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Anaemia Flashcards

1
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What is pancytopaenia?

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not enough of red cells, white cells and platelets

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What is leukopaenia?

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not enough white cells

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What is neutropaenia?

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not enough neutrophils

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What is lymphopaenia?

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not enough lymphocytes

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5
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What is anaemia?

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not enough red cells

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What is thrombocytopaenia?

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not enough platelets

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What is polycythaemia?

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too many red cells

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What is leukocytosis?

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too many white cells

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What is thrombocytosis?

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too many platelets

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What is dyserythropoeisis?

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red cells dont work properly

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What is anaemia defined as?

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a Hb level lower than normal for age and gender

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What is the equation for tissue oxygen delivery?

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= CO x Hb x % saturation x 1.34

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Why is the equation for tissue oxygen delivery so important?

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because it determines when to use blood, inotropes and oxygen

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What is a mechanism for monitoring anaemic patients?

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measure their HR because it is a linear equation so as Hb decreses HR will increase

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15
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What is the impact of anaemia?

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reduced oxygen to tissues unless can compensate with increased CO

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16
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What are the clinical signs of anaemia?

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  • Pale
  • Lethargic
  • Failure to thrive
  • Hypoxic (disorientated, confused)
  • Ischaemia
  • tachycardia
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17
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What are the three causes of anaemia?

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failure of production, increased destruction/loss, inappropriate production

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18
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What can be determined about red blood cells from a blood film?

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the size (normocytic, microcytic, macrocytic), the shape and the colour (normochromic, hypochromic, polychromic)

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What is the cause of polychromasia?

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the cell has too much RNA in it which means it is immature

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What are the signs of increased destruction?

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more reticulocytes, polychromasia, jaundice, haptoglobins

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Why is it important to detect if the anaemia is caused by increased destruction or blood loss?

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because Hb may fall rapidly because of it

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22
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What is the most common cause of anaemia caused by blood loss in older people?

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colon cancer

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23
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What are the two possible causes of haemolysis?

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the problem is internal cell or external to the cell

24
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What are the three possible internal causes of haemolysis?

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problem with the membrane, problem with the enzyme, problem with the Hb

25
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What is the most common cause of problems with the membrane in red blood cells?

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hereditary spherocytosis

26
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What is the most common cause of problems with the enzymes?

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G6PD deficiency

27
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What are the most common causes of problems with the haemoglobin?

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sickle cell or thalassemia

28
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What are the 3 possible causes of haemolysis that is caused by an external cause?

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immune mediated, mechanical or infection

29
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What are the mechanical causes of haemolysis?

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sepsis, hardware (e.g. valve), haemolytic uremic syndrome, haemangioma

30
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What are the infectious causes of haemolysis?

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malaria

31
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What are the three causes of failure of production of red blood cells?

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haematinics, marrow failure or supression, marrow invasion

32
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Lack of which haematinics causes a macrocytic anaemia?

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B12 and folate

33
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Lack of which haematinic causes a microcytic anaemia?

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iron

34
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What is the differential diagnosis for microcytic anaemia?

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iron deficiency or thalassemia

35
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What causes bone marrow invasion?

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  • Leukaemia
  • Solid tumour
  • Fibrosis
  • Metabolic/storage
  • infection
36
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What is the treatment for anaemia?

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cause specific or if unknown cause transfusion will always work

37
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On which chromosome are the ABO genes?

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chromosome 9

38
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On which chromosome is the H gene?

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chromosome 19

39
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If your blood group is A what antigens are present on your red blood cells?

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A and H

40
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If your blood group is B what antigens are present on your red blood cells?

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B and H

41
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If your blood group is AB what antigens are present on your red blood cells?

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A and B

42
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If your blood group is O what antigens are present on your red blood cells?

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H

43
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What do the ABO genes do?

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codes for transferase enzymes which adds sugars to the H precursor

44
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If your blood group is A what antibodies do you have?

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B

45
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If your blood group is B what antibodies do you have?

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A

46
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If your blood group is AB what antibodies do you have?

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none

47
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If you blood group is O what antibodies do you have?

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A and B

48
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What are the antigens of the Rhesus blood group system?

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C, c, D, E and e

49
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What is rhesus positive?

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positive for the D rhesus antigen

50
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What is rhesus negative?

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negative for the D rhesus antigen

51
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On which chromosome are the rhesus antigens located?

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chromosome 1

52
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Who has rhesus antibodies?

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rhesus negative individuals who have been exposed to rhesus positive blood either through a tranfusion or pregnancy

53
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What blood group is the universal donor for red blood cells?

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O

54
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What blood group is the universal donor for plasma?

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AB

55
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What happens if you transfuses a rhesus negative patient with rhesus positive blood?

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there will be a mild immune reaction 7-10 days later which is not fatal but if the patient is ever exposed to rhesus positive blood again there will be a fatal immune reaction

56
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What is haemolytic disease of the newborn and how is it prevented?

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haemolytic disease of the newborn is where a rhesus negative mum has a rhesus positive fetus and furing the pregnancy or during birth the mum is exposed to the blood and amounts an immune response against it - during the next pregnancy the antibodies will cross from mum to the baby and attack the fetus’ red blood cells - it is prevented by giving the mum anti D antibodies during pregnancy so that if there is any fetal blood in her circulation the antibodies will destroy them and this prevents the mum ammounting an immune response against them

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