What is the management plan in a patient with secondary polycythaemia

presenting with transient ischaemic attacks (TIA)?

Question 33

Why do patients with polycythaemia vera have a tendency to bleed, even

though 50% of them have an elevated platelet count?

Question 34

In hyposplenic patients, what precautions are necessary for patients who

intend to travel to Saudi Arabia for the Haj?

Question 35

What is the mechanism of development of splenomegaly in chronic

leukemia?

Question 36

In idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), thrombocytes are mainly

destroyed in the spleen owing to an immune mechanism. Why, therefore,

is there no splenic enlargement as there is with other diseases?

Question 37

Where exactly is the Traub's space? How exact is the percussion of the

Traub's space as a sign indicating the size of the spleen?

Question 38

Can you please tell me the indications and complications of blood

transfusion.

Question 39

Several times I have read the phrase 'white blood cells elevated with a

left shift'. I am wondering what 'left shift' or 'left deviation' stands for.

Question 40

What is the clear definition of 'bleeding time' and 'clotting time'? And

what are the applied differences between them?

Question 41

What is the meaning of the international normalized ratio (INR) blood test?

Question 42

What is the cause of moderate thrombocytopenia in Bernard-Soulier

syndrome? It is a qualitative defect not a quantitative platelet disorder.

Question 43

What is new about thrombopoietin?

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Certainly Lets address each question Question 33 Patients with polycythemia vera have a tendency to bleed despite elevated platelet counts due to several factors Firstly the increased blood viscosity ... View the full answer