Rheumatology & Haematology — Flashcards
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Thalassaemia genes are inherited in an _____ fashion.
_____ alleles encode for the x2 α-globin chain 2 alleles encode the x2 β-globin chains
Hint: number
The _____ index is used to distinguish iron deficiency anaemia vs minor thalassaemia
What is the most accurate investigation for haemophilia? _____
Management of beta thalassemia major involves chronic _____, which increases risk for secondary hemochromatosis
Haemophilia A is an _____ pattern of inheritance
_____ is a haemoglobinopathy due to decreased synthesis of globin chains
What is the management for asymptomatic thalassaemias? _____
Essential thrombocythaemia typically occurs at age _____-60 years old
On palpation beta thalassaemia can present with _____ because of extramedullary haematopoiesis
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