Anemia/ RBC disorders - Exam 3 Flashcards
Low RBC or hemoglobin content
Anemia
What is low hemoglobin in men and in women
<13 men
<12 women
Polycythemia / erythrocytosis
increased RBC
(primary - neoplasm of BM)
(secondary - increased altitude, sleep apnea, cyanotic heart disease)
Anemia occurs due to these 3 things
Low erythropoiesis
Increased RBC loss / Decreased RBC like span
Dilutional anemia
Tissue hypoxia is a symptom of anemia - what is a response that occurs due to this
Cardiovascular-pulmonary compensatory responses
A hematocrit at 30%
<30%
<20 %
asymptomatic
moderate anemia (weakness, headache, tinnitus, vertigo)
Severe anemia (loss of period, libido, GI complaints, heart failure / shock)
Production defect due to heme/ globin synthesis alterations
Microcytic-hypochromic RBC
(Iron def. or malabsorption)
Hypoplastic or hypoproliferative mechanism
Normochromic-normocytic RB
(Leukemia or metastatic cancer)
Defect in DNA synthesis, defect in Vitamin B12, folate or folic acid
Macrocytic (megaloblastic) RBC
Anemias due to reduced or ineffective erythropoiesis (4)
Iron deficiency anemia
Anemia of chronic disease
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
Folate (folic acid) deficiency anemia
Most common cause of anemia
Iron deficiency anemia
Second most common cause of anemia - most common type in hospitalized patients
Anemia of chronic disease
Blood loss
Poor iron intake
poor iron absorption
Iron deficiency anemia
Koilonychia
Pica
Dysphagia
Atrophic glossitis
Glossodynia
Iron deficiency anemia
Anemia of chronic Disease
Iron deficiency anemia + dysphagia + esophageal webs
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Results in microcytic hypochromic anemia
Iron deficiency anemia
Associated with underlying diseases that have sustained inflammation
Anemia of chronic disease
Anemia of chronic disease :
Inflammatory cytokines release __ that blocks iron channels so iron is stuck in macrophages =
hepcidin
low erythropoietin production
Normocytic, normochromic, mild to moderate anemia
anemia of chronic disease
Decreased reticulocyte count
anemia of chronic disease
Autoimmune disease and H. pylori infection
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
Hereditary in N. european ancestry : Scandinavia
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
Autoimmune-mediated destruction of gastric mucosa that decreases production of intrinsic factor
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
(intrinsic factor helps absorb B12)
Parietal cell antibodies present (70%)
Intrinsic factor antibodies present (50%)
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
Prevalence in black women
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
Atrophic gastritis
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
(inflammation of stomach lining)
Folate (folic acid) deficiency Anemia
Achlorhydria
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
(stomach doesn’t produce hydrochloric acid)
Folate (folic acid) deficiency Anemia
Atrophy of gastric glands histologically (achlorhydria)
GI symptoms
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
Folate (folic acid) deficiency Anemia
Mild jaundice
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
Folate (folic acid) deficiency Anemia
Complex neurologic syndrome secondary to methionine deficiency
(Decreased proprioception, bad balance/ hard to walk, impaired memory)
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia only!
Glossitis (as well as lips, buccal mucosa, other mucosal sites)
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
Oral mucosal erythema and atrophy (redness)
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
Do NOT use nitrous oxide sedation
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
Megaloblastic macrocytic anemia
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
(macrocytosis is absent in >30% of patients)
Can have non-hematologic signs for months before they develop a detectable anemia (anemia is absent in >20% of patients)
Vitamin B12 deficiency / pernicious anemia
(Vit. B12 def does not = anemia)
Comes from green veggies and some fruits
Folic acid
If cellular stores of folate fall –> __ is blocked and this leads to __
DNA replication
megaloblastic anemia
Does Folate (folic acid) deficiency Anemia involve neurologic abnormalities
NO
Megaloblastic, macrocytic anemia
Folate (folic acid) deficiency Anemia
CBC and smear are indistinguishable from Vit. B12 deficiency
Folate (folic acid) deficiency Anemia
How is Folate (folic acid) deficiency Anemia distinguished from Vit. B12 deficiency
Measuring serum and red cell folate and Vit. B12 levels
CBC shows increased platelet count
Iron deficiency anemia