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Hematology and Oncology study guides
Study guides for medical students, residents, nurses and pediatricians: each opens with Pedemy's decision tree, then the key facts from the board-review flashcards.
Abdominal tumors in children
Abdominal masses in children for board review: neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, hepatoblastoma, infantile hepatic hemangioma and germ cell tumors.
Study guide · OncologyBone and soft-tissue tumors in children
Bone and soft-tissue tumors in children for board review: osteosarcoma vs Ewing sarcoma on x-ray, EWSR1 fusion, rhabdomyosarcoma and benign look-alikes.
Study guide · OncologyChemotherapy toxicities in children
Chemotherapy side effects for board review: cisplatin, vincristine, anthracyclines, bleomycin, cyclophosphamide and mesna, asparaginase, 6-MP and methotrexate.
Study guide · OncologyBrain and spinal cord tumors in children
Pediatric CNS tumors for board review: raised ICP and Cushing triad, MRI choice, posterior fossa tumors, craniopharyngioma, pineal tumors and cord compression.
Study guide · OncologyCoagulation disorders and von Willebrand disease
Bleeding disorders in children for board review: reading PT and aPTT, mixing studies, von Willebrand disease, hemophilia, inhibitors and vitamin K deficiency.
Study guide · HematologyFever and neutropenia in children with cancer
Febrile neutropenia in children with cancer: ANC cut-off, first steps, line cultures, empiric cefepime, when to add vancomycin and when to start antifungals.
Study guide · OncologyHemolysis and hemoglobinopathies
Hemolytic anemia in children for board review: confirm hemolysis, read the DAT, spherocytosis, G6PD, warm AIHA, PCH, newborn hemolysis and thalassemia.
Study guide · HematologyLangerhans cell histiocytosis in children
Langerhans cell histiocytosis for board review: lytic skull lesions, CD1a and CD207 staining, central diabetes insipidus and treating a single bone lesion.
Study guide · OncologyIron deficiency and microcytic anemia
Microcytic anemia in children for board review: iron studies, thalassemia trait and Mentzer index, lead poisoning, iron dosing and poor response.
Study guide · HematologyLeukemia and lymphoma in children
Childhood leukemia and lymphoma for board review: ALL risk groups, AML and JMML clues, worrying lymph nodes, Hodgkin vs non-Hodgkin, and Burkitt lymphoma.
Study guide · OncologyMarrow failure and neutropenia
Marrow failure in children for board review: ANC, severe congenital and cyclic neutropenia, Diamond–Blackfan, Fanconi, Shwachman–Diamond and TAR.
Study guide · HematologyOncologic emergencies in children
Pediatric oncologic emergencies: febrile neutropenia, tumor lysis syndrome, mediastinal mass and SVC syndrome, hyperleukocytosis, typhlitis, cord compression.
Study guide · OncologyPlatelet disorders in children
Thrombocytopenia in children for board review: ITP management, inherited platelet disorders, neonatal ITP and NAIT, HUS, TTP and Kasabach–Merritt.
Study guide · HematologyRed blood cell basics in children
Red cell basics for board review: where fetal red cells are made, HbF, red cell lifespan, physiologic anemia, anemia of prematurity and white cell smear clues.
Study guide · HematologySickle cell disease in children
Pediatric sickle cell disease for board review: fever, acute chest syndrome, stroke and TCD, splenic sequestration, hydroxyurea, penicillin and screening.
Study guide · HematologyHematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children
Pediatric HSCT for board review: allogeneic vs autologous, who gets a transplant, acute and chronic GVHD, infections and PTLD, revaccination and late effects.
Study guide · HematologyBlood transfusion in children
Pediatric transfusion for board review: red cell dose, Hb and platelet thresholds, irradiated vs leukoreduced, sickle cell blood and transfusion reactions.
Study guide · HematologyTreatment effects and survivorship
Late effects of childhood cancer therapy: anthracycline heart damage, cisplatin hearing loss, alkylator infertility, radiation effects and vincristine toxicity.
Study guide · Oncology