Rheumatology & Haematology — Flashcards
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The management for splenectomy/hyposplenic patients is 2-fold: 1. _____ 2. Prophylactic antibiotics (dependent on risk factors)
What is the most common cause of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)? _____
Consider _____ transfusion in bleeding patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) & fibrinogen levels < 1-1.5g/L
_____ is the physiological loss of splenic function e.g. in sickle cell anaemia
Antibiotic prophylaxis in splenectomy/hyposplenic patients who are immunocompromised or had previous post-splenectomy sepsis should be taken for _____ year(s)
Splenectomy/hyposplenism is associated with a long-term risk for sepsis with _____ bacteria
In DIC where thrombosis predominates, consider management with _____
What is the most common cause of pancytopenia? _____
Pancytopenia presentation: _____ = fatigue, pallor, dyspnoea Neutropaenia = recurrent or severe infections Thrombocytopenia = ecchymoses, petechiae, gingival bleeding, epistaxis
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) presents with _____ & thrombosis
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