POT
P
O
UR
RI
100

GVHD prevention and treatment 

cyclosporine, mtx, abatacept

Steroids

Ruxolitinib 

Tocilizumab

Calcineurin inhibitors

100

Risk Assessment in ET 

Which mutation carries the most favorable prognosis? 

What must be ruled out with plt >1 mil?

Age >65, Hx of VTE --> add on hydrea 

MPL, JAK (V617F and exon 12/13), CALR

vWD 

100

These are the mutations seen in CNL, CML, aCML, Hairy Cell

CSF3R, BCR-ABL, SETBP1, BRAF V600E


100

AML defining mutations regardless of blast count (name 3)

NPM1

CEBPA
TP53

t(8;21) / RUNX1::RUNX1T1 

inv(16)/t(16;16) / CBFB::MYH11 

t(15;17) / PML::RARA 

KMT2A rearrangements (11q23) 

MECOM rearrangements (inv3/t(3;3)) 

DEK::NUP214 t(6;9) 

RBM15::MRTFA t(1;22)

 NUP98 rearrangements

100

Chuvash polycythemia AND associated hepcidin level 

Inheritance

Treatment

VHL mutation --> upregulation of hypoxic response with normal O2 --> incr EPO --> polycythemia 

Low hepcidin (body wants to take in more iron) 

AR 

Phlebotomy/Aspirin/Benadryl 

200

Drugs and mutations causing treatment related MDS 

Alkylating agents -- del 5 and del 7 - 5-7 yrs after treatment 

Topoisomerase inhibitors - 11q23 or 21q22


200

Favorable AML mutations and treatment pathway

Midostaurin mutation

Ivosidenib mutation 

NPM1 w/o FLT3

CEBPA biallelic


IDH1/IDH2

FLT3-ITD 

200

Anticoagulation reversal 

DOACs - AXA

Vit K, PCC - warfarin

heparin - protamine suldate

Idarucizumab - dabigatran



200

Burkitts rearrangement 


t(8,14), t(8,22), t(2,8)

cMYC activation

All patients need IT therapy! (ALL also) 

200

deletion 5q is favorable in MDS (targeted therapy?)

deletion 7q is unfavorable

True 

Lenalidomide 

300

types of vWD

1 -- quantitative

1c -- increased clearance 

2 - qualitative

2A --> Abnormal multimers

2B --> Binds Platelets 

2M --> Has multimers 

2N --> No Factor VIII 

3 --> absence 

300

Myelofibrosis IPSS score 

Age > 65 

Symptoms

Hb <10 (2 points) WBC >25k 

Circulating blasts>1 

0 - low

1-2 - intermediate 1

3-4 - intermediate 2 

5-6 - high risk -- straight to allo 


Unfavorable karyotype: 8, 7q, i17q, -5, 12q, inv3, 11q23

ASXL, EXH2, SRSF1, IDH1/2 

300

T/F

PBSCT → Higher GvHD, lower graft failure 

Bone Marrow → Higher graft failure, lower GvHD

True

300

Hypereosinophilic Syndrome diagnosis and treatment

>1500 x 6mos 

organ involvement

FIPL1/PDGFRA mutation (5q33)


Hydrea/IFNa/Alemtuzumab/Jak inh/Imatinib 

300

acquired vWD

Acquired vWD causes:

MGUS

Hypothyroidism (lack of synthesis, T1) 

Myeloproliferative dx → sticky plt 

Valvular → shearing – Heyde’s syndrome 

LVAD

Wilms tumors 

400

SOS/VOD criteria, ppx and treatment 

T bili >2

hepatomegaly/RUQ pain

Sudden wt gain >2% from baseline

First 21days after HSCT


Ursodiol/defibrotide

400

Factor replacement for Hemophilia A and B 

1 iu/kg increases fviii level by 2% --> goal 100% 


Hemophilia B 1:1 ratio --> goal 50%

400

List side effects for:

Imatinib

Desatinib

Bosutinib

Ponatinib 

Desatinib →pleural effusions, pancytopenia 

Bosutinib → diarrhea 

Ponatinib → high rate arterioocclusive events start at 45mg 

400

Target Ferritin for hemochromocytosis

<50 with phlebotomy

<1000 with chelation

400

Myeloid Sarcoma treatment

AML 

500

Chediak Higashi

LYST or CHS1 gene mut. Plt storage defect. Thrombocytopenia + anemia + neutropenia. BMbc MPO inclusions in neutrophils. 

Oculocutaneous Albinism or immune deficiency – high mortality rate. Steroids, splenectomy, ASCT

Large, fused azurophilic granules on the smear in granulocytes 

500

How to manage inhibitors in hemophilia A

If <5 bethesda units, can still be managed with factor replacement, if >5, cannot

  • Can use steroids to get rid of inhibitor – respond well if <20 units

  • If titers >20, need to add cyclophosphamide. Rituximab as 2nd line. 

500

Who should get washed and who should get irradiated prbcs?

Washed: IgA deficiency, PNH, severe reactions

Irradiated: Severe immunodeficiencies, stem cell transplant, familial transfusions (HLA)


500

POEMS syndrome

Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M spike, skin changes. dVRD +/- auto

500

Cryoprecipitate contains

Fibrinogen

Factor VIII

Factor XIII

Fibronectin

vWD