Rheumatology & Haematology — Flashcards

Surgical _____ is done as prophylaxis to prevent further complications e.g. hereditary spherocytosis, ITP

Annual influenza vaccine is done for splenectomy / hyposplenic patients to prevent _____

How do lymphocyte levels change post-splenectomy? _____

Splenectomy/hyposplenism is associated with a long-term risk for sepsis with _____ bacteria

The management for splenectomy/hyposplenic patients is 2-fold: 1. _____ 2. Prophylactic antibiotics (dependent on risk factors)

In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) the consumption of platelets & clotting factors results in _____

Pancytopenia presentation: _____ = fatigue, pallor, dyspnoea Neutropaenia = recurrent or severe infections Thrombocytopenia = ecchymoses, petechiae, gingival bleeding, epistaxis

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) typically presents with _____ bleeding time

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is characterised by widespread _____ formation, resulting in ischaemia & infarction

Consider _____ transfusion in bleeding patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) & fibrinogen levels < 1-1.5g/L