Hematology Review: Dr. Baher Krayem Imc-Emek Medical Center
Hematology Review: Dr. Baher Krayem Imc-Emek Medical Center
Hematology Review: Dr. Baher Krayem Imc-Emek Medical Center
Review
Dr. Baher Krayem
IMC- EMEK MEDICAL CENTER
Classification of Anemia
Anemia
– Clinical Manifestation
• Weakness
• Fatigue
• Dizziness
• Exertional dyspnea
• Chest pain
– Diagnosis
• Check Hb, MCV
• Reticulocytes count
– Treatment
• According to etiology
– Blood transfusion
• Indications:
– Active bleeding
– Hb level less than 7
Iron metabolism
Iron Deficiency Anemia
IDA Blood Smear
• Microcytosis = small RBC
• Hypochromia = No Hb in RBC
• Poikilocytosis = Different RBC shapes
• Anisocytosis = Different RBC sizes
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Vs
Anemia of Inflammation
Question
B12 Anemia
B12 Anemia
– Pancytopenia
– Increased LDH
– Blood smear
Treatment of B12 Anemia
Folate Deficiency Anemia
Hemolytic Anemias Classification
Lab of Hemolytic Anemia
Features of HA
G6PD
AIHA
– Etiology
– Clinical
• Back pain
• Symptoms of anemia
• Jaundice
• Splenomegaly
– Diagnosis
• Lab diagnosis
• Positive Coombs
– Treatment
• Supportive treatment
• Steroids
PNH = Paroxysmal Nocturnal
Hemoglobinuria
– Triad
• Hemolytic anemia
• Thrombocytopenia
• VTE = DVT, PE, Portal Vein thrombosis
– Diagnosis
• Flow cytometry CD55 CD59
– Treatment
• Supportive
• Ecolizumab
– Subtype of AML
• Translocation 15,17
– Bleeding symptoms
– Better prognosis
– ATRA [Vitamin A derivative] proved to be useful
– Also Arsenic acid is useful
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
– Translocation 9,22
– Symptoms:
• Usually asymptomatic
– Diagnosis
• Incidentally usually
• Leukocytosis
• Elevated neutrophils
– Treatment
• TKIs = Tyrosine kinase inhibitors like Imatinib
CLL
– Blood Smear
• Lymphocytosis
– Clinical:
• Lymphocytosis
• Adenopathy
• Splenomegaly
• Anemia and Thrombocytopenia
– Diagnosis
• Blood smear
• BM biopsy and aspiration
– Flow cytometry
– Treatment
• Most cases watch and wait
Multiple Myeloma
– Plasma cell disorders
– Clinical:
• Bone pain
• Infections
• Hypercalcemia
• CKD
• Anemia
– Diagnosis
• BM biopsy
– Urine stick
• High protein without albumin
– Treatment
• Prednisone
• Bortezomib = Proteasome inhibitors
• Thalidomide \ Lenalidomide
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
– Age distribution
• Early 20s
• Second peak 70-80
– Clinical manifestation:
• Lymph node enlargement
• Mediastinal mass
– Types
• Nodular sclerosing
• Lymphocyte rich
• Lymphocyte depleted
• Mixed cellularity
– Diagnosis
– BM biopsy = Owl’s eyes = Reed Steinberg cells
– Treatment
• Aggressive chemotherapy
• Radiation if Bulky disease = more than 7 cm
• Complications of radiation?
Platelets Disorders
ITP = Idiopathic thrombocytopenic
Purpura
HIT = Heparin Induced thrombocytopenia
– Definition
• 50% drop in thrombocytes 5 days after administration of heparin/Clexane
– Timing
• 5-14 days after imitation of therapy
– Manifestation
• Thrombosis mainly
– 4Ts for diagnosis
– Diagnosis
• Clinical diagnosis
• Test for heparin-PF4
– Treatment
• Stop heparin
• Start fondaparinux
HUS TTP
– High prevalence in SLE patients
– HUS associated with E.Coli
– TTP ADAMTS-13 deficiency