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Anemias Flashcards

1
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Microcytic Anemias

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Low MCV.

  • Thalassemia
  • Iron Deficiency
  • Chronic Disease
  • Sideroblastic Anemia
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Whats the most common cause of iron deficiency anemia in the US?

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Blood loss: either occult or acute.

- Generally GI

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Average iron storage in adult man?

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10mg/kg

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Usual anemia presenting symptoms

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Weakness, HA, Irritability, fatigue, exercise intolerance.

Many patients are asymptomatic

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Pica

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Cravings for food not fit for consumption. Dirt, paper, ice.

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Pagophagia

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Pica for ice. Considered quite specific for the iron deficiency state.

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Gold standard for diagnosing iron deficiency.

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Low serum ferritin (iron stores).
Serum iron: reduced
Total iron binding capacity: increased
Transferrin sat: low

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RDW

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Measures anesiocytosis

Test measuring the variation of size in red blood cells.

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Microcytic anemia with low or normal RDW = ?

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Chronic disease or thalassemia

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Microcytic anemia with high RDW = ?

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Iron deficiency anemia.

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Anemia of chronic disease

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Occurs in the setting of chronic inflammatory diseases.
EPO is low, serum iron is reduced.
ferritin is high(ddx from IDA)
usually normocytic, can be micro

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Diseases than are commonly associated with ACD?

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RA, SLE
HIV, TB
Carcinomas, lymphomas, leukemias

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Megaloblastic Macrocytic Anemias

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Abnormalities in DNA metabolism.

  • B12 and Folate deficiency
  • Drug side-effects
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Absorption of B12 depends on these 5 things.

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Adequate dietary intake
Acid-pepsin in stomach
Intrinsic factor
Pancreatic proteases
Functional ileum
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Total body stores of cobalamin

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The average stores of B12 are 2 - 5 milligrams

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Pernicious Anemia

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Autoimmune disease where parietal cells fail to release intrinsic factor in the stomach.

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Lab results that ddx B12 from folate deficiency?

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Elevated homocysteine (HC) AND Methylmalonic acid (MMA).
Folate is just elevated HC
18
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B12 deficiency tx

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1000 mg B12 daily for a week, weekly for a month, monthly for life.

19
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Most common cause of folate deficiency?

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Nutritional due to poor diet and or alcoholism.

20
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Non-megaloblastic macrocytic anemias?

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Alcoholism
Liver disease
Aplastic anemia
drug-induced
pregnancy
myeloma
hypothyroidism
21
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DDx for normocytic anemia

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NORMAL SIZE HEM

22
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Anemia of chronic renal failure.

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different from chronic disease anemia. Much more severe.

Give EPO!

23
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Mixed anemia

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Order peripheral smear because many different cells.
High RDW (many different sized cells), but MCV may be normal because the AVERAGE is in the normal range.
24
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Reticulocyte count

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Usually make up about 1% (stain blue)
Usually reticulocytes circulate in blood for one day before maturing.
Elevated count shows that bone marrow is responding to anemia and producing more cells.

25
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3 areas where reticulocyte count is appreciated

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Acute blood loss
Hemolytic anemia
Response to iron, B12, folate replacement

26
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Anemia of acute blood loss

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Source is usually quite clear
Generally takes 24 hours for Hgb to drop.
Reticulocytosis may result in mild macrocytic anemia.

27
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Which test cal determine of a hemolytic anemia is immune?

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Direct Coomb’s Test. Perform once you know the anemia is hemolytic.

28
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Lab tests for hemolysis

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Decreased Haptoglobin: bound with damages cells
Elevated D.Bili: porphyrin concerted to Bili
Elevated Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH): released from hemolysed RBC’s

29
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HUS

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Hemolytic urea syndrome. Cause by E-coli. Generally happens in kids and causes kidney failure.

30
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Heriditary Hemochromatosis

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Excess Iron.
Harrison’s disease.
Iron is deposited in many tissues and damages them.

31
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What cells go with lead?

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Stippling.

32
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What does iron in tissues produce?

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Hydrogen peroxide is converted to free radical ions. Can cause cancers, cardiac toxicity and many other factors

33
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Hemochromatosis liver pathology

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Usually first organ affected
Hepatomegaly present in 95%
Most common cause of death in treated pt’s.

34
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Hemochromatosis Cardiac Pathology

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Presenting in 15% of patients.

Mostly CHF and arrhythmias.

35
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Hemochromatosis Pancreatic Pathology

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Causes diabetes in 65% of patients

Generally have family hx of diabetes

36
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Hemochromatosis Skin Pathology

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Excessive skin pigmentation present in 90% of symptomatic pt’s.
Metallic hue

37
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Hemochromatosis Pituitary pathology

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Hypogonadism

Decreased libido, no period, manboobs

38
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Hemochromatosis Joint pathology

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Arthritic changes in 25 - 50% of pts
Often starts in hands
Pseudogout can occur

39
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Hemochromatosis Lab Dx

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Transferrin > 50%
Elevated serum ferritin
DNA testing

40
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Hemochromatosis Tx

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Phlebotomy

Take off blood volume, removes iron as well.

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