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This book utilises single answer-style questions in the
MasterPass series of revision aids, covering the haematology presentations and conditions listed in the Medical Licensing Assessment content map, making it ideal for MLA preparation and case-based learning resource for any medical student preparing for qualifying examinations.
List of contents
Part I: Clinical Cases
Section I Benign Haematology
Case 1 Iron deficiency anaemia
Case 2 Thalassaemia
Case 3 B12 deficiency
Case 4 Pancytopenia
Case 5 Sickle cell
Case 6 Polycythaemia
Case 7 Hyposplenism
Case 8 Haemophilia A
Case 9 von Willebrand’s disease
Case 10 Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Case 11 Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
Case 12 Haemolysis
Case 13 Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Case 14 Patient on warfarin
Case 15 Patient on direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC)
Case 16 Haemochromatosis
Case 17 Deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
Case 18 Pulmonary embolism (PE)
Case 19 Arterial thrombus
Section II Transfusion Medicine
Case 20 Massive haemorrhage
Case 21 Post partum haemorrhage
Case 22 Transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO)
Case 23 Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
Case 24 Non haemolytic transfusion reaction
Case 25 Haemolytic transfusion reaction- Acute
Case 26 Haemolytic transfusion reaction -Chronic
Section III Malignant Haematology
Case 27 Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
Case 28 Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
Case 29 Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APML)
Case 30 Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)
Case 31 Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)
Case 32 Essential thrombocytosis (ET)
Case 33 Polycythaemia ruba vera (PRV)
Case 34 Primary Myelofibrosis (PMF)
Case 35 Plasma Cell Myeloma (MM)
Case 36 Pathological fracture
Case 37 Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)
Case 38 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
Case 39 Neutropenic sepsis
Case 40 Superior Vena Cava (SVC) obstruction
Case 41 Myelodysplasia (MDS)
Section IV Laboratory Haematology Science
Case 42 Platelet clumping
Case 43 Cold agglutinins
Case 44 Cryoglobulins
Case 45 Methaemoglobin
Case 46 Methotrexate blocking folate
Case 47 G6PD and the pentose pathway
Part II: Additional Test Yourself Questions and Answers
Additional Test Yourself Questions
Answers
Index
About the author
Aaron Niblock is a Consultant Haematologist and Senior Clinical Lecturer in the School of Medicine, Ulster University, UK
Summary
This book utilises single answer-style questions in the MasterPass series of revision aids, covering the haematology presentations and conditions listed in the Medical Licensing Assessment content map, making it ideal for MLA preparation and case-based learning resource for any medical student preparing for qualifying examinations.
