Rheumatology & Haematology — Flashcards

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is more common in _____

Hint: age

What is the pharmacological managment of high-grade NHL at risk of CNS involvement? _____ and Intrathecal methotrexate or cytarabine

NHL may arise from which cell types? _____, T lymphocyte, NK cell

Hint: ~70%

Risk factors for Hodgkin's lymphoma include _____, immunosupression and 1st degree relative affected

Hint: infection

Painless lymphadenopathy with fever, pruritus, weight loss and nightsweats is suggestive of what condition? _____

_____ related to lymphoma may cause recurrent infections or bleeding

Hint: What pathological process

Myeloma may cause decreased production of _____ which leads to an increased susceptibility to infection

_____ can be used as a prognostic indicator in Hodgkin's lymphoma

Hint: What Ix

FBC in a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma may show _____, lymphocytopenia and eosinophilia

Hint: RBC

The _____ and liver are the most commonly affected organs in lymphoma