Hematopathology — Flashcards

_____ leukemia commonly involves lymph nodes, leading to generalized lymphadenopathy; thus called small lymphocytic lymphoma

-thalassemia due to a _____ gene deletion is characterized by formation of 4 tetramers, known as HbH

Megaloblastic anemia occurs due to delayed maturation of the _____ relative to the cytoplasm of precursor RBCs

_____ is important and the strongest predictor of prognosis for Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin)

_____ syndrome is characterized by atypical CD4+ cells with cerebriform nuclei seen on blood smear

B-ALL with t(_____;21) has a good prognosis and is more commonly seen in children

The typical normal values for a WBC differential (per USMLE) are:Neutrophils (~ _____%)Lymphocytes (~ 30%)Monocytes (~ 6%)Eosinophils (~ 3%)Basophils (~ 1%)

_____ is a phenomenon wherein hematopoietic cells in the living and intact state are seen in the cytoplasm of the host cell without any damage

Multiple myeloma is associated with increased risk of _____ due to lack of antigenic diversity of monoclonal antibodies

_____ leukemia is associated with smudge cells and increased lymphocytes on blood smear