Rheumatology & Haematology — Flashcards

Flashcard 691: FBC in a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma may show _____, lymphocytopenia and eosinophilia

Answer: normocytic, normochromic anaemia

Flashcard 692: _____ presenting with unexplained lymphadenopathy should be considered for a 2-week-wait referral for lymphoma

Answer: Adults

Flashcard 693: 60% of Hodgkin's lymphoma has _____ or mediastinal lymph node involvement

Answer: cervical

Flashcard 694: Myeloma is a _____ disease - there is no cure

Answer: relapsing / remitting

Flashcard 695: Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the _____ cells

Answer: plasma

Flashcard 696: Myeloma may cause hypercalcaemia due to increased _____ activity which results in osteolytic lesions

Answer: osteoclast

Flashcard 697: Hodgkin's lymphoma has a _____ incidence, with the peak incidence occuring in patients aged 20-30 years

Answer: bimodal

Flashcard 698: The most common site of _____ involvement in lymphoma is the Gastrointestinal (GI) tract (specifically the stomach)

Answer: extranodal

Extra: Primary sites of lymphoma are the lymph nodes. When it occurs outside the nodes (extranodal), the GI tract is #1, followed by the skin. The spleen and liver are common sites of systemic involvement (stage IV disease) but not the most common extranodal sites overall.

Flashcard 699: Lymphoma associated lymphadenopathy is _____ and asymmetrical

Answer: painless

Flashcard 700: _____ of patients with MGUS go on to develop Myeloma

Answer: 1%