Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Leukemia
final
33
Other
Professional
06/13/2012

Additional Other Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
1.     _____ is a neoplastic disorder of uncontrolled proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells characterized by replacement of bone marrow with malignant cells.
Definition
LEUKEMIAS
Term
2.     Leukemic cells spill into blood and may even infiltrate _____ and even _____.
Definition
VISCERAL ORGANS AND LYMPH NODES
Term
3.     _____ cell types give rise to granulocytes.
Definition
MYELOID CELLS (MYELOGINOUS)
Term
4.     _____ cell types give rise to lymphocytes.
Definition
NON-MYELOGINOUS
Term
5.     _____ are leukemias derived from lymphoid stem cells of B and T cells.
Definition
LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA
Term
6.     _____ leukemias are derived from myeloid stem cells (granulocytes).
Definition
MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA
Term
7.     Since leukemias are classified based on their state of maturity of cell/clinical presentation that can either be _____ or _____.
Definition
ACUTE OR CHRONIC
Term
8.     Acute leukemias consist of _____ due to a block in differentiation of stem cell precursors.
Definition
IMMATURE NEOPLASTIC CELLS
Term
9.     Neoplastic cells of acute leukemias can be of _____ or _____ stem cell origin.
Definition
LYMPHOCYTIC OR MYELOGENOUS
Term
10.  3 clinical features of acute leukemias.
Definition
1) ABRUPT STORMY ONSET, 2) FULMINANT CLINICAL COURSE, 3) FATAL IN UNTREATED PATIENTS
Term
11.  6 symptoms related to the depression of normal marrow functioning in acute leukemias.
Definition
1) FATIGUE, 2) FEVER, 3) THROMBOCYTOPENIA, 4) BONE PAIN, 5) ORGANOMEGALY, 6) CNS INVOLVEMENT IN CHILDREN
Term
12.  _____ is a decrease in blood clot formation due to a decrease in platelet count.
Definition
THROMBOCYTOPENIA
Term
13.  _____ leukemias consist of more well differentiated mature leukocytes, neutrophils or lymphocytes.
Definition
CHRONIC LEUKEMIAS
Term
14.  9 clinical presentations of chronic leukemias.
Definition
1) SLOW INSIDIOUS ONSET, 2) INDOLENT CLINICAL COURSE, 3) ELEVATED WBC COUNT, 4) VAGUE SYMPTOMOLGY, 5) ANEMIA, 6) FATIGUE, 7) WEAKNESS, 8) WEIGHT LOSS, 9) ORGANOMEGALY
Term
15.  _____ leukemias consist of 90% of all childhood leukemias.
Definition
ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA (ALL)
Term
16.  Acute lymphoblastic leukemias affect _____ cells.
Definition
B-CELLS
Term
17.  3 characteristics of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Definition
1) TRANSFORMED B-CELLS ARE MYELOPEROXIDASE NEGATIVE, 2) CNS INVOLVEMENT, 3) DRAMATIC ADVANCES IN TREATMENT (GOOD PROGNOSIS)
Term
18.  _____ is an enzyme in neutrophils responsible for making free radicals that is used to test for lymphoblastic leukemias.
Definition
MYELOPEROXIDASE
Term
19.  _____ makes up 90% of all adult acute leukemias between the ages of 15-40.
Definition
ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA (AML)
Term
20.  Acute myelotic leukemias affect _____ cells.
Definition
MYELOID STEM CELLS
Term
21.  Patients with acute myeloid leukemia are _____ and _____ positive.
Definition
AUER ROD AND MYELOPEROXIDASE POSITIVE
Term
22.  Acute myeloid leukemias are difficult to _____ causing frequent _____.
Definition
TREAT; RELAPSES
Term
23.  _____ make up 25% of all leukemias affecting older males and it affects mature lymphocytes (B-cells).
Definition
CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIAS (CLL)
Term
24.  _____ is the leukemic counterpart of small follicular lymphoma.
Definition
CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA
Term
25.  Chronic lymphocytic leukemias affect _____ cells.
Definition
B-CELLS
Term
26.  5 characteristics of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Definition
1) ASYMPTOMATIC OR VAGUE SYMPTOMS, 2) COMMON INFECTIONS, 3) FATIGUE, 4) ORGANOMEGALY, 5) SLOW GROWING
Term
27.  Chronic lymphocytic leukemias are difficult to _____.
Definition
TREAT
Term
28.  _____ are chronic leukemias that cause 15-20% of all leukemias. It most often affects fairly mature granulocytes.
Definition
CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA (CML)
Term
29.  Chronic myeloid leukemias contain _____ chromosome translocation resulting in bcr-c-abl gene expression.
Definition
PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME
Term
30.  Chronic myeloid leukemias mainly affect _____ cells.
Definition
MATURE GRANULOCYTES
Term
31.  Chronic myeloid leukemias are difficult to treat due to the _____.
Definition
BLAST CRISIS
Term
32.  Chronic myeloid leukemias cause _____ symptomology.
Definition
NON-SPECIFIC
Term
33.  _____ is when patients with chronic myeloid leukemia revert back to acute myeloid leukemia.
Definition
BLAST CRISIS
Supporting users have an ad free experience!