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ringed sideroblasts   Pb toxicity or myelodysplastic syndrome with 6 years to live  
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anemia in a person who's worked with batteries or a person who lived in an old building   Pb toxicity, microcytic  
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Heinz bodies   in B thalassemia major, it's a precipitation of alpha chains  
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walking like a soldier   B12 deficiency because they can't feel their feet  
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Things that can cause folate deficiency   A FOLIC DROP. Alcohol, Folate antag like MTX and pyrimethamine, OCPs, Low in diet, Infection, Celiac, Dilantin/phenytoin, Relative folate deficiency, Old, Pregnant  
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see hypersegmented neutrophils on smear vs hypo segmented neutrophils   B12 or folate deficiency; hypo is myelodysplastic syndrome  
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burr cells on peripheral smear   anemia of uremia  
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spur cells   liver disease, can't absorb dietary fats  
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mechanical valve on warfarin in the aortic position and without additional risk factors - what is the pre-procedural anticoagulation recommendation?   periprocedural anticoagulation is to stop warfarin 48 to 72 hours before the procedure and restart it within 24 hours after the procedure; bridging with heparin is usually not necessary  
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factors that increase the risk of vte   include afib, >1 mechanical valve, ejection fraction <30%, a hypercoagulable state, and previous thromboembolic event, including stroke or transient ischemic attack  
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what is the recommendation for pre-procedural anticoagulation for patients with a mechanical valve and an increased risk of a thromboembolic event   unfractionated heparin is begun intravenously when INR falls below 2.0, stopped 4 to 5 hours before the procedure, and restarted as early after surgery as possible along with warfarin and continued until INR is therapeutic again  
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patients with a mechanical heart valve and therapeutic INR who require emergent surgery - what to do with the anticoagulation?   reversal of anticoagulation with transfusion of fresh frozen plasma may be performed  
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Things you test for if you want an anti-coag workup   activated protein C resistance, factor V Leiden, the prothrombin gene mutation, antiphospholipid antibodies, a lupus inhibitor, antithrombin deficiency, protein C deficiency, and protein S deficiency  
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The difference between MGUS, smoldering myeloma, and multiple myeloma   MGUS <10% plasma cells, <3g M protein smoldering >10% plasma cells, >3g M protein with NO organ damage multiple myeloma >10% plasma cells, >3g M protein WITH organ damage  
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MCV in Hereditary spherocytosis   normal to high  
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When to do FISH to find diagnosis   FISH in t(9,22) in CML  
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When to do flow cytometry to diagnose?   Flow cytometry of the peripheral blood would be useful if a hematologic malignancy characterized by a homogeneous population of cells (acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or acute myeloid leukemia  
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10% or more clonal plasma cells on bone marrow biopsy   multiple myeloma  
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acute thrombosis, warfarin therapy, and pregnancy can cause transient declines or increases in functional protein S levels   declines  
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decreased protein S levels cause what   hypercoaguability. activated protein C and S block conversion of F8 and F5 to their active forms. Therefore, increased C+S means more bleeding. decreased C+S means less bleeding, more coagulability.  
