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Clinical Medicine II

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Three types of malignant neoplasms   leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma  
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Bone marrow failure   aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome  
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Myeloproliferative conditions   polycythemia vera  
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Tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissue   malignant neoplasms  
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4 classifications of malignant neoplasms   morphologic, immunophenotypic, genetic, clinical features  
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Diff b/w acute and chronic leukemia   acute: undifferentiated, rapid, chronic: mature cells, prolonged onset  
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Lymphoid cells, types leukemia, and other cancers   t and b cells, ALL, CLL, lymphoma: hodgin, NHL, Multiple myeloma  
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Myeloid cells, types   granulocytes, monocytes, AML, CML  
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Tumor involving lymph tissue   lymphoma  
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Two most common types of leukemia in adults, peds   AML and CLL Peds: ALL  
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In general what leads to leukemia   chromosomal translocations→activate oncogenes and ↓Tumor Suppressor genes  
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What happens within the cell   nl cell development arrested, rapid proliferation of tumor cells→↓apoptosis so may cells, nl cells can’t form  
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What are the 3 results w/I the body   anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia  
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Causes or etiology of leukemia   exposures: carcinogenic, radiation, chemo,benzene, hair dyes, genetic, pesticides  
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What congenital d/oss predisposed for leukemia   down syndrome, congenital neutropenia, fanconi anemia, neurofibromatosis  
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D/O of blood and blood forming organs   leukemia  
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Fatigue, weakness doe, dizziness   anemia  
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Infections/fever, oral throat, respiratory, uti, skin infx   neutropenia  
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Bleeding-skin, bums, mucous membranes, GI, GU, brusing   thrombocytopenia  
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Reasons for bone pain, LUQ pain   medullary bone marrow cancer, splenomegaly  
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What is a painless mass   lymphadenopathy  
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What are B symptoms   generalized wt loss, fever, drenching night sweats  
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Signs of leukemia   anemia, neutropenia, thromobycytopenia: petchiae, eccymoses, spleen, liver enlargement and lymphadenopathy  
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How do we Dx leukemia   CBC: anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia Peripheral smear: could see proliferation specific cells, dx lineage. bone marrow aspirate  
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Diagnosis for AML, CML, ALL, CLL   auer rods, Philidelphia chromosome, CLL: smudge cells  
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When is CML seen   middle aged  
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Tx in general for leukemia   supportive therapy, chemo, HSCT, observation  
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Three stages of chemo   (remission) indusction, consolidation: post remission therapy, maintenance therapy  
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What should we monitor for w/ chemo   cytopenias: infx, bleeding, tumor lysis syndrome  
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Most electrolytes are elevated→renal failure   tumor lysis syndrome  
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3 ways to use HSCT   bone marrow, peripheral blood, umbilical core blood  
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What is autologous and allogenic mean   autologous: self, allogenic: someone else: problem: graph vs. host dz  
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3 phases of CML   initial: chronic, Accerlerated phase (transitional), blastic phase: similar to acute  
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What is associated w/ Philadelphia chromosome   CML 9 and 22 cross over aka BCR-ABL gene  
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Two types of lymphoid neoplasms   lymphocytic keukemia ALL, CLL and lymphoma: Hodking and Non Hodgkin lymphoma  
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What are proliferation of lymphoid cell lines in the bone marrar and peripheral blood   lymphocytic leukemia  
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Wjere does lymphocytic leukemia infiltrate   into lymph organs, such as lymph nodes, spleen, liver: can present w/ mas  
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Two types of lymphoid leukemias   ALL: 85%B cell 15% T cell and CLL: B cell 90% both may/may not have a lesion  
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Symtoms include for ALL   mild b symptoms, bone pain, HSM , LAD, CNS, mediastinal mass  
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Symptoms included for CLL   painless LAD, B symptoms, HSM, skin  
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What is lymphoma   a lymphoid tissue mass, two main types: Hodgkin and non Hodgkin (all others)  
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What are reed-sternberg cells associated with   hodgkin lymphoma  
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What is HL associated with   EBV, immunosuppression, familial link: exposures and genetics  
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Clinical signs of HL   nontender lymphadenopthay: cervical and supraclavicular, Mediastinal mass: SOB, B sxs, pruritus, splenomegaly  
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Dx of HL   CBC often nl, lymph node biopsy ++ for reed-sternberg cells  
