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242/243 - Intro to CBC, Approach to Anemias, Anemia CBL Flashcards

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RBC characteristic associated with autoimmune hemolysis

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Spherocyte (Dark small RBC with no central pallor)

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What is the next diagnostic step when RBC agglutination is found on a blood smear?

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Warm up the sample, look again

(And probably run labs again to get accurate values for RBC count, MCV)

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What could result in a falsely high RBC count? (2)

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Marked leukocytosis (Leukocytosis = increased WBCs, so WBCs contribute more than expected)

Giant platelets (Platelets counted as RBCs)

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Describe the RBC morphology in iron deficiency anemia

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Microcytic, hypochromic anemia

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What shape will RBCs be if there is excess RBC membrane relative to the its volume?

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Target cells

  • Macro target cells: liver disease*
  • Micro target cells: Hemoglobinopathy (thalassemia, HbgE, HgbC)*
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What is the finding indicated by the arrows?

What is the DDx? (3)

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Spherocytes

  • Hereditary spherocytosis
  • Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
  • Burns
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RBC characteristic associated with hereditary elliptocytosis

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Ovalocyte (also called elliptocytes)

Hereditary elliptocytosis = caused by mutations in gene encoding for RBC membrane protein, usually assymptomatic

Ovalocytes also associated with B12/folate deficiency, iron deficiency, thalesemia, and myelofibrosis.

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Are symptoms of orthostatic hypotension, headache, and tachycardia more likely with acute or chronic anemia?

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Acute

No time for compensatory mechanisms to develop -> more symptoms

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A patient with sickle cell disease has this finding: Howell-Jolly Body

What does it indicate?

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Splenic failure/Asplenia

Howell Jolly bodies have small remnants of DNA in the periphery of the cell –> means that the spleen isn’t functioning normally

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List 4 clinical scenarios in which you would expect to see increased numbers of immature RBCs on a peripheral blood smear

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  • Newborns (<5 days old)
  • Brisk hemolysis
  • Myelodysplasia (hypercellularity and dysplasia of the bone marrow)
  • Extramedullary hematopoiesis (occuring outside of the medulla of the bone b/c can’t occur normally in the bone)
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Intravascular hemolysis will cause red blood cells to be what shape?

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Schistocytes

(red blood cell fragments)

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What could result in a falsely low RBC count? (2)

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RBC agglutination (Multiple RBCs counted as one)

Microcytosis (RBCs too small to be counted)

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What does mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) measure?

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The amount of hemoglobin in each RBC

Vs MCHC, which measures hemoglobin concentration in a given volume of packed RBCs

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What does mean corpuscular Hb concentration (MCHC) measure?

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Hemoglobin concentration in a given volume of packed RBCs

Vs. MCH, which measures amt of hemoglobin per RBC

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List 3 CBC abnormalities present in sickle cell anemia

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Reticulocytes are high

Leukocytosis (increased WBC)

RBCs will be normocytic, normochromic

Thank you @Tyler Jacobson and Emily Waples!

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What could cause a falsely low platelet count? (3)

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  1. Clotted sample (platelets are trapped in the blood clots)
  2. Platelet clumping (can’t be counted as individual platelets)
  3. Frequent giant platelets (giant platelets are counted as WBC or RBC b/c of their large size)
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What does MCV measure?

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Average red blood cell size (volume)

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List 6 clinical scenarios that would cause RBCs to turn into “spur cells” (acanthocytes)

Acanthocytes = thorny, irregular cytoplasmic projections of varying length and width

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  1. Liver disease
  2. Abetalipoproteinemia (deficiency in apolipoproteins due to MTTP gene mutation)
  3. Vitamin E deficiency
  4. Hypothyroidism
  5. Post-splenectomy
  6. Anorexia/Nutritional deficiency
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What is the finding indicated by the arrows?

What is the DDx? (2)

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Schistocytes

  • Mechanical shear
  • ​Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia (MAHA)
    • microthrombi plug small vessels –> RBCs are sheared as they pass through the small blood vessels
    • caused by:
      • Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
      • Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
      • Thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura (TTP)
      • HELLP Syndrome
20
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What could cause falsely high hemoglobin? (4)

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Anything that increases turbidity of the sample:

Hyperlipidemia

Hyperbilirubinemia

High protein

Marked leukocytosis

Hemoglobin measured spectrophotometrically; anything that makes the sample cloudier = less light = interpreted as more hemoglobin

21
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What does hematocrit (HCT) measure?

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Volume of RBCs / blood volume

(Basically, the percentage of blood made up by the actual cells)

22
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How will the hemoglobin/oxygen dissociation curve change as a result of anemia?

