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Pediatrics | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid
Leukemia Interventions
- Diagnosis
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- X-Rays
- Interventions
- Chemotherapy
- Bleeding Precautions
- Neutropenic Precautions
- Strict Asepsis
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Blood Transfusions
- Monitor Temperature Elevations
- Adequate Nutrition
- Imatinib (Gleevec) for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
3 mins
Leukemia Assessment
- Cause
- Immature WBCs
- Assessment
- Recurrent Infections
- Easy Bruising
- Bleeding
- Anemia
- Fatigue
- Weight Loss
- Bone Pain
- Considerations
- May Have Normal or High WBC Count
2 mins
Hairy Cell Leukemia
- Pathophysiology
- Mature B Cell Tumor
- Signs and Symptoms
- Splenomegaly
- Diagnosis
- Flow Cytometry
- Cells Have Filamentous Hair-Like Projections
- Stains TRAP Positive
- Dry Tap on Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Treatment
- Cladribine
- Pentostatin
2 mins
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
- Ages < 15
- May Present with Bone Marrow Involvement in Children
- Mediastinal Mass in Adolescents
- TdT Positive
- CALLA Positive
- t(12;21) Better Prognosis
- Spread to CNS and Testes
- Most Responsive to Chemotherapy
2 mins
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
- Myeloblasts Increase on Peripheral Smear
- Median Onset 60 Years
- T 15;17 M3 Subtype
- Auer Rods
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) is a Common Presentation
- M5 Gum Infiltration
- Responds to Vitamin A
3 mins
Burkitt's Lymphoma
- Adolescents or young adults
- C-myc gene moves next to heavy chain Ig gene
- T 8;14
- Starry sky appearance
- Sheets of lymphocytes with interspersed macrophages
- Jaw lesion in endemic (African) form
- Pelvis or abdomen in non endemic form (American form)
- Associated with EBV
2 mins
Rhinosinusitis Assessment
- Pathology
- Sinus Obstruction
- Assessment
- Nasal Drainage
- Facial Pain
- Lower Forehead
- Cheeks
- Nose
- Retro-orbital
- Fever
- Persistent Symptoms
2 mins
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