Anemia Of Bone Marrow Flashcards
Most serious problem in bone marrow failure
Myeloaplasia
In aplastic anemia, what replaces the cells in the bone marrow
Fats
Examples of primary aplastic anemia
Fanconi anemia
Acquired idiopathic anemia
What are the examples that can cause secondary aplastic anemia?
Drugs
Chemicals
Radiation
Immune mechanism
Infection
Antibacterials that may cause aplastic anemia
Chloranphenicol
Sulfonamide
What drug can cause the bone marrow cells to appear as vacuolated cells
Chloramphenicol
Total peripheral leukocyte count in aplastic anemia
Decreased
RBC morphology in aplastic anemia
Normocytic, normochromic
Modified true or false:
There are no immature cells in the PBS
True
What are the principal cells in the bone marrow?
Lymphocytes and plasma cells
In aplastic anemia, EPO is ______. This is because….?
Normal or elevated
It is not used by the body to produce new blood cells
What is needed to form dTMP?
Deoxyuridine monophosphate /dUMP
What does dTMP mean?
Deoxythymidine monophosphate / Thymidylic acid
