Terrance Pacheco MF2 Hematology
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Tutorial
Tutorial
Terrance Pacheco is a 64 year old gentleman you have been asked to see in the ER with new onset thrombocytopenia and anemia. Terrance was brought into the ER by his family with new onset confusion that started 3 days ago. They have also noted easy bruising and presents with extensive ecchymoses on his lower shins. Terrance’s past medical history includes hypertension and dyslipidemia. He is on amlodipine 10 mg daily and atorvastatin 20 mg daily. He is otherwise well.
Curriculum Block
Hematology / Medical Foundation 2 / Part 2
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
General Objectives
- Describe the triggers and steps involved in blood clot formation.
- Describe the role of platelets.
- Describe the mechanism and consequences of quantitative and qualitative abnormalities of platelets.
- Describe the physiology and structure of the vascular endothelium.
- Describe the physiology and structure of platelets.
- Describe the role of coagulation factors and the process of forming a fibrin clot.
Global Objectives
Assessments
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)
Tags
Curriculum Block
Hematology
Medical Foundation 2
Part 2
Curriculum Week
Part 2
Discipline
Emergency Medicine
Hematology
MCC Presentations
Anemia
Bleeding, Bruising
Fever and Hyperthermia
Jaundice
MeSH
Blood Platelet Disorders [C15.378.140]
Anemia [C15.378.071]
Blood Platelets [A11.118.188]
Blood Platelets [A15.145.229.188]
Confusion [F01.700.250]
Fever [C23.888.119.344]
Thrombocytopenia [C15.378.140.855]
Thrombopoiesis [G09.188.124.544.798]