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Clinical Medicine

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Jak2 mutation is seen in   polycythemia Vera (70%)  
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Post bath pruritus occurs with   polycythemia Vera*  
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Tear-drop shaped RBC’s on peripheral smear   Myelofibrosis*  
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Most common leukemia is   CLL*  
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Smudge cells (damaged lymphocytes) on peripheral smear   CLL*  
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BCR-ABL gene mutation on peripheral blood is diagnostic of   CML*  
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Philadelphia chromosome is diagnostic of   CML*  
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Blasts are seen in these types of leukemias   acute leukemias  
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leukemias Primarily in children   ALL  
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leukemias Primarily in adults   AML  
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Auer Rods occur in   Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)*  
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"Painless lymphadenopathy, think"   lymphoma  
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B symptoms of cancer include   "Fever, night sweats, weight loss, fatigue"  
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Reed-Sternberg’s cell occur in   Hodgkin’s lymphoma*  
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most common Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is   Nodular sclerosing  
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found in 40-50% of cases of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma   EBV  
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Lymph node pain after ingestion of alcohol think of   Hodgkin’s Lymphoma  
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"Lytic lesions on bones, pathologic fractures, hypercalcemia"   Multiple Myeloma*  
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Rouleaux formation on peripheral blood smears   Multiple Myeloma  
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M-spike on electrophoresis   Multiple Myeloma  
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Bence –Jones proteins occur in   Multiple Myeloma*  
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Multiple Myeloma do this   Skeletal survey (not a Bone scan)*  
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classic triad for Multiple Myeloma   "Plasmacytosis, lytic bone lesions, serum/urine M-protein*"  
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Classic hemophilia (Hemophilia A) is due to a deficiency of which clotting factor:   VIII*  
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"In a patient with increased platelets and white blood cells, splenomegaly, and an increased red blood cell mass, you would suspect"   polycythemia vera*  
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failure to maintain hemostasis   Hemorrhage  
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failure to maintain fluidity   Thrombosis  
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collective term for all physiologic mechanisms the body uses to protect itself from blood loss   Hemostasis  
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Intrinsic pathway is evaluated by   PTT  
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Extrinsic pathway factors include   Factor 7  
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Extrinsic pathway is evaluated by   PT  
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Common pathway is evaluated by   PT & PTT  
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most common congenital disorder of hemostasis   von Willebrand's disease*  
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von Willebrand's disease is what type of genetic disorder   autosomal dominant  
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This factor mediates platelet adhesion   von Willebrand factor (vWF)  
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Treatment for von Willebrand's disease   DDAVP (Desmopressin acetate) or vWF-containing Factor VIII concentrate  
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ITP stands for   idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura  
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HIT stands for   heparin induced thrombocytopenia  
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TTP stands for   thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura  
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Most common drug induced coagulation disorder   Heparin induced thrombocytopenia  
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Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia & thrombocytopenia without an identifiable cause   Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura  
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Treatment for Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura   Plasmapheresis + IV fresh frozen plasma infusion  
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"anemia with schistocytes, thrombocytopenia & renal dysfunction in the absence of other causes of coagulopathy"   Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome*  
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Most common finding in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome   Renal failure & thrombocytopenia*  
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distinguish DIC from HUS   DIC would have decreased Fibrinogen levels  
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With HUS do not give   "Antibiotics, platelet transfusion or nephrotoxic drugs"  
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Primary lesion of DIC is   clot formation  
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Bleeding & thrombosis co-exist in this clotting disorder   DIC  
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Subacute DIC in cancer pts – throwing small clots- DVTs   Trousseau’s syndrome*  
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Most common severe bleeding disorder   Hemophilia A*  
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Hemophilia A is what type of genetic disorder   "X linked inheritance, only males are affected*"  
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Treat hemophilia A with   "Factor VIII replacement, DDAVP for mild disease"  
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Christmas Disease   Hemophilia B*  
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Hemophilia B is what type of genetic disorder   "X linked recessive, only males affected (more rare than hemophilia A)"  
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Treat hemophilia B with   Factor IX concentrates (avoid DDAVP and asprin)  
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Factor IX deficiency   Hemophilia B*  
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Factor XI Deficiency   Hemophilia C*  
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Hemophilia C is seen what type of genetic disorder and seen in what race   Autosomal recessive (affects males and females equally) & seen in Ashkenazi Jews  
