Check out this lecture on the key facts about Hodgkins and Non-Hodgkins lypmphoma!  This video can help you prepare for step 1, Step 2CK, and Step 3!

Lymphoma Translocation

What do most of the major translocations for non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) have in common?

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Mantle Cell NHL Mnemonic

Here's a fun way to remember the translocation found in Mantle cell NHL:

Read more: Barone Video Mnemonic: Mantle Cell NHL

Hematology Mnemonic: Burkitt's NHL

Here's a visual way to remember some important facts about Burkitt's NHL:

Read more: Barone Mnemonic: Burkitt's NHL

Multiple Myeloma

Here’s a cool musical way to remember some important facts about Multiple Myeloma using Billy Joel's song "We didn't start the fire":

If you haven’t listened to this song in a while, take a few minutes. It’s a great one!!!

Read more: Barone Mnemonic: Multiple Myeloma

Normal Differential Mnemonic

Here's the classic way to remember which cell types are most common in the differential:

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Major Causes of Eosinophilia

Eosinophilia is defined as a peripheral blood count > 500/uL.

Here's a way to remember the major causes of Eosinophilia:

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The RBC Name Game!

 A 25-year-old male presents to the clinic with a severe anemia. Examination of the peripheral blood shows degmacytes.  Which of the follow tests is most appropriate to confirm the patient’s diagnosis?

1. Bone marrow biopsy
2. Direct antiglobulin test (Direct Combs)
3. Eosin-5-maleimide (EMA) binding test 
4. Flow cytometry for CD55
5. G6PD enzyme assay
6. Hemoglobin electrophoresis
7. Hemoglobin solubility test (Sickledex)
8. RBC folate level

Read more: The RBC Name Game

Microcytic Anemia

Here are 2 fast ways to remember which anemias are microcytic:

Read more: Barone Mnemonic: Microcytic Anemia

Hydrops Fetalis Mnemonic

Here's a fun way to remember Hydrops Fetalis (Alpha Thalassemia Major):

Read more: BaroneMnemonic: Hydrops Fetalis

Blood Banking

Here’s how to remember the Universal Donor and Universal Recipient blood types using the TV show “HOUSE”::

House Season #4 Episode 408  "You Don't Want To Know"

Read more: Barone Mnemonic: Blood Group Typing

Leukemia Diagnosis

Here's a simple way to use the clinical symptoms from a question vinette to help diagnose the right leukemia:

Read more: BaroneMnemonic: Leukemia

Star Wars Quiz Mnemonic

Can you guess the diagnosis of the pathology of this classic scene from episode 6?

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Hairy Cell Leukemia

Here's a way to use the Italian language to remember the Flow Cytometry CD Number for Hairy Cell Leukemia:

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Arabic Mnemonic for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Here’s how to remember the tyrosine kinase gene translocated in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML):

Read more: Arabic CML Mnemonic

Cascada de Coagulacion del Dr. Barone

For my Latin Mafia!!!

Thanks to Dr. Carlos Albrecht

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The Coagulation Kid by Leo Angel (Age 6)

Even 6 year old Angel knows the Clotting Cascade! A future hematologist in the making!!!

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Clotting Cascade Common Factors

Here's a simple way to remember the common factors of the clotting cascade:

Read more: Barone Mnemonic: Common Factors #1

Common Clotting Factor Mnemonic

Here's a fun way to remember the clotting factors of the Common Pathway:

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Coagulation Cascade

Here's a way to remember the Clotting cascade using "the beautiful game"!

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Hematology Mnemonic: Von Willebrand Factor

Here's a simple way to remember the function of Von Willebrand factor (vWF):

Read more: Barone Mnemonic: Von Willebrand

Bernard Soulier vs Glanzmann Thrombasthenia

Here’s how to remember the glycoprotein receptors for Bernard Soulier and Glanzmann Thrombasthenia:

Read more: Barone Mnemonic: Glycoprotein Receptors

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Here's how to remember the laboratory findings for TTP:

Read more: Barone Mnemonic: Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)