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
  3. hypophosphtemia
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Laboratory findings in Steroid abuse?

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erythrocytosis
Heptatotoxicity
Dyslipidemia

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Classic findings in CML?

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Leukocytosis with low leukocyte alkaline phosphatase

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Management based on CHADS2 score?

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0 = no treatment
1 - anticoagulant therapy > aspirin
2+ - Oral anticoagulant therapy

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MCHC (mean cell hemoglobin concentration) elevated in?

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Spherocytosis

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Patient receives blood and becomes:

  1. febrile with chills. Self limited and resolves within 1 to 6 hours? Prevention?
  2. Febrile with Flank pain and hemoglobinuria. Progresses to renal failure and DIC. Diagnosis? Tests?
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  1. Non-hemolytic reaction due to cytokines in transfused blood. Luekoreduction
  2. Acute hemolytic reaction (unmatched blood). Positive Coombs test and free plasma hemoglobin.
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Intravascular vs extravsacular hemolysis - haptoglobin?

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Very low (lots of Hgb release) versus low-normal (cells phagocytized)

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Coombs test in Autoimmune hemolytic anemia vs hereditary spherocytosis?

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Positive vs negative

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