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Hematological disorders: Anemia, bleeding, and coagulopathy
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09/20/2011

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Iron Deficiency Anemia
Definition
MCV low, Hb low, Hc low, pica is present
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Beta Thalassemia Major
Definition
MCV low, reticulocyte count high, skeletal abnormalities
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Beta Thalassemia Minor
Definition
MCV low, mild anemia, abnormal hemoglobin electrophoresis, asymptomatic
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Sickle Cell Anemia
Definition
MCV variable, autosplenectomy, reversible aggregation of erythrocytes
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Megaloblastic Anemia (folate deficiency)
Definition
Hypersegmented neutrophils, MCV high, corrected by administration of folate
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Pernicious Anemia
Definition
hypersegmented neutrophils, MCV high, atrophic gastritis, CNS effects
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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia warm type
Definition
organomegaly, abrupt onset hemolysis, jaundice
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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia cold type
Definition
insidious onset hemolysis, no organomegaly, more common in women
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Hereditary Spherocytosis
Definition
spherical RBCs, aplastic crisis triggered by parvovirus, splenectomy corrects anemia
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G6PD deficiency
Definition
schistocytes, Heinz bodies, hemolysis in response to oxidative stress
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Immune Thrombocytopenic purpura
Definition
presents with petechiae in children, often get spontaneous remission
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Definition
thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, Fever, neurological abnormalities, renal failure
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Definition
thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, Fever, renal failure
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Disseminated Intravascular coagulation
Definition
D dimer elevated, PT and PTT elevated, shistocytes present
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Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
Definition
thrombocytopenia, detection of HIT antibodies
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Hemophilia A
Definition
PT normal, PTT elevated, mixing study shows correction of PTT
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Factor XIII deficiency
Definition
PT and PTT normal, clot stability assay shows instable clot
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Dysfibrinogenemia
Definition
Thrombin time elevated, PTT elevated, reptilase time prolonged
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Factor II deficiency
Definition
Thrombin time elevated, PTT elevated, reptilase time normal
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von Willebrand Disease types 1, 2A, 2M
Definition
reduced ristocetin cofactor activity, no agglutination in RIPA assay
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von Willebrand Disease type 2B
Definition
reduced ristocetin cofactor activity, agglutination in RIPA assay
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Bernard Soulier Syndrome
Definition
fibrinogen cofactor in platelet assay causes agglutination, ristocetin-vWF cofactor in platelet assay causes no agglutination
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Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
Definition
fibrinogen cofactor in platelet assay causes no agglutination, ristocetin-vWF cofactor in platelet assay causes agglutination
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Vitamin K antagonist present
Definition
PT elevated, INR elevated
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Factor V Leiden
Definition
activated protein C resistance
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prothrombin mutation
Definition
130% normal levels of prothrombin
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MTHFR mutation
Definition
homocysteinemia, venous and arterial thrombotic events
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