THROMBOCYTOPENIA
WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THROMBOCYTOPENIA
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM MISTAKENLY DESTROYS PLATELETS OFTEN DUE TO AUTOIMMUNE REACTIONS OR INFECTIONS LIKE VIRAL ILLNESS
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LYMPHOCYTES IN LYMPHOMA?
LYMPHOCYTES BECOME CANCEROUS AND PROLIFERATE UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING LYMPH NODES AND OTHER LYMPHATIC TISSUES TO ENLARGE
WHAT IS THE DEFECT IN LEUKEMIA THAT CAUSES UNCONTROLLED CELL GROWTH
A MUTATION IN THE DNA OF HEMATOPOIETIC CELLS LEADS TO THE UNCONTROLLED PROLIFERATION OF ABNORMAL WBC
WHAT CAUSES THE INCREASED RED BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION IN POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
A MUTATION IN THE JAK2 GENE LEADS TO THE OVERPRODUCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS BY THE BONE MARROW
WHAT CAUSES SICKLE SHAPED RBCS IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE
A MUTATION IN THE HEMOGLOBIN GENE CAUSES HEMOGLOBIN S WHICH LEADS RBC TO TAKE ON A SICKLE SHAPE UNDER LOW OXYGEN CONDITIONS
WHAT IS THE HALLMARK SYMPTOM OF THROMBOCYTOPENIA PURPURA?
EASY BRUISING AND PETECHIAE
WHAT IS A COMMON SYMPTOM OF HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
PAINLESS SWOLLEN LYMPH NODES TYPICALLY IN THE NECK ARMPIT OR GROIN
WHAT SYMPTOMS ARE TYPICAL IN ACUTE LEUKEMIA
WHAT SYMPTOM IS MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
RED OR PURPLE SKIN, PARTICULARLY IN THE HANDS OR FACE DUE TO INCREASED BLOOD VOLUME AND VISCOSITY
WHAT MAJOR SX IS ASSOCIATED WITH VASO-OCCLUSIVE CRISIS IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE
SEVERE PAIN OFTEN IN BONES CHEST ABDOMEN OR JOINTS CAUSED BY THE BLOCKAGE OF BLOOD FLOW BY SICKLED RBCS
WHAT LABORATORY FINDING IS TYPICALLY SEEN IN THROMBOCYTOPENIA
A SIGNIFICANTLY LOW PLATELET COUNT OFTEN WITH NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY LOW WBC
WHAT BLOOD TEST FINDING IS INDICATIVE OF LYMPHOMA
ELEVATED WBC OFTEN ABNORMAL LYMPHOCYTES ALSO THE PRESENCES OF REED STERNBERG CELLS IN LYMPH NODE BIOPSY IS A DX FOR HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
WHAT LAB RESULT IS COMMONLY ELEVATED IN LEUKEMIA ESPECIALLY IN ACUTE CASES
HIGH WBC OFTEN WITH LARGE NUMBER OF IMMATURE OR BLAST CELLS
WHAT BLOOD TEST FINDING HELPS DIAGNOSIS POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
ELEVATED HEMOGLOBIN AND HEMATOCRIT LEVELS OFTEN WITH NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY ELEVATED WBC AND PLATELET COUNT
WHAT LAB FINDING IS KEY DIAGNOSTIC INDICATOR OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE
THE PRESENCE OF SICKLE SHAPED RED BLOOD CELLS AND A POSITIVE HEMOGLOBIN ELECTROPHORESIS TEST FOR HEMOGLOBIN S
WHAT IS THE FIRST LINE TREATMENT FOR THROMBOCYTOPENIA
CORTICOSTEROIDS TO REDUCE IMMUNE SYSTEM ACTIVITY AND INCREASE PLATELET PRODUCTION
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON TREATMENT FOR NON HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
CHEMOTHERAPY OFTEN COMBINED WITH RADIATION THERAPY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE AND STAGE
WHAT IS FIRST LINE TREATMENT FOR ACUTE LEUKEMIA
CHEMOTHERAPY TO DESTROY LEUKEMIC CELLS AND ALLOW NORMAL BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION TO RESUME
WHAT TREATMENT IS USED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CLOTTING IN POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
APHERESIS AND THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY AND INCREASE HYDRATION
WHAT IS THE MAIN TREATMENT TO MANAGE SICKLE CELL DISEASE
PAIN MANAGEMENT DURING CRISIS, HYDROXYUREA TO REDUCE SICKLING BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AND BONE MARROW OR STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION FOR SEVERE CRISIS