Anemias in Children — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Hb _____ levels are increased in juvenile chronic myeloid leukemia (JMML)

Answer: F

Flashcard 2: Patients with beta-thalassemia major are at risk of _____ with parvovirus B19 infection of erythroid precursors

Answer: aplastic crisis

Flashcard 3: Diamond Blackfan syndrome increases the incidence of development of _____ and AML

Answer: MDS

Flashcard 4: _____ is a common presenting sign of sickle cell anemia in infants (age group)

Answer: Dactylitis

Flashcard 5: Anaemia in a 12-14 year old child is defined as a hemoglobin level of less than:

Answer: 12 g/dL

Extra: WHO Hemoglobin thresholds for diagnosis of anemia: - Children (6–59 months): < 11 g/dL - Children (5–11 years): < 11.5 g/dL - Children (12–14 years): < 12 g/dL - Non-pregnant women (15+ years): < 12 g/dL - Men (15+ years): < 13 g/dL

Flashcard 6: The total blood volume of a child is around _____ ml/kg.

Answer: 75-80

Flashcard 7: Beta-thalassemia _____ is characterized by expansion of hematopoiesis into facial bones, leading to "chipmunk facies"

Answer: major

Flashcard 8: On complete blood count, patients with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis will frequently present with: - _____ RBCs - increased WBCs - increased Platelets

Answer: decreased

Flashcard 9: _____ syndrome is a syndrome of thrombocytopenia and consumptive coagulopathy in a patient of hemangioma

Answer: Kasabach-Merritt

Flashcard 10: Kids with sickle cell disease should undergo _____ starting at age of 2 yrs to reduce the incidence of overt stroke

Answer: transcranial doppler ultrasound