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Treatment Approach for DVT in Cancer Patients – Thread by @sujeethemat Treatment Approach for DVT in Cancer Patients – Thread by @sujeethemat Q1. You have a patient with dx of cancer & DVT and u need to start anticoagulation. Read More …
Posaconazole is a second-generation triazole agent with a potent and broad antifungal activity. In addition to the oral suspension, a delayed-release tablet and intravenous formulation with improved pharmacokinetic properties have been introduced recently. It is structurally related to itraconazole and Read More …
Immune dysregulation is a cardinal feature of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) from its early stage and worsens during clinical observation, even in the absence of disease progression. Are infections common in CLL patients? Infections (∼60%) are the leading cause of Read More …
This quiz has 25 Basic and Practical Questions from Transfusion Medicine which a hematologist or haemato oncologists should know. Questions are derived and referenced mainly from book Hematology Oncology Therapy 2nd Ed. All 25 questions are TRUE/FALSE types and answers, Read More …
β-lactam antibiotics (beta-lactam antibiotics) are antibiotics that contain a beta-lactam ring in their chemical structure. This includes penicillin derivatives, cephalosporins and cephamycins, monobactams (aztreonam), carbapenems and carbacephems. These β-lactam antibiotics are cornerstone of treatment of gram-negative bacterial (GNB) sepsis. However, Read More …
An essential component of allogeneic and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the conditioning regimen administered before the hematopoietic cell infusion. This post is about basic concepts of conditioning regimens in allogeneic HSCT. Concept of conditioning has evolved over Read More …
Some important points:- PRBC transfusion in Primary Warm AIHA is done only if: HB < 5 g/dl or there is life threatening anemia at presentation. Clinical judgment is most critical at a hemoglobin level of 5 to 8 g/dL. At Read More …
Some Salient Points:- Asymptomatic WM cases don’t require emergent treatment and can be followed up. IgM MGUS cases associated with Peripheral Neuropathy (without fitting into WM/IgM MM criteria) require treatment provided other causes of neuropathy has been ruled out by Read More …
A 27 year old male presented with pain in the left scapular region x 1 months. On examination 2 x 2 cm left axillary node was noted. No hepatosplenomegaly and no other palpable peripheral nodes were seen. Relevant Blood parameters Read More …
A 20-year-old male with newly diagnosed AML (NPM 1 mutated) was started on 3+7 induction. His baseline CT showed a patchy consolidation in the right middle lobe with ground glass opacities along with few ground glass opacities in the right Read More …