Anemia Flashcards
MCV decreased
Microcytic
MCV increased
Macrocytic
Anemia of decreased bone marrow activity
Hypoproliferative
Anemia of increased bone marrow activity
Hyperproliferative
Anisocytosis
Variation in size of RBCs
Poikilocytosis
Variation in shape of RBCs
Causes of non-megaloblastic macrocytic anemia
Hypothyroidism
Alcoholism
Reticulocytosis
Causes of megaloblastic macrocytic anemia
Vit B12 deficiency
Folate deficiency
Marrow in megaloblastic anemia
Hypercellular
Megaloblasts at all erythroid stages
Smear in megaloblastic anemia
Howell-Jowell bodies
Abnormal erythroblasts
Megaloblasts
Anemia that may be associated with autoimmune thyroiditis, autoimmune adrenalitis, or vitiligo
Pernicious anemia
Type I antibody in pernicious anemia
Blocks binding of Vit B12 to IF
Type II antibody in pernicious anemia
Blocks binding of B12/IF complex to IF receptor
Neurologic changes in vit B12 deficiency
Demyelination of dorsal and lateral tracts in spinal cord
Neurologic symptoms in vit B12 deficiency
Spastic paraparesis
Sensory ataxia
Severe paresthesia in LLs
Elevated levels of homocysteine and MMA
Vit B12 deficiency
Effect of elevated homocysteine levels
Atherosclerosis
Total body iron content in males and females
6 g in males
2.5 g in females
Role of hepcidin
Negative regulator of iron absorption
Role of transferrin
Transports iron to cells
Blood smear in iron deficiency anemia
Microcytic hypochromic anemia
Pencil cells
Decreased MCV, MCH, and MCHC