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Hematology causes Flashcards

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Myelosuppression/agranulocytosis

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  • Antivirals: Ganciclovir
  • Immunomodulators: Azathioprine
  • Antipsychotics: Atypical Antipsychotics (especially Clozapine)
  • Antiepileptics: Carbamazepine, Phenytoin
  • Antithyroid Drugs: Carbimazole, Propylthiouracil
  • Antibiotics: Co-trimoxazole
  • Cytotoxic Drugs: Methotrexate, Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxyurea
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Drug-induced pancytopenia

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  • Cytotoxics
  • Antibiotics: trimethoprim, sulphonamides, chloramphenicol
  • Anti-rheumatoid: gold, penicillamine
  • Anti thyroid: carbimazole: causes both agranulocytosis and pancytopenia
  • Anti-epileptics: carbamazepine, phenytoin
  • Anti diabetic: sulphonylureas: tolbutamide
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Thrombocytopenia

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Severe Thrombocytopenia:

  • Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP),
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC),
  • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP),
  • Hematological Malignancy

Moderate Thrombocytopenia:

  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT),
  • Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia
    • Heparin
    • Sulphonamides
    • Antibiotics (e.g. Rifampicin, Linezolid)
    • Anticonvulsants (e.g. Carbamazepine, Valproate)
  • Viral Infections (e.g., HIV, Hepatitis),
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) / Antiphospholipid Syndrome,
  • Liver Disease, Hypersplenism
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Anticoagulation medications used in HIT

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  • argatroban (no renal adjustment)
  • bivalirudin
  • fondaparinux

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Causes of arterial and venous thrombosis

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  • Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
  • Paradoxical emboli
  • Myeloproliferative disorders
  • Homocystinuria
  • Sickle cell anaemia

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Paraproteinaemia

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  • Myeloma
  • Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
  • Monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS)
  • Benign monoclonal gammopathy
  • Amyloidosis
  • CLL, lymphoma
  • Heavy chain disease
  • POEMS
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TTP

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  • Post-infection e.g. urinary, gastrointestinal
  • Pregnancy
  • Drugs: ciclosporin, oral contraceptive pill, penicillin, acyclovir, clopidogrel
  • Tumours
  • SLE,
  • HIV
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Drugs that cause thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)

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  • Quinine (present in tonic water)
  • Calcineurin inhibitors (i.e., cyclosporine and tacrolimus)
  • Gemcitabine
  • VEGF inhibitors (e.g., bevacizumab)
  • Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim),
  • Quetiapine
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Increased risk of venous thromboembolism

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  • Tamoxifen
  • Antipsychotics
  • Combined oral contraceptive pill
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Massively enlarged spleen

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  • Chronic myeloid leukemia
  • Myelofibrosis, primary or secondary to polycythemia vera or essential thrombocytosis
  • Gaucher disease
  • Lymphoma, usually indolent, including hairy cell leukemia
  • Kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis)
  • Hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly syndrome, also called tropical splenomegaly syndrome
  • Beta thalassemia major or severe beta thalassemia intermedia

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Hepatosplenomegaly

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  • Chronic liver disease with portal hypertension
  • Infections: glandular fever, malaria, hepatitis
  • Lymphoproliferative disorders
  • Myeloproliferative disorders e.g. CML
  • Amyloidosis
  • Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
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Hyposplenism

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  • Splenectomy
  • Sickle-cell
  • Coeliac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis
  • Graves’ disease
  • SLE
  • Amyloid
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Leucocyte alkaline phosphatase

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Raised in:
* myelofibrosis,
* leukemoid reactions,
* polycythaemia rubra vera,
* infections, steroids,
* Cushing’s syndrome,
* pregnancy,
* oral contraceptive pill

Low in:
* chronic myeloid leukaemia,
* pernicious anaemia,
* paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria,
* infectious mononucleosis

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Indolent lymphomas

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  • Follicular lymphoma
  • MALT
  • CLL
  • Hairy cell leukemia
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Aggressive lymphomas

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  • Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
  • Mantle cell lymphoma
  • Hodgkin lymphoma
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Factor deficiencies prolonging both PT & PTT

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  • Factor II deficiency
  • Factor V deficiency
  • Factor X deficiency
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Factor deficiencies and conditions prolonging PTT only

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  • Factor VIII Deficiency (Hemophilia A)
  • Factor IX Deficiency (Hemophilia B)
  • Factor XI Deficiency
  • Factor XII Deficiency
  • Heparin Therapy
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome
  • Artifact (e.g., improper sample handling)
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Factor deficiency prolonging PT only

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  • Factor VII deficiency
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Causes of hyperviscosity syndrome

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  • Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM)
  • Myeloma (immunoglobulin A (IgA) or IgM paraprotein)
  • Polycythaemia
  • Leukaemia (leucostasis)
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Tumor lysis syndrome

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  • Burkitt’s lymphoma
  • ALL
  • AML
  • Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

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