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Decks in this class (36)

Introduction
Where are blood cells produced,
Blood cells are produced by a pro...,
The sites of haematopoiesis vary ...
33  cards
Normal red cells
Do red blood cells have a nucleus,
Red blood cells are full of _____...,
Do red blood cells have mitochondria
29  cards
Week 1
Anaemia definition,
Philia meaning,
Penia meaning
3  cards
Concepts in Haematology
Why might the cell count be low,
Why might cell count be high,
Thrombophilia
6  cards
Anaemia and microcytic anaemias
What is anaemia,
Steady state anaemia adult male,
Steady state anaemia adult female
49  cards
Macrocytosis and Macrocytic anaemia
Macrocytic anaemia definition,
Genuine true causes of macrocytosis,
Megaloblastic meaning
33  cards
Treatment of anaemia tutorial
Where is iron best absorbed,
What safely transports the iron t...,
How quickly would you expect hb t...
11  cards
Transfusion
How long can platelets be kept for,
At what temp are platelets stored,
What chromosome is the abo gene e...
13  cards
Haemaglobinopathies and sickle cell
What is the problem in haemoglobi...,
Hba2 has 2 alpha chains and 2 ___...,
Hba has 2 alpha chains and 2 ____...
52  cards
Paediatric anaemias
Why are the red cells small in ir...,
Iron deficiency anaemia treatment,
Why are red cells small in beta t...
11  cards
Haemolysis
Haemolysis definition,
What is compensated haemolysis,
Why are red cells particularly su...
21  cards
Massive haemorrhage
1  cards
Approach to anaemia diagnosis
Renal anaemia,
Hepcidin mechanism,
Anaemia of chronic disease multip...
5  cards
Week 1 Review of the week
Is macrocytosis always associated...,
Is excess alcohol a common cause ...,
What are the 3 elements of cross ...
3  cards
Intro to Haemostasis
Do platelets have nucleus,
Platelet lifespan,
Platelets are formed in the _____...
24  cards
Shock
Classifying the causes of shock,
Hypovolaemic shock,
Cardiogenic shock
7  cards
Bleeding Disorders
Give an example of an acquired va...,
Thrombocytopenia acquired,
Causes of peripheral platelet des...
20  cards
Venous thrombosis
Arterial thrombosis treatment,
Arterial thrombus is platelet ric...,
Are platelets activated in venous...
26  cards
Anticoagulant drugs
Indications for anticoagulant drugs,
Naturally occurring anticoagulant,
How is heparin given
28  cards
Arterial Thrombosis and Anti-platelet drugs
Arterial thrombotic events,
Arterial thrombosis treatment,
Atherosclerosis
24  cards
Investigation of Haemostasis
What is meant by primary haemostasis,
Does prothrombin time assess the ...,
Does aptt assess the extrinsic or...
17  cards
Issues in thrombosis tutorial
Are d dimers useful for confirmin...,
What wells score means dvt is unl...,
What wells score means moderate r...
9  cards
Haemostasis and thrombosis tutorial
Young person with isolated thromb...,
Hiv and hepatitis are associated ...,
Itp treatment
9  cards
Approach to interpreting blood results tutorial
Intrinsic factor antibodies test ...,
Why jaundiced in pernicious anaemia,
Why is red cell count and haemato...
4  cards
Peely Wally guided study
2  cards
Haemopoiesis
Blast,
Megakaryocytes are polypoid true ...,
Polychromasia
12  cards
Structure and function of lymph node and spleen
Name primary central lymphoid str...,
Name secondary peripheral lymphoi...,
Lymphadenopathy causes
44  cards
Concepts in malignant haematology
Monocyte morphology,
How can we identify normal progen...,
Malignant haemopoiesis is usually...
47  cards
Lymphadenopathy
A lump lymphadenopathy differentials,
Lymphadenopathy general symptoms ...,
Would viral infection cause regio...
17  cards
Pancytopenia
Secondary bone marrow failure causes,
Pancytopenia definition,
Neutrophil lifespan
30  cards
Tutorial
What causes an increase in plasma...,
Big igm kappa proteins in the blo...,
What is petechiae a sign of
4  cards
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
What are myeloproliferative neopl...,
Chronic myeloid leukaemia has mos...,
Polycythaemia overproduction of _...
36  cards
Week 3 formative tutorial
What crises would require increas...,
Neutrophils function,
Lymphocytes function
21  cards
Week 3 review
Nodes in viral infection,
Atypical lymphocytes scalloping a...,
Ebv serology ig__
13  cards
interactive case based tutorial
Features of histological aggressi...,
Can leukaemias infiltrate lymph n...,
What will basophil and eosinophil...
4  cards
Sickle Syndromes - study
What are sickle syndromes,
What type of mutation in what cod...,
If someone has sickle cell trait ...
14  cards

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