Cases in Haematology for the MLA and PLAB

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

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