Hematology mnemonics
ANEMIA
A,- Anaemia if chronic disease
N -No folate or B12
E -Ethanol
M -Marrow failure and hemoglobinopathies
I -iron deficient
A -Acute and Chronic Blood Loss
Microcytic Anemic Causes
Find Those Small Cell
F- Fe Deficiency's
T- Thalassemia
S- Sideroblastic
C- Chronic Disease
Microcytic Anemia Causes
FAST
Fe (iton) deficiency
Anemia of chronic disease (also cause normocytic anaemia)
Sideroblastic
Thalassemia
Anemia Normocytic causes
ABCD
Acute Blood Loss
Bone Marrow Failure
Chronic Disease
Destruction (Hemolysis)
Macrocytic Anemia Causes
ABCDEF
Alcohol+Liver Disease
B12 Deficiency
Compensatory reticulocytosis (Blood loss and Hemolysis)
Drugs
Endocrine
Folate deficiency fetus pregnancy
Anemia Non Megaloblastic causes of Macrocytic Anemia
HAND LAMP
Hypothyroidism
Aplastic Anemia
Neonates
Drugs
Liver Disease
Alcohol
Myelodysplasia
Pregnancy
Folate Deficiency causes
A FOLIC DROP
Alcoholism
Folic Acid Antagonist
OCP
Low dietary intake
Infection giardiasis
Coeliac Disease
Dilantin ( phenytoin )
Relative Folate Deficiency
OLd
Pregnancy
Sickle cell disease complications
SICKLE
Stroke swelling of hands and feets spleen problems
Infection
Crises (painful, sequestration,aplastic /cholelithiasis/chest syndrome/chronic Hemolysis/cardiac problems
Kidney disease
Liver Disease/lung problems
Erection (priapism)/Eye problem (Retinopathy)
Hemolytic Anemia Haematological Feature
BLUHR
Bilirubin, Unconjugated (Increase)
Lactate dehydrogenase (increase)
Urinary urobilinogen (increase)
Haptoglobin (decrease)
Reticulocytosis and polychromasia
Hemolytic Anemia Types
SHEEP TIT
Sickle Cell
Hereditary splenocytosis
Enzyme deficiencies (G6p , pyruvate kinase)
Erythoblastosis Fetalis
Paroxysmal nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Trauma to RBCs
Immunohemolytics
Thalassemia
Hemoglobin Condition
AOCD = anemia of chronic disease
Fe Def = inron deficiency
Pancytopenia Differential
All Of My Blood Has Taken Some Poison
Aplastic Anemia
Overwhelming Sepsis
Megaloblastic Anemia
Bone Marrow Infiltrations
Hypersplenism
TB
SLe
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
Polychromasia Rubra Common Symptoms
PRV
Plethora/ pruritis
Ringing in Cars
Visual Blurriness
White Blood Cells (% of All WBCs )
Never let Monkey Eat Bananas
Neutrophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Basophils
Causes Of Thrombocytopenia
PLATELETS
Platelets disorder
Leukaemia
Anaemia
Traumas
Enlarged spleen
Liver Disease
Ethanol
Toxin eg Heparin, Aspirin, chemotherapy
Sepsis
Immediate Complications If Blood Transmission
BAFTA
Bacterial contamination.
Anaphylaxis/allergic reaction
Fluid overload
Transfusion related acute lung injury (TRAL)
ARDS (this is basically TRALI due to anti-leukocyte antibiotics from donor plasma
Acute Ischemia
6 P's
Pain
pallor
Pulselessness
Paralysis
Paraesthesia
Perishingly Cold
Anemia Causes
ANEMIA
Anemia Of chronic Disease
No Folate or B12
Ethanol
Marrow Failure
Iron deficiency
Acute and Chronic Blood Lose
Hemolytic Anemia Haematological Feature
BLUHR
Bilirubin, Unconjugated (Increase)
Lactate dehydrogenase (increase)
Urinary urobilinogen (increase)
Haptoglobin (decrease)
Reticulocytosis and polychromasia
Microcytic Anemic Causes
Find Those Small Cell
F- Fe Deficiency
T- Thalassemia
S- Sideroblastic
C- Chronic Disease
Folate Deficiency causes
A FOLIC DROP
Alcoholism
Folic Acid Antagonist
OCP
Low dietary intake
Infection giardiasis
Coeliac Disease
Dilantin ( phenytoin )
Relative Folate Deficiency
OLd
Pregnancy
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