Hematology — Flashcards

Flashcard 111: _____ is the only method to abort a rapidly progressing episode of acute chest syndrome

Answer: Exchange transfusion

Flashcard 112: Ig_____ type of multiple myeloma is having highest rate of renal insufficiency.

Answer: D

Flashcard 113: Which lymphoid neoplasm is associated with Felty syndrome?_____

Answer: Large granular lymphocytic leukemia

Flashcard 114: _____ serum albumin is associated with a poor prognosis in multiple myeloma

Answer: Low

Flashcard 115: A patient with hemoglobin level _____ is not indicated for a transfusion in the absence of other risk factors

Answer: >8

Flashcard 116: What is the most common type of monoclonal gammopathy?_____

Answer: Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)

Flashcard 117: In megaloblastic anemia, mild degree of hemolysis leads to raised _____

Answer: bilirubin

Flashcard 118: If a prolonged Thrombin Time (TT) is _____ after using **Reptilase**, the prolongation is likely due to the presence of **heparin** (which, in the context of thrombocytopenia, suggests heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)).

Answer: corrected

Extra: In a clinical scenario involving thrombocytopenia and a prolonged TT, finding a normal Reptilase Time confirms the presence of heparin, which supports a diagnosis of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT).

Flashcard 119: _____ gender is poor prognostic factors for Hodgkin's lymphoma

Answer: Male

Flashcard 120: Stress polycythemia, or Gaisböck syndrome, may produce _____ polycythemia

Answer: relative (absolute/relative)