Answer 45

45.  Choice C is the correct answer.  Plasma exchange is the treatment of choice for TTP.  IVIG and low dose steroids are first line for ITP.  Splenectomy is considered for refractory causes of ITP and is considered definitive treatment.  

Question 45

45.  Your patient is a 12 year old male diagnosed with a Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura.  Which of the following is the the treatment of choice?

A.  IVIG
B.  Steroids
C.  Plasma Exchange
D.  Splenectomy

Answer 44

44.  Choice B is the correct answer.  Acute leukemia is the most common cause of cancer in children representing 30 percent of all cancers.  Acute lymphocytic leukemia is 5 times more common than acute myelogenous leukemia.

Question 44

44.  Which of the following is the most common malignancy in children?

A.  Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

B.  Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

C.  Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

D.  Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Answer 43

43.  Choice D is the correct answer.  Pancytopenia, elevated LDH, and hyperuricemia are all laboratory findings associated with NHL.  

Question 43

43.  All of the findings are laboratory findings associated with non hodgkin lymphoma except:

A.  Pancytopenia

B.  Elevated LDH

C.  Hyperuricemia

D.  Elevated Creatinine

Answer 42

42.  Choice A is the correct answer.  Monoclonal protein in the serum or urine is the major criteria for the diagnosis of multiple myeloma.  Bence Jones protein are found 16 percent of the time by urine electrophoresis.  Alpha fetal protein is a marker for certain testicular cancers.