Anemia
A type of microcytic anemia.
What type of anemia is iron deficiency anemia?
Treatment of hemophilia A
What is factor VIII concentrate or cyroprecipitate or Desmopressin or antifibrinolytic meds (TXA)?
Life threatening condition during which coagulation and fibrinolysis become abnormally activated
What is disseminated intravascular coagulation?
Test for possible lymphoma
What is a lymph node biopsy?
Skin lesion with a "stuck on appearance"
What is seborrheic keratosis?
Lack of intrinsic factor secreted
What is pernicious anemia (megaloblastic anemia)?
Treatment of ITP non-responsive to prednisone
What is splenectomy?
Helpful test to rule out DVT or pulmonary embolism
What is a D-dimer?
Treatment of polycthemia vera
What is phlebotomy?
A rash with erythematous macules/papules with a central clearing
What is erythema multiforme?
Treatment of sickle cell disease
What is folic acid and antibiotics?
or (transfusion/O2/fluids/pain management)
Cause of ITP
What is autoantibodies directed against platelet antigens?
The three components of Virchow's Triad
What is venous stasis, endothelial damage and hypercoagulability?
Leukemia blood smear with blasts that are from the myeloid cell line
What is acute myelogenous leukemia?
Precursor to squamous cell carcinoma
What is actinic keratosis?
More useful physical exam finding for anemia than pallor
What is color of palmar creases?
Common physical exam finding with bleeding
What is skin or mucous membrane bleeding, petechiae, purpura, epistaxis, or severe ICH?
Prevention of DVT (3 things)
What is prophylactic anti-coagulant therapy, ambulation and compression stockings?
Most common symptom seen with multiple myeloma
What is bone pain?
Worrisome skin condition that presents with rash and oral lesions that starts following new med start
What is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?
Important to rule this out when men and postmenopausal women present with iron deficiency anemia
What is colon cancer?
The most common inherited bleeding disorder
What is vonWillebrands disease?
6 P's of the physical exam with acute limb ischemia
What is pain, skin perfusion (pale & poikilothermic), pulses, paresthesia and paralysis?
Associated with an increased incidence of AML
What is Fanconi's anemia?
or/ Bloom syndrome, congenital neutropenia, Down syndrome
Skin cells pile up on the surface of the skin before they mature
What is psoriasis?