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what is leukocytosis

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an increase in total circulating white blood cells

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what is neutrophilia (granulocytosis) seen in

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bacterial infections

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what is lymphocytosis seen in

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viral infections

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what is eosinophilia seen in

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parasitic infections, allergic reactions

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what is leukemoid reaction

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an elevated white blood cell count that is a physiologic response to stress or infection

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what is leukopenia

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a decrease in total circulating white blood cell count

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what is neutropenia caused by

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antineoplastic therapy, drugs

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what is lymphopenia caused by

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steroid therapy

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what is pancytopenia

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all cell lines are affected- anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia

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what terms are used interchaneably with granulocytopenia

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neutropenia and agranulocytosis

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describe neutropenia

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  • normal adult peripheral white blood cell count - 4,500- 11,000 / mm^3
  • clinically relevant neutropenia- absoulte neutrophil count less than 500/mm^3
  • susceptibility to bacterial and fungal infections
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what are the causes of neutropenia

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  • decreased production
  • increased destruction- autoimmune reactions
  • in severe neutropenia the signs of infection may be absent
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decreased production is caused by what in causes of neutropenia

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  • drugs
  • hematologic disease- cyclic neutropenia
  • nutritional deficiency- B12, folate
  • melophthisis
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what is the treatment of neutropenia

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clindamycin 1200 mg/day

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what are the clinical lab values for neutropenia

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  • WBC: 1,600 cells/ul
  • polys: 4%
  • lymphocytes: 69%
  • monocytes: 27%
  • eosinophils: 0%
  • basophils: 0%
  • absolute neutrophil count = 64 neutrophils/ul
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describe cyclic neutropenia- symptoms and tx

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  • regular, periodic reductions in neutrophils
  • symtpoms greatest at nadir- fever, lymphadenopathy, malaise, pharyngitis, ulcerations, periodontitis
  • treatment- supportive care, cytokine therapy
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what are leukemias

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the neoplastic cells are in the bone marrow and blood

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what are lymphoams

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the neoplastic cells are in the lymph nodes- also extranodal sites

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what are the neoplasms of hematopoietic cells

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leukemia and lymphomas

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describe leukemia

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  • arises in bone marrow
  • spreads to peripheral blood
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describe lymphomas

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  • arises in peripheral lymphoid tissue, usually in lymph nodes
  • forms a discrete tissue mass
  • may eventually spread to peripheral blood and bone marrow
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describe acute leukemia

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  • abrupt, stormy onset
  • no maturation- precursor cells proliferate
  • kills rapidly without treatment
  • cure is possible
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describe chronic leukemia

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  • insidious course
  • maturation - mature cells proliferate
  • often not treated unless symptomatic
  • cannot be cured
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describe white blood cell maturation

