Uworld7 Flashcards
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spherocytes w/o central pallor, found when?
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Hereditary spherocytosis
Side effect of cyclosporine
gout
side affect of amiodarone and lithium
thyroid dysfunction
Blood transfusion anaphylactic reaction
- w/in seconds to minutes - Angioedema, hypotension, difficulty breathing
IgA Deficiency
blood transfusion - life threatening
within 1 hour of transfusion
fever, flank pain, hemolysis, oliguric renal failure, DIC
ABO mismatch
what reduces the risk of febrile non-hemolytic transfusion
Leukoreduction of donor blood
What reduces the risk of IgA deficiency
washed
clinical features and timing of febrile nonhemolytic transfusions
within 1-6 hours
fever, chills, and malaise without hemolysis
bone cancer: soap bubble appearance and most likely location
giant cell tumor
distal femur and proximal tibia around the knee
bone cancer: pain worse at night and unrelated to activity and quickly relieved with NSAIDs
osteoid osteoma
bone cancer: commonly due to hyperPTH from parathyroid carcinoma
osteitis fibrosa cystica
treatment for cancer anorexia
progesterone analogues and corticosteroids
Salvage therapy
treatment for a disease when standard therapy fails
Neoadjuvant therapy
treatment given before the standard therapy for a particular disease
Maintenance therapy
given after induction and consolidation therapies to kill any residual tumor cells and keep the patient in remission
Induction therapy
initial dose of treatment to rapdily kill tumor cells and send the patient into remission
Consolidation therapy
given after induction therapy with multidrug regiments to further reduce tumor burden
Adjuvant therapy
treatment given in addition to standard therapy
Salvage thearpy
treatment for a disease when standard therapy fails
Most common cause of inadequate response to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for CKD
iron deficiency
risk factor for taking erythropoietin
hypertension
headache
retinal hemorrhages
NOT cerebral venous thrombosis
unique clinical presentation for CLL
hepatosplenomegaly
Monoclonal abs against CD20
rituximab
Inhibits BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase
Imatinib