Haematology

A 29-year-old woman presents with headache, confusion and reduced urine output. She is pale and has scattered petechiae; investigations show haemoglobin 78 g/L…

A 24-year-old woman of Greek background is found to have abnormal results on a pre-employment blood count. She feels well, her periods are not heavy, and she re…

A 76-year-old woman taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation attends for a routine INR check, which returns at 11.0 (target 2.0–3.0). She recently completed a co…

A 68-year-old man presents with three months of increasing tiredness and breathlessness climbing stairs. He eats a mixed diet, takes no regular medications, and…

A 72-year-old male with history of stage 4 chronic kidney disease presents to the clinic after suffering from increasing fatigability and pallor. · Hemoglobin:…

A 59-year-old male presents to the emergency room after he develops a fever of 38.5°C (101.3°F). He was recently diagnosed with leukemia and started chemotherap…

A 45-year-old woman presents with progressive tingling in her feet, difficulty walking, and imbalance for the past three months. She also reports generalized fa…

Which of the following iron study findings is most consistent with thalassemia?

A 45-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension presents to his primary care physician's office with complaints of persistent fati…