Rheumatology & Haematology — Flashcards
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Antibiotic prophylaxis for asplenic children should be taken until at least _____ years old
Where possible, immunisations should be completed at least _____ prior to splenectomy
What is the most common cause of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)? _____
Patients with splenectomy/hyposplenism should be strongly cautioned of _____ and should take all precautions
Hint: tropical disease
Pancytopenia presentation: _____ = fatigue, pallor, dyspnoea Neutropaenia = recurrent or severe infections Thrombocytopenia = ecchymoses, petechiae, gingival bleeding, epistaxis
What is the most common cause of pancytopenia? _____
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is associated with bleeding, especially from _____ sites & mucosal surfaces
Consider _____ transfusion in a patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) & bleeding
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is associated with thrombosis, resulting in _____ failure
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) presents with: _____ platelet count (FBC) ↑ aPTT (coagulation studies) ↑ PT ↓ fibrinogen ↑ D-dimer
Hint: ↑/↓
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