Benign Blood Disorders
The process by which autoantibodies destroy platelets.
What is ITP (immune mediated thrombocytopenia)?
The name of immature cells seen that when 20% or more seen indicate acute leukemia
What is blasts?
The temperature used to define neutropenic fever.
What is 38 degrees C or 100.4 degrees F?
The name of the disease where patients have swollen face/neck with prominent blood vessels.
What is SVC (superior vena cava syndrome)?
The class of drugs associated with autoimmune toxicities.
What is immunotherapy?
The first line of treatment for ITP is this.
What is steroids?
The first person who should be called if blasts are seen on a CBC.
What is oncology?
Typically defined as severe neutropenia.
What is ANC <500?
The medication used to treat cord compression typically.
What is dexamethasone?
The medication typically used to treat the side effects from immunotherapy.
What is steroids?
Simultaneous stimulation of coagulation and fibrinolysis
What is DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation)?
The name of the type of leukemia that patients like to present in DIC?
What is APML/APL?
The drug of choice for neutropenic fever?
What is cefepime (okay with zosyn)?
The drug class commonly used to treat hypercalcemia of malignancy.
What is bisphosphonates?
Drug used in more urgent/emergent situations to help with complications related to TLS.
What is rasburicase?
Characterized typically by MAHA, thrombocytopenia. At times will see fever, renal dysfunction and neuro changes.
The name of the medication that should be give immediately if patient's are thought to have APML/APL.
What is ATRA?
What is vancomycin?
The name of rare immune-mediated disorders caused by cancer-fighting white blood cells mistakenly attacking healthy tissues rather than just the tumor
What is paraneoplastic syndromes?
The name of a drug class associated with a systemic inflammatory response resulting in fever, hypotension (low blood pressure), tachycardia, and respiratory distress.
What is bispecific antibody treatment?
The deficient metalloprotease seen in TTP
The name of the syndrome when patient's present with hyperkalemia, hyperuricemia, hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia
What is TLS (tumor lysis syndrome)?
An agent oncology may consider adding if one of their patient's is admitted with neutropenic fever to help.
What is GCSF (granulocyte colony stimulating factor)?
The name of the medication used to treat blood clots after patients fail DOACs.
What is enoxaparin?
The name of the drug class typically used in breast cancer treatment, associated with heart failure and acute leukemia.
What is anthracyclines?