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  • pluripotent stem cell -> myeloid stem cell or lymphoid stem cell
  • myeloid stem cell -> erythroblast, megakaryoblast, myeloblast, monoblast
  • lymphoid stem cell-> pre B lymphocyte or pro T lymphocytes
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what are the classifications of leukemias by cell of origin and clinical course
- acute lymphoblastic leukemia - acute myelogenous leukemia - chronic lymphoblastic leukemia - chronic myelogenous leeukemia
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what are the clinical symptoms of acute leukemia and describe each
- cytopenias- depression of normal bone marrow function - bleeding- petechiae, ecchymoses, epistaxis, gingival hemorhhage due to thrombocytopenia - fever- infections due to absence of mature granulocytes - fatigue- anemia
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describe acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- lymphoblasts - immature precursor B or T lymphocytes arrested at early stage of development - a disease of children - good prognosis with aggressive chemotherapy
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describe acute myeloblastic leukemia
- myeloblasts - immature myeloid precursors with no terminal myeloid differentiation - adults - prognosis- chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, more difficult to treat than ALL - gingival enlargment in monocytic types of AML
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what are the types of AML
- granulocytic - monocytic - erythroid - megakaryocytic
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what are clinical symptoms of chronic leukemia
- often clinically silent - incidental leukocytosis on CBC
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describe chronic myelogenous leukemia
- adults - insidious onset, slow progression - philadelphia chromosome- t(9:22) bcr- abl fusion gene - splenomegaly, fever, fatigue - blast crisis - bone marrow transplantation
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describe the philadelphia chromosome
- translocation t(9:22) - proto- oncogene abl on long arm chromosome 9(q34) - transposed to bcr region (breakpoint cluster region) on chromosome 22(q11) - results in bcr- abl fusion gene - gene product is abnormal bcr- abl tyrosine kinase - induces cell proliferation
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describe chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- most common type of leukemia - adults are often asymptomatic - hypogammaglobulinemia- infections - anti red cell autoantibodies- autoimmune hemolytic anemia - anti platelet autoantibodies- autoimmmune thrombocytopenia - richter syndrome- may transform to high grade lymphoma
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whaat are the lymphoid neoplasms
- lymphocytic leukemia - hodgkin lymphoma - non-hodgkin lymphoma - plasma cell neoplasma
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what is the clinical presentation of lymphoid neoplasms with lymphomas
non tender lymph node enlargement, extra nodal mass
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what is the clinical presentation of lymhoid neoplasms with leukemias
cytopenias due to suppression of hematopoiesis
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what is the clinical presentation of plasma cell neoplasms
bone pain, pathologic fracture
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what are the malignant lymphomas
- hodgkin lymphoma - non hodgkin lymphoma
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what is the clinical presentation of non hodgkins lymphoma
- painless lymphadenopathy with firm, enlarged, rubbery, freely movable, non tender lymph nodes - generally involves multiple lymph nodes in a non- contuguous pattern - frequently involves extranodal sites
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what is the prevalence of NHL arising in lymph nodes? extra nodally?
- lymph nodes: 70% - extra- nodally: 30%
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oral mucosa NHL is_____
extra nodal
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all lymphomas are ____
malignant
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what are the variations of lymphomas
- degree of aggressiveness varies - low grade- indolent, difficult to cure - high grade- aggressive, often curable
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describe burkitt lymphoma
- high grade - "african jaw lymphoma" - B-cell NHL - EBV association - sub type of NHL - a high grade b cell neoplasm, most rapidly growing neoplasm - endemic form has predilection for jaws of children
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describe MALT lymphomas
-low grade - arises from mucosal - associated lymphoid tissue - "MALT- oma" - mature B cells - often indolent - salivary glands, Sjogren syndrome - may transform to high grade lymphoma
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what are the 3 clinical forms of burkitt lymphomas
- endemic (african) - sporadic - HIV associated
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what is the association of epstein- barr virus with human disease
- infectious mononucleosis - lymphomas- NHL and HL - nasopharyngeal carcinoma - oral hairy leukoplakia
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what are the cytogenetics of burkitt lymphoma
- translocations t(8:14) is the most common - c-myc proto- oncogene on chromosome 8 has a role in cell cycle progression - immunoglobulin gene promoters cause overexpression of c-myc - overexpression of c-myc oncogene promotes inappropriate cellular proliferation
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what are the oral findings in burkitt lymphoma
- rapidly growing painless swelling, producing paresthesia, loose teeth - rapid demise if untreated
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describe chemotherapy in burkitt lymphoma
-high grade lymphoma- aggressive - cures frequent with short term, high dose chemotherapy
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what are the three examples of NHL
- burkitt lymphoma - diffuse large cell lymphoma - MALT-oma
