Hematology

Macrocytic anemia: Causes

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  • Alcohol (liver diseases)
  • B12 deficiency
  • Compensatory reticulocytosis (blood loss and hemolysis)
  • Drug (cytotoxic drugs and AZT)/ Dysplasia (marrow disorders)
  • Endocrine (hypothyroidism)
  • Folate deficieny/ Fetus (pregnancy)

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Clotting factors in Blood

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Factor VI: It was named initially but later on discovered not to play a part in blood coagulation.
Factor IX: Antihemophilic factor B or Christmas factor was named after the first patient in whom the factor deficiency was documented.
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Lymphoma: Treatment

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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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Splenomegaly: Causes

Submitted by saranya on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 00:01
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  • Congestion – portal hypertension
  • Haematological – haemolytic anaemia, sickle cell disease
  • Infection – Malaria, EBV, CMV, HIV
  • Neoplasm – CML, myelofibrosis, lymphoma
  • Autoimmune – RA, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis

Causes of Massive splenomegaly

" 3 M’s "

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