Step 3- Hematology

possible PE findings in different causes of anemia

anemia dx tests

patient has blood loss and elevated plt count what type of anemia does he have

Patient has hx of RA, ESRD and other chronic infection what type of anemia does he have

patient has very small MCV with few or no symps and target cells on smear, what type of anemia does he have

patient has hx of ETOH, INH or lead exposure what type of anemia does he have

labs for Fe def aneima

iron studies in ACD

thalassemia iron studies

sideroblastic aneima iron studies

most accurate test for thalassemia

most accurate test for sideroblastic aneima

tx Fe def anemia

tx ACD anemia

Tx of thalassemia

tx of sideroblastic anemia

Most accurate dx test of alpha thal is?

will ferrous supplement give you a false positive FOBT?

what type of anemia has an elevated RDW?

what does the prussian blue stain show us?

what is HgH?

when is colonoscopy indicated with anemia?

microcytic anemia with high retic count?

Can you see extravascular hemolysis on the perph smear?

what medication blocks B12 abs?

Dx test for macrocytic aneima?

most accurate test for macrocytic aneima

what do you order to confirm etiology of B12 def

what electrolyte do you need to replace with B12 def tx

Dx test findings just for hemolysis in general

what is in intravascular hemolysis spp?

for SCC anemia do complete PE and if after tx still has fever repeat PE---findings on exam include?

tx of sickle cell crisis

when do you do exchange transfusion in sickle cell crisis

sudden drop in Hct and retic count in sickle cell patient or one with hemoglobinopathy?

what does parvo do to effect RBC

what do you send a sickle cell patient home on

Hemoglobin SC disease

Sickle cell trait (AS/AC)

clues patient has autoimmune Hemolysis

Dx tests for autoimmune hemolysis

warm antibodies causes hemolysis what is tx

Cold agglutinins

Agents that can cause G6PD exacerbation

dx test for G6PD def

tx G6PD def

Pyruvate Kinase def note

Presentation of Hereditary Spherocytosis

Dx and tx of hereditary spherocytosis

HUS triad

TTP pentad

tx of TTP and HUS

Presentation with PNH

Dx testing for PNH

tx of PNH

difference between DIC and HELLP syndrome

Methemoglobinemia presentation

TRALI presentation

IGA def and transfusions

ABO incompatibility

Minor blood group incompatibility

Febrile nonhemolytic reaction to transfusion

Leukemia presentation

Dx testing for leukemia

What disease do you see Auer rods?

tx of leukemia

What disease is APML associated with?

what do you do if there is acute leukocytosis in leukemia that block BV in brain to cause neuro symps?

Myelodysplasia basics

tx myelodysplasia

CML presentations

Dx of CML

tx of CML

Busulfan SE

CLL presentation

CLL dx

CLL tx

Hairy cell leukemia basics

Myelofibrosis

Polycythemia vera presentation

Dx polycythemia vera

tx of P vera

essential thrombocytopenia basics

what cells do you get from the myeloid lineage hence the myeloproliferative d/o

cells that come from lypmphoid precurrsors

common causes of death in MM

Dx test of MM

Tx of MM

MGUS

Waldenstrom's presentation

Waldenstrom's dx and tx

aplastic anemia basics

b symptoms of lymphoma

lymphoma presentation

Dx testing of Lymphoma

lymphoma presentation stage

staging test in lymphoma

tx of lymphoma

VWD presentation

labs of VWD

tx of VWD

S/S of a platelet d/o

s/s of factor def bleed

ITP presentation and dx

what is the most important thing to do when you think you have ITP on hx?

tx of ITP

tx of uremia induced plt dys

Mixing study

factor 8 def

factor 9 def

factor 11 def

factor 12 def

HIT presentation

HIT dx and tx

Lupus anticoagulant/anticardiolipin abs basics

Protein C def basics

factor 5 leiden mutation basics

Antithrombin def basics