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These lecture notes focus on Diagnostic Biochemistry and Hematology, particularly discussing Sickle Cell Anemia and Thalassemias. It delves into the structure of hemoglobin, the synthesis of various types of hemoglobin, and how genetic defects impact the production of normal hemoglobin chains. The lecture covers the different forms of hemoglobin (Hb A, Hb F, Hb A2) present in adult blood and explains their composition. It also discusses the sequence of hemoglobin synthesis in early life, from...

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Sickle cell anaemia learning card Sickle cell syndrome Hereditary hemoglobinopathy Homozygous sickle cell anaemia (HbSS, autosomal recessive) is the most common variant Occurs in African and East Meditarranean populations (mosquito) Point mutation of the beta chain of hemoglobin leads to a substitution of glutamic acid by valine (changing the structure and properties) Abnormal hemoglobin polymerizes when deoxygenated, resulting in sickle shaped erythrocytes (cause vascular occlusio...

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A 45-year-old patient with diabetes comes to the clinic for an annual appointment. The patient declines a parenteral influenza vaccination because a friend "came down with the flu after receiving the vaccination." The nurse practitioner explains that the vaccination is: - Inactivated, so it will not cause influenza Assessment findings in a patient with COPD would include: - Decreased tactile fremitus and hyperresonance to percussion What is the most important measurement of pulmonary fun...

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Anaemia is present in 35–54% of patients with MF at diagnosis and is considered an unfavourable prognostic factor [3]. With the course of the disease, the rate of anaemia rises and after a year is present in 47–64% of patients [3–6]. Ruxolitinib’s mode of action, as well as the pathophysiological mechanism present in MF, result 170 OncOlOgy in clinical practice 2019, Vol. 15, No. 3 in anaemia (with Hb concentration lower than 10 g/dl), being one of the most common adverse...