Cases in Haematology

for the MLA and PLAB

Aaron Niblock

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CRC Press
11 September 2024

Haematology; Medical study & revision guides & reference material

Series: MasterPass

A solid grounding in and understanding of haematology is crucial for any doctor. The pathophysiology is fascinating, and the pharmacology is rapidly advancing, improving prognosis across many haematological conditions. Getting to grips with its fundamentals will stand any medical student in good stead during undergraduate studies and on into clinical practice.

This book utilises single best answer-style questions in the popular 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 a useful case-based learning resource for any medical student working towards qualifying examinations.

Key Features:

Clinical based questions are followed by answers explaining the key physiological principles, allowing the reader to both develop their knowledge throughout their studies and as a useful aide memoire during exam preparation Concluding section of single best answer questions for readers to further test the knowledge gained Popular case-based format reflects the 'real life' situations that medical students will encounter in future clinical practice

By: Aaron Niblock
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781032817590
ISBN 10: 1032817593
Series: MasterPass
Pages: 145
Publication Date: 11 September 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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

Aaron Niblock is a Consultant Haematologist and Senior Clinical Lecturer in the School of Medicine, Ulster University, UK