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what is the neoplastic cell in HL
Reed- Sternberg cell
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describe the Reed- Sternberg cell
- a minor fraction of the tumor mass - most are of B cell origin - bilobate nucleus with large inclusion like nucleoli- "owl eye" cell
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what are the general characteristics of hodgkin lymphoma
- bimodal age distribution- young adults and older adults - painless lymphadenopathy - constitutional symptoms variable- fever - Pel- Ebstein fever, night sweats, weight loss, generalized pruritus - association with EBV
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describe the spread of hodgkin lymphoma
- uniform, predictable pattern of spread from one lymph node region to the next
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what is the staging of NHL
- stage I: single lymph node region - stage II: multiple lymph node regions, same side of diaphragm - stage III: multiple lymph node regions, both sides of diaphragm - stage IV: disseminated disease
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what are the "B" symptoms for staging of NHL
- recurrent, unexplained fevers - night sweats - unintended weight loss
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what is the treatment of NHL
- low grade lymphomas- treat only if symptomatic - high grade lymphomas: localized stage - RT. advanced stage- CT or combination CT/RT
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what is the tx of HL
- stage determines tx protocol - localized (stage I) - local radiation therapy - disseminated (Stage IV) - chemotherapy - risk of second cancers
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what is the prognosis of HL
- stage- most important - histologic sub type- least important - curable- stage I- 90% cure rate
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what is the location of HL? NHL
-HL: single axial group of nodes - NHL: multiple peripheral nodes
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what is the spread of HL? NHL?
- HL: predictable- orderly contiguous spread - NHL: unpredictable- con contiguous spread
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does HL involve Waldeyer ring? NHL?
- HL: rarely - NHL: commonly
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what is the prevalence of extra nodal in HL? NHL?
- HL: rare - NHL: common
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describe multiple myeloma
- older adults - disseminated neoplasm of terminally differentiated B lymphocytes - multifocal lytic bone lesions, hypercalcemia, bone pain - myelophthisic anemia, predisposition to infections
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what are the oral findings of multiple myeloma
- lytic lesions, loose teeth, pain, paresthesia, pathologic fracture - macroglossia- amyloidosis
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what are the lab findings for multiple myeloma
- elevated serum calcium, protein, immunoglobulins - elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) - rouleaux formation - monoclonal gammopathy - M- spike - Bence- Jones proteinuria- immunoglobulin light chains
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what are the complications with multiple myeloma
- renal failure - infection - anemia
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what is primary hemostasis
platelet plug
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what is secondary hemostasis
fibrin clot
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what is the bleeding time test
- clinical assessment for adequate number and function of platelets - represents the time taken for a standardized skin puncture to stop bleeding
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what does the normal range of the bleeding time test depend on
the actual method used and varies from 2-9 minutes
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when is the bleeding time test abnormal
- when there are congenital or acquired plateley defects - drugs- ASA, NSAIDS - VW disease
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what are the platelet disorders
- thrombocytopenia- decrease - thrombocytosis- increase - functional defects
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what is thrombasthenia caused by
- aspirin- inhibits aggregation for lifetime of platelet - 8-10 days - irreversible - NSAIDs- inhibit aggregation until drug eliminated - reversible - von willebrand disease - compound defect involving platelet function and coagulation pathway - normal platelet count with increased bleeding time
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what are petechiae
pinpoint hemorrhages
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what are purpura
petechiae become confluent
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what are ecchymosis
- purpurae become confluent
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what is a hematoma
cavity
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what are the lab values for thrombocytopenia
- normal platelet count -150,000 - 450,000 / mm^3 - thrombocytopenia less than 100,000 / mm^3
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what are the causes of thrombocytopenia
- decreased production - aplastic anemia - increased destruction - immunologic destruction - sequestration in spleen - splenomegaly - dilution - massive transfusion
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describe immune thrombocytopenic purpura and tx
- autoimmune disease- antiplatelet autoantibodies produce thrombocytopenia - treatment with steroids, splenectomy
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what is the platelet count with immune thrombocytopenic purpura
7,000/ ml
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describe primary thrombocytosis
- essential - hematopoietic stem cell disorder - increased number ofs of megakaryocytes producing dysfunctional platelets
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what is reactive thrombocytosis
- asplenia - inflammatory disorders

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