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macroglossia, hepatomegaly, nephrotic syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, and the presence of an IgG lambda M-protein   AL amyloidosis  
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how to dx AL amyloidosis   combination of bone marrow biopsy and abdominal fat pad aspiration has a sensitivity of approximately 90%  
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splenomegaly, a personal and family history of anemia, leg ulcers, gallstones, and spherocytes on the peripheral blood smear   Hereditary spherocytosis  
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Pregnant women with a history of idiopathic venous thromboembolism should receive what for ppx?   prophylactic-dose or intermediate-dose low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) during pregnancy and for 6 weeks postpartum  
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ppx for women with recurrent fetal loss and the antiphospholipid syndrome?   Prophylaxis with both low-dose aspirin and low- or moderate-dose unfractionated heparin or LMWH  
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inheritance pattern for von Willebrand disease   autosomal dominant  
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initial therapy of patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura if pt is bleeding or if plt < 10K   Corticosteroids and intravenous immune globuli  
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thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, neurologic deficits, kidney impairment, and fever   TTP  
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25% lymphoblasts or more on bone marrow examination   B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)  
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TdT-positive cells   marker for lymphoid cells  
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CD10 and CD20   B-cell markers  
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BCR-ABL inhibitor   imatinib used in CML or Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL  
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how to treat B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia   induction chemotherapy consisting of daunorubicin, vincristine, L-asparaginase, and prednisone  
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when to use Erythrocyte transfusion and exchange transfusion in sickle cells patients   acute management of stroke and acute chest syndrome  
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alloantibodies to antigens C, E, and K on blood typing and screening increase the risk for what?   delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction  
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The peripheral blood smear shows increased platelet numbers and circulating megathrombocytes but is otherwise normal   essential thrombocythemia  
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platelet counts greater than 1 million/µL (1000 × 109/L) strongly suggests   essential thrombocythemia  
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presence of (1) microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, characterized by schistocytes on the peripheral smear and increased lactate dehydrogenase, and (2) thrombocytopenia.   thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura  
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thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, neurologic deficits, kidney impairment, and fever   thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura  
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thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia   thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura  
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how to treat thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura   plasma exchange, which should be instituted emergently at diagnosis because 10% of patients die of this disease despite therapy, usually within the first 24 hours  
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ANCs between 1000/µL and 1500/µL (1.0-1.5 × 109/L)   Mild congenital asymptomatic neutropenia, common in certain ethnic populations, including blacks, Yemenite Jews, and Jordanian Arabs. This condition is not associated with increased infections and requires no therapy.  
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antineutrophil antibody assay   evaluation of autoimmune neutropenia if the patient's neutropenia were to worsen  
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neutrophil elastase gene   mutated in patients with severe congenital neutropenia, which is characterized by onset early in life and life-threatening infections  
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how to treat secondary iron overload from β-thalassemia major   iron chelation with Deferasirox  
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what is side effect of Deferasirox or other iron chelators   agranulocytosis and kidney failure  
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unprovoked venous thrombosis at an unusual location, hemolytic anemia, and mild to moderate pancytopenia   paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)  
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how to diagnose PNH   diagnosis of PNH is made by flow cytometry, which can identify a subpopulation of erythrocytes or leukocytes lacking specific glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored surface proteins, such as CD55 or CD59  
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IgM κ M-protein level   Waldenström macroglobulinemia  
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lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma characterized by production of monoclonal IgM antibodies   Waldenström macroglobulinemia  
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how to treat hyperviscoscity in Waldenström macroglobulinemia   plasmapheresis  
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what can be helpful in estimating the prognosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)   ADAMTS-13  
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seeing what on the PBS makes warm or cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia less likely   presence of schistocytes on the blood smear makes warm or cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia unlikely  
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viruses that can cause aplastic anemia   Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus infection can cause aplastic anemia, also ParvoB19  
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how to treat HIT   direct thrombin inhibitors lepirudin(don't use in CKD because cleared by kidney), argatroban, and danaparoid Argatroban, which is cleared through the liver, requires dose adjustments in patients with elevated liver chemistry test values.  
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hypoxia, and dyspnea, as well as fever and hypotension, occurring during or within hours of a transfusion and resembles noncardiac pulmonary edema   TRALI  
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Very early in the transfusion, affected patients develop hypotension and disseminated intravascular coagulation   acute hemolytic transfusion reaction (AHTR) is most commonly caused by a clerical error leading to ABO incompatibilit  
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high Hct and high Epo vs high Hct and Low Epo   high Hct and high Epo is secondary erythrocytosis from hypoxia (like OSA). high Hct and low Epo is PV  
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macroovalocytes and hypersegmented polymorphonuclear cells on the peripheral blood smear and hemolysis.   B12 deficiency  
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glossitis, weight loss, and pale yellow skin, loss of position or vibratory sense that can progress to spastic ataxia   B12 deficiency  
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Hereditary spherocytosis associated with what types of stones   calcium bilirubinate gallstones  
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