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Haematology: key numbers |
3 and 4 are key in in haematology: 1.34 cm3 of oxygen is carried by a gram of hemoglobin. There's 3.4mg of iron in each gram of hemoglobin. There's an average of 3.4 lobes per neutrophil. There's 34mg bilirubin from each gram of hemoglobin. Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
Raynaud's disease: causes |
BAD CT: Blood disorders (eg polycythaemia) Arterial (eg atherosclerosis, Buerger's) Drugs (eg beta-blockers) Connective tissue disorders (rheumatoid arthritis, SLE) Traumatic (eg vibration injury) Show Details / Rate It ---Gajan Rajeswaran Final Year Medical Student, Imperial College School Of Medicine, London |
Sickle cell disease complications |
SICKLE: Strokes/ Swelling of hands and feet/ Spleen problems Infections/ Infarctions Crises (painful, sequestration, aplastic)/ Cholelithiasis/ Chest syndrome/ Chronic hemolysis/ Cardiac problems Kidney disease Liver disease/ Lung problems Erection (priapism)/ Eye problems (retinopathy) Show Details / Rate It ---Rinku Uberoi UNIBE |
ADP: role in platelet aggregation |
ADP = Aggregation from the Dense bodies of Platelets. Show Details / Rate It ---Lior Greenberg Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel |
Anion gap metabolic acidosis: causes |
A MUDPILE CAT: Alcohol Methanol Uremia Diabetic ketoacidosis Paraldehyde Iron/ Isoniazid Lactic acidosis Ethylene glycol Carbamazepine Aspirin Toluene Show Details / Rate It ---Mohamed Azim MD Pediatric Surgeon, Alexandria University, Egypt |
HbA2: concentration in normal blood |
HbA2: Concentration of HbA2 is 2% in normal adult blood. Show Details / Rate It ---Dr. Atif Farooq Khawaja Rawalpindi Medical College , Horizon Medical Institute. Pakistan |
Metabolic acidosis: causes |
USED CAR: Ureteroenterostomy Saline hydration Endocrinopathies (hyperparathyroid, hyperthyroid, Addison's) Diarrhea/ DKA/ Drugs Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors Ammonium chloride Renal tubular acidosis · Alternatively: USED CARP, to include Parenteral nutrition/ Pancreatic fistula. Show Details / Rate It ---J.J.H. and Vince Yamashiroya Good Samaritan Hospital and Not Specified |
Macrocytic anemia: causes |
ABCDEF: Alcohol + liver disease B12 deficiency Compensatory reticulocytosis (blood loss and hemolysis) Drug (cytotoxic and AZT)/ Dysplasia (marrow problems) Endocrine (hypothyroidism) Folate deficieny/ Fetus (pregnancy) Show Details / Rate It ---Anthony Chan |
Non-gap acidosis: causes |
HARD UP: Hyperalimentation Acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase inhibitors) RTA Diarrhea Ureterosigmoidostomy Pancreatic fistula Show Details / Rate It ---James Reeves Emory University School of Medicine |
Toxicity/ sepsis: signs |
6 T's: Tachycardia Tachypnea Tremors Toxic look Tiredness Temperature (fever) Show Details / Rate It ---Malik Tariq Rahim King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan |
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