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Right shift

  • Via increased 2,3 bisphosphoglycerate (decreases affinity)
  • Allows existing RBCs to offload more oxygen to tissues to try to meet oxygen demands

2,3 BPG is the same thing as 2,3 DPG bc why not ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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RBC characteristic associated with myelofibrosis

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Myelofibrosis = Myeloproliferative neoplasm leading to bone marrow insufficiency, extramedullary hematopoiesis, and splenomegaly.

Teardrop cell (dacryocytes)

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What defines anemia?

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Decreased number of circulating red blood cells

25
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RBC characteristic associated with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA)

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Schistocytes

26
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What is the morphology finding indicated by the arrows?

What is the DDx? (4)

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Hypochromic, microcytic, increased RDW (size variation)

  • Iron deficiency anemia
  • Thalassemia
  • Lead poisoning
  • Anemia of chronic disease
27
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What is the MOA of RBC agglutination?

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IgM antibodies develop against RBCs

  • One IgM antibody can bind 5 RBCs -> Clumping
28
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RBC characteristic associated with G6PD deficiency

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Bite cell

(G6PD causes Heinz body hemolysis, results in bite cells)

29
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List 4 compensatory mechanisms for anemia

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  • Increased cardiac output
    • Tachycardia
  • Altered blood flow
    • Maintain O2 delivery to most important organs
  • Increased EPO
  • Increased 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate
    • Causes RBC to have less affinity for O2
    • -> Right shift, allows more O2 offloading to tissues per RBC
30
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When is splenectomy indicated in sickle cell disease?

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1 or more episodes of hyper-splenism (overactive spleen)

31
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How do bite cells form?

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  • Heinz bodies (inclusion bodies which contain denatured Hb) form in cells suceptible to oxidative damage
  • When the RBCs try to filter through the basement membrane, Heinz bodies get stuck
  • The rest of the cell moves on, leaving a “bite” where the Heinz body got left behind
32
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What does red cell distribution width (RDW) measure?

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Degree of variation of RBC size

Lots of variation = high RDW

33
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RBC characteristic associated with iron deficiency anemia

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Hypochromic, microcytic

May see ovalocytes

Also associated with thalassemia

34
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What could cause falsely high MCV? (3)

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  1. RBC agglutination
    • doublet erythrocytes are counted as one and larger clumps are not counted as RBCs at all –> decrease in red cell count and increase in MCV
  2. Osmotic abnormalities (Hyperglycemia, hypernatremia)
    • in hyperglycemia, RBCs are transiently hypertonic –> swollen cells –> elevated MCV
  3. More young RBCs

MCV = volume of pack RBCs / red cell count

35
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List 3 components of the initial laboratory evaluation for anemia

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CBC

Reticulocyte count

Peripheral blood smear

36
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What are reticulocytes?

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slightly immature RBCs

  • larger than mature RBCs and have no central pallor
  • spend 3 days in bone marrow, then 1 day in peripheral circulation
37
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What does reticulocyte count tell you about RBC production during anemia?

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high reticulocyte count = adequate marrow response

low reticulocyte count = inadequate marrow response (aplastic anemia)

38
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Explain physiologic pathway of increased RBC production via compensation for anemia.

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  1. decreased RBCs
  2. low O2 sensed by renal proximal tubule
  3. incresed hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) production
  4. increased EPO production
  5. stimulation of erythropoetin
  6. increased RBC production
  7. increased O2 sensed by kidney
  8. negative feedback on EPO production
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What are echinocytes (Burr cells) ?

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abnormal cells that have smooth, rounded, and evenly spaced cytoplasmic projections (smaller than projections of acanthocytes)

seen in Vit E deficiency, hypothyroidism, post-splenectomy, liver disease, abetalipoproteinemia, and chronic kidney disease

can also be present on the slide just due to artifact

40
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What is pernicious anemia?

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autoimmune disease due to antibodies against intrinsic factor –> leads to Vit B12 deficiency

41
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If RBC parameters are abnormal, what is the next step?

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look at peripheral smear!

42
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What are the components of blood, their order, and their percentage breakdown?

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Plasma = 55%

WBC + platelet = very thin later btwn plasma and RBC

RBC = 45%

43
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What is the rule of 3’s?

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RBCs x 3 should equal hemglobin

hemoglobin x 3 should equal hematocrit

44
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What is a “Rouleaux formation”?

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RBCs that are on top of each other on blood smear that look like a stack of coins due to increased plasma proteins

45
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What are the 4 types of microangiopathic hemolytic anemias?

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  1. Disseminated intravascular hemolysis (DIC)
    • intravascular activation of the coagulation cascade leading to intravascular deposition of fibrin thrombi
  2. thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
    • pentad of symptoms: hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure, fever, neurologic symptom
    • due to decreased ADAMTS13, which cleaves vWF ==> resuts in high molecular vWF
  3. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
    • caused by e coli infection
    • triad of symptoms: hemolytic anemia, acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia
  4. HELLP syndrome

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