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Treat Hemophilia C with   FFP (fresh frozen plasma) PRN  
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site of synthesis of all coagulation factors except factor VIII   Liver*  
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Liver is the site of synthesis of all coagulation factors except   factor VIII  
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These are considered “natural anticoagulants”   Proteins C & S  
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Diagnosis for Vitamin K deficiency only shows   "5 is normal, 7 is low"  
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Diagnosis for Liver disease only shows   both 5 & 7 are low  
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What is the most common causes of hereditary hemophilia?   Hemophilia A  
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Define Antithrombin III deficiency   Deficiency allows unopposed conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin  
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Coagulation disorder that presents with spontaneous thrombo-embolic events (mainly venous)   Antithrombin III deficiency  
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Virchow’s Triad is   Vascular damage; Hypercoagulability and Circulatory stasis*  
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Polycythemia Vera Treatment includes   Therapeutic Phlebotomy  
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Chronic and progressive fibrosis of the bone marrow leading to marrow failure   Myelofibrosis  
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what is the only curative treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome   Allogeneic transplant  
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Describe Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia   Clonal proliferation of B-cell lymphocytes  
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What are smudge cells   damaged lymphocytes*  
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Myeloproliferative disease of bone marrow stem cells resulting in unregulated growth of granulocytes   Chronic Myelogeneous Leukemia (CML)  
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It is the only known curative treatment for CML   Allogeneic Transplant  
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Characterized by unrestrained growth of leukocytes and leukocyte precursors (blasts) in the tissues.   Acute leukemias  
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"clumps of myeloblasts, seen in AML"   Auer rods  
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Heterogeneous group of cancers that arise from lymphocytes   Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma  
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"Diffuse or isolated, painless, lymphadenopathy"   Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma  
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This disease refers to a group of cancers characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissue   Hodgkin’s Disease  
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"Painless cervical, supraclavicular, and mediastinal adenopathy"   Hodgkin’s Disease  
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Malignancy of plasma cells which leads to progressive bone marrow failure and infiltration of bone.   Multiple Myeloma  
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"These may be present in bones thus predisposing patients to bone pain, pathologic fractures, and hypercalcemia."   Lytic lesions  
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BRCA genes are associated with   Breast and ovarian cancer*  
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Positive direct coombs test   Autoimmune hemolysis  
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Tear-drop shaped RBC’s on peripheral smear   Myelofibrosis  
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MCC of anemia in kids   Iron deficiency*  
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Pica is common with   Iron deficiency*  
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"Decreased platelet count in an otherwise healthy child, oven after a viral infection, think"   ITP  
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Most common solid tumor outside the CNS in peds   Neuroblastoma (abdominal tumor)*  
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In macrocytic anemia the MCV is   Greater than 100*  
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Hemolytic disease of the newborn/ fetal hydrops   Erythroblastosis fetalis  
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Most frequent cause of anemia in cancer patients   Inadequate erythropoietin  
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MCV < 80   Microcytic anemia  
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MCV > 100   Macrocytic anemia  
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Microcytic anemias include   "Iron deficiency, thalassemia & anemia of chronic disease"  
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Target cells are seen in   all anemias  
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Macrocytic anemias include   Vitamin B 12 deficiency & folate deficiency  
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Anemia that presents with paresthesias early then gait disturbances   Vitamin B 12 deficiency  
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ITP is most common in what age group   Childhood  
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Failure of all cell lines suggest   Aplastic anemia  
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Poor dietary intake of iron causes   Anemia  
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Bence jones proteins   Multiple myeloma  
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Earliest and best indicator of iron deficiency   Serum ferritin*  
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Type of anemia associated with gastric cancer   Pernicious anemia  
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Positive schillings test   Vitamin B 12 deficiency  
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Heinz bodies are seen in   G6PD deficiency*  
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Positive coomb’s test   Autoimmune hemolytic anemia  
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Most common inherited bleeding disorder   Von willebrand’s disease*  
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Factor VIII   Hemophilia A*  
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Factor IX   Hemophilia B / Christmas disease*  
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Factor XI   Hemophilia C / Rosenthal syndrome*  
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AE of Cisplatin   "Renal impairment, auditory neuropathy"  
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AE of adriamycin   Cardiac toxicity  
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AE of vincristine   Peripheral neuropathy  
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AE of Bleomycin   Pulmonary toxicity  
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