hematology

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. –Joseph Campbell Welcome back to RoshCast for Episode 50! Wow!! We can’t believe we’re already at Episode 50. It’s been a real journey building this podcast from the original concept two years ago. And in the last year, we have seen read more…

Reviewed February 2024 Macrocytic Anemia Sample question: An 84-year-old woman presents to the clinic with fatigue and weight loss for several months. She reports eating very little in her daily meals. A CBC shows a hemoglobin of 9.2 g/dL and mean corpuscular volume of 124 fL. Which one of the following findings would be expected read more…

Reviewed January 2024

Reviewed February 2024 Polycythemia Vera Sample Question: A 57-year-old woman presents to the physician with progressive headaches and dizziness for the past 2 months. During this time, she has also noticed generalized itching when taking a bath. Additionally, she reports recent abdominal pain and a reddish discoloration of her urine. Her temperature is 37.6°C, heart read more…

Reviewed January 2024 Von Willebrand disease Sample question: A 27-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with vaginal bleeding. She states that the bleeding is sporadic throughout the month and her periods last up to 8–10 days. She is otherwise healthy and has no other concerns. She notes that her mother and sister have always had long read more…

Reviewed February 2024 Multiple Myeloma

Welcome back to Episode 17! This is part 2 of the 3 part ITE rapid review series. In Episode 16, we covered abdominal emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, cutaneous emergencies, endocrine emergencies, and environmental emergencies. Today we jump right in with HEENT emergencies. Let’s get started!