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HL tx   radiation alone, chemo alone, combined often very high survival  
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Main dx of HL   lymph node progression in order, and reed-sternberg cells, involves B cells  
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Malignant solid tumors of lymph tissue   can begin in any region of lymphatic sxs: Non-hodgkins lymphoma  
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Types of NHL   small lymphocytic lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, burkitt lymphoma, large B;cell lymphoma, involves many types of cells  
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When do you biopsy a lymph node   >2cm, persistence >4-6weeks, progressive increase in size  
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NHL presentation   lymphadenopathy, HSM, B sxs, fever unknown origin  
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What will t-cell involvement present as   skin rash and pruritis  
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Sxs associated w/ extranodal tissues w/ NHL   pain in chest, abd, bone, GI: N/V anorexia abd fullness, CNS lethargy FND  
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Dx of NHL   lymph node/tissue biopsy, bone marrow biopsy, morphology and phenotype, CBCs, chemistries, LFTs LDH Imaging  
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When do you think NHL   painless masses, or abnl size etc  
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NHL tx   radiation chemo bio therapy watchful waiting  
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Monoclonal abs given to carry drugs, toxins or radioactive material directly to cancer cells   biology therapy  
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When is NHL prognosis worse   >60yo, increase LDH, stage III or IV, involved extranodal dz sites >1, ↓ fxn capacity  
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Tumors of differentiated B cells   plasma cell neoplasms, arise in bone marrow  
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Two types of plasma cell neoplasm   PCM: single plasmacytoma, MM: multiple myeloma lesions  
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Causes of MM   rad, benzene, herbicides, insecticides, old age,  
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Sxs for multiple myeloma (CRAB)   calcium (elevation), renal failure, anemia, bone lesions  
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Why is calcium elevated   extensive skeletal destruction d/t osteoclast activation →↑Ca+ in blood  
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Clinical signs of MM   ↑Ca+ and bone pain d/t destruction of bone, can see osteoporosis, frxs, especially in spine ribs and w/movement  
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What is the anemia in MM   bone marrow suppression, ↓ RBC d/t infiltration of tumor cells Signs: fatigue SOB, weakness  
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How do we dx MM w/ UA   casts (sediments), and bence jones proteremia  
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Fragments of abs in the urine   bence-jones proteiremeia  
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Stacked blood cells d/t excess proteins in blood   Rouleaux formation  
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Different methods for MM dx   UA, blood smear, monoclonarl proteins in serum/urine, bone marrow biopsy:clonal plasma cells, radiographs  
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Tests to identify MM   XR for osteolytic lesions, CT, MRI  
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TX MM   narcotics, bisphosphonates to prevent bone lesion, erythropoietin or blood trfx, abx/vaccines, metabolic  
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Is MM curable   no,no tx: 6m death w/ tx: 2-5yrs  
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Causes of bone marrow failure   bone marrow replacement: tumor, fibrosis, Congenital: fanconi anemia, acquired: aplastic and myelodysplasia  
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Diminished or absent hematopoietic precurses in the bone marrow   aplastic anemia dx: pancytopenia sxs  
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Causes of aplastic anemia   many drugs, chemicals,viruses, radiation, idiopathic  
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Patho of AA   autoimmune, immune suppression  
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Clinical signs of AA infections, mucosal hemorrhage: thrombocytopenia, fatigue, cardiopulmonary compromise: anemia, pallor, but NL liver spleen lymph nodes    
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Dx AA   pancytopenia, normocytic cells, but reduced number no abnormal cells anywhere in any bx or smears  
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Tx AA   withdraw causative agents, supportive care, HPCT, immunosuppression  
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Problem w/ AA   can progress to AML, MDS, and PNH  
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Ineffective blood cell production   myelodysplastic syndrome: cytopenias, dysmorphic,  
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Risks of MDS   >65yo, radiation, benzene chemo etc  
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Dx of MDS   CBC: anemia, smear: could be normo, marcrocytic, but bone marrow aspirate/biopsy will be hypercelluar w/ abnl cells  
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Prognosis of MDS   50% 3yr, many will progress to AML will vary  
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Myeloproliferative d/o   polycythemia vera: huge number of RBC’s  
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Sxs of PCV   vertigo, tinnitus, HA, visual disteracnes, HTN, thrombosis, TIA splenomegaly, excoriations, GI distress (all d/t ↑RBC)  
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Dx of PCV   CBC Erythrocytosis +/- leukocytosis, hypercellularity on bone marrow aspirate, low erythropoietin, O2 low  
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Tx of PCV   phlebotomy and aspirin  
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Untreated PCV complications   thrombosis, AML progression, can do well for years  
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Cell number and appearance/fxn of cells in AA, Myeloid, polycythemia vera   AA: pancytopenia, no fxn, Myleoid: Anemia/nl Fxn: abnl PV: erythrocytosis Fxn nl  
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