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Haematological System Hx, Ex and Ix

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Unusual tiredness, lethargy or fatigue   Anaemia, malignancy, sleep problems, depression  
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Frequent infections, problems recovering from infections   Immunosuppression, leukaemia, age, diabetes, HIV.  
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Chronic high fevers and sweats   High grade aggressive lymphomas  
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Fever   CMV and EBV  
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Faint, widespread non-itchy rash   EBV  
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Jaundice   Haemolytic anaemia  
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Plethoric face and conjunctiva   Polycythaemia  
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Parasthesiae and neurological deficits   B12 deficiency  
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Abnormal bleeding and ecchymoses   Trauma, thrombocytopenia, coagulation disorders, age, Cushing’s syndrome  
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Petechiae/purpura   Thrombocytopenia, platelet dysfunction (chronic liver disease, aspirin, MPD), septicaemia, scurvy  
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Petechiae   < 3mm  
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Pupura   0.3-1cm  
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Ecchymoses   >1cm  
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Bone pain (primary disease)   Acute leukaemia with rapid expansions  
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Bone pain (secondary disease)   Secondary metastases of lung, breast or prostate cancer  
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Leg swelling and pain   DVT  
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Pruritis   Polycythaemia, lymphoma, myeloproliferative disease  
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Postural hypotension   Anaemia and dehydration  
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Koilonychia   Dry, brittle, spoon-shaped nails seen in anaemia  
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Epitrochlear lymph node enlargement   Hodgkin's lymphoma, local infection, syphilis  
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Hypertrophy of gums   Acute monocytic leukaemia  
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Atrophic glossitis   Megaloblatic anaemia or iron deficiency anaemia  
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Rubbery and firm lymph nodes   Lymphoma  
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Solid lymph nodes   Metastases from tumours  
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Fixed nodule   Cancerous lymph node  
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Hepatomegaly   EBV, malaria, myeloma, leukaemia, lymphoma, haemolytic anaemia, alcoholism.  
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Splenomegaly   EBV, malignancy, polycytheamia, sypihilis, portal hypertension  
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Low serum iron with low TIBC   Anaemia of chronic disease  
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Low serum iron with high TIBC   Iron deficiency anaemia  
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Sideroblastic anaemia   Microcytic anaemia, X-linked inheritance. Deposits of iron around a primitive red cell nucleus  
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Target cells   Liver disease, thalassemia, post-splenectomy  
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Inheriting 3 abnormal alpha thalassemia genes   HbH disease  
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Inheriting 2 abnormal alpha thalassemia genes   Decreased MCV with slight decrease in Hb  
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Inheriting 1 abnormal alpha thalassemia genes   Decreased MCV  
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Spherocyte   Hereditary spherocytosis, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, burns.  
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Tear drop cell   Myelofibrosis, thalassemia  
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Pencil cells   Iron deficiency anaemia, megaloblastic anaemia, hereditary elliptocytosis  
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Acanthocytes (irregular spicules)   Alcoholic liver disease, post-splenectomy  
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Stomatocytes (slit like region of central pallor)   Alcoholic liver disease, obstructive jaundice, herediatary stomatocytosis  
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Sickle cell   Genetic mutation of beta haemoglobin chain, sickle-shaped cells, auto-agglutination at low O2  
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Schistocyte (fragmented RBC)   Microangiopathic anaemia (disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, pre-eclampsia)  
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Rouleux formation   Multiple myeloma, temporal arteritis  
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Auto-agglutination   Warm or cold type auto-agglutinins, incompatible blood transfusion.  
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Neutrophilia   Infection, inflammation, corticosteroid therapy, MPNs (CML), pregnancy, treatmetn with GC-CSF.  
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Neutropenia   Cytotoxic chemotherapy, megalobalstic anaemia, infections.  
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Toxic granulation   Bacterial infections, sepsis  
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Elevated neutrophils over lymphocytes   Bacterial infection  
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Elevated lymphocytes over neutrophils   Viral infection  
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Dohle bodies (blue patches in cytoplasm)   Severe sepsis  
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Hypersegmented neutrophils (>5 segs)   Megaloblastic anaemia, myelodysplasia, methotrexate  
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Neutrophil left shift   Bacterial infections, chronic myeloid leukaemia  
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Blasts   Acute leukaemia  
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Eosinophilia   Allergic conditions, parasites, drug hypersensitivity  
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Basophilia (least numerous of all blood cells)   Myeloproliferative disorders (CML), allergic reactions  
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Monocytosis   Bacterial infections, myelodysplasia, chronic infection (TB, syphilis) or chronic inflammation (rheumatoid arthritis)  
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Lymphocytosis   Infections, CLL, pertussis infection, hairy cell leukaemia  
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Lymphocytes that smear on blood film   CLL  
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Reactive lymphocytes   Acute viral infection (hep, EBV, CMV), drugs, allergic reactions  
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Mild thrombocytopenia   100-150  
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Moderate thrombocytopenia   30-100  
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Severe thrombocytopenia   <30  
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Thrombocytosis   ET, iron deficiency anaemia and blood loss, chronic infection, malignancy  
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The most common leukaemia in children   Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia  
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Auer rods   Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia  
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Chronic leukaemias   Pallor, gout, massive splenomegaly, mild hepatomegaly  
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Multiple myeloma   Normocytic, normochromic anaemia, purpura, infection, skin changes, spinal cord compression (bony infiltration)  
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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura   Bruising, wet purpura, petechial rash with no abnormalities on bone marrow  
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Burkitt's lymphoma   Type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, B memory cell neoplasm. Associated with MYC up-regulated oncogene t(8:14)  
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Follicular lymphoma   B cell lymphoma involving the decreased expression of BCL2 tumour suppressor gene.  
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Hodkgin's lymphoma   Reed-Sternberg cell, painless, rubbery lymph node enlargement, weight loss, eveer, infiltration of lungs, bones and spinal cord  
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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma   Multiple lymph nodes involved, hepatosplenomegaly, extranodal spread, less common to have systemic signs  
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Multiple Myeloma   CRABS (cord compression, renal failure, anaemia, bleeding, skin changes)and Bence-Jones proteins in urine  
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Prevalence of JAK2 mutations in polycytheamia rubra vera   97%  
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Prevalence of JAK2 mutations in essential thrombocytosis and primary myelofibrosis   50%  
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Howell-Jolly body   Basophilic nuclear remnants in RBC. Splenic dysfunction (splenectomy, Coeliac disease, trauma, sickle cell anaemia, haemolytic anaemia, hereditary sphero, MDS)  
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Coombs test   Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia  
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Heinz body   Small inclusions in RBC - chronic liver disease, NAPDH deficiency, G6PDH deficiency, alpha thal)  
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Massive splenomegaly   Myelofibrosis  
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Bence Jones Proteins on serum electrophoresis   Multiple myeloma  
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Death in patients with impaired white cell function   Gram negative septicaemia  
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