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What are the Microcytic anemias?

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  • Iron def
  • ACD
  • Thalassemias
  • Lead poisoning
  • Sideroblastic anemia
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What are the Normocytic Nonhemolytic anemias?

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  • Anemia of chronic dz
  • Aplastic anemia
  • Chronic kidney dz
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What are the Normocytic Intrinsic hemolytic anemias?

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  • Hereditary spherocytosis (RBC mem defect)
  • G6PD, PK (RBC enzyme def)
  • HbC
  • Sickle cell anemia
  • Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
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What are the Macrocytic Megaloblastic anemias?

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  • Folate def
  • B12 def
  • Orotic aciduria
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What are the Macrocytic Non-megaloblastic anemias?

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  • Liver dz
  • Alcoholism
  • Reticulocytosis
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What are the Normocytic Extrinsic hemolytic anemias?

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  • Autoimmune
  • Microangiopathic
  • Macroangiopathic
  • Infections
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What is Microcytic hypochromatic anemia?

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MCV <80fL

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What causes iron def anemia?

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Dec iron d/t chornic bleeding (GI loss, menorrhagia), malnutrition/absorption disorders or inc demand→ dec final step in heme synthesis

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What are the findings in Iron def anemia?

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  • Dec iron
  • Inc TIBC
  • Dec ferritin
  • Microcytosis
  • Hypochromia
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What is the triad of Plummer-Vinson synd?

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  • Iron def anemia
  • Esophageal webs
  • Atrophic glossitis
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What is the defect in alpha-thalassemia?

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Alpha-globulin gene mutations→ dec alpha-globin synthesis

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Which deletion is prevalent in Asian pop w/ alpha-thalassemia?

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Cis deletion

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Which deletion is prevalent in African pop w/ alpha-thalassemias?

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Trans deletion

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What are the features of 4 gene deletion alpha thalassemia?

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  • No alpha globin
  • Excess gamma-globin forms gamma 4 (Hb Barts)
  • Incompatible with life–hydrops fetalis
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What are the features of 3 gene deletion alpha thalassemia?

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  • HbH dz
  • Very little alpha-globin
  • Excess ß-globin forms ß4 (HbH)
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What are the features of 1-2 gene deletion alpha thalassemia?

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No clinically significant anemia

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What causes ß-thalassemia?

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Point mutations in splice sites & promoter sequences→ dec ß-globin synthesis

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Which pop is ß-thalassemia prevalent in?

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Mediterranean

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What are the findings in ß-thalasemia minor?

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  • Heterozygote
  • ß chain underproduced
  • Dx confirmed by inc HbA2 (>3.5%) on electrophoresis
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What are the findings in ß-thalassemia major?

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  • Homozygote
  • ß chain is absent
  • Marrow expansion
  • Inc in HbF (alpha2gamma2)
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What does absent ß chain produce?

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Severe anemia requiring blood transfusion

(2° hemochromatosis)

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What are the features of marrow expansion?

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Skeletal deformities

  • Chipmunk facies
  • “Crew cut” on skull x-ray
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What are the features of HbS/ß thalassemia heterozygote?

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Mild to moderate sickle cell dz depending on amount of ß-globin production

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What does lead poisoning lead to?

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  • Lead inhibits ferrochelatase & ALA dehydratase→ dec heme synthesis
  • Also inhibits rRNA degradation causing RBC’s to reatin aggregates of rRNA (basophilic stippling)
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What inc the risk of lead poisioning?

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High risk in houses w/ chipped paint

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What are the sx of lead poisoning?

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  • Lead lines on gingivae & metaphyses of long bones on x-ray
  • Encephalopathy & erythrocyte basophilic stippling
  • Abd colic & sideroblastic anemia
  • Wrist & foot drop
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What are Burton’s lines?

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Lead lines on gingivae

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What is the 1st line tx for lead poisoning?

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Dimercaprol & EDTA

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What is used for chelation in kids?

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Succimer

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What is the defect in Sideroblastic anemia?

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Defect in heme synthesis

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What is the defect in Hereditary Sideroblastic anemia?

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X-linked defect in delta-ALA synthase gene

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What are the reversible etiologies in Sideroblastic anemia?

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Alcohol, led & isoniazid

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What are the findings in Sideroblastic anemia?

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  • Ringed sideroblasts (w/ iron-laden mitochondria)
  • Inc iron
  • Normal TIBC
  • Inc ferritin
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What is the tx for Sideroblastic anemia?

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Pyridoxine (B6 cofactor for delta-ALA synthase)

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What is Megaloblastic anemia?

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Impaired DNA synthesis→ maturation of nucleus delayed relative to maturation of cytoplasm

Ineffective ereythropoiesis→ pancytopenia

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What are the etiologies of Folate deficiency?

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  • Malnutrition
  • Malabsorption
  • Antifolates
  • Inc requirement
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What are the findings in Folate deficiency?

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  • Hypersegmented neutrophils
  • Glossitis
  • Dec folate
  • Inc homocysteine but normal methylmalonic acid
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What are the etiologies of B12 deficiency (cobalamin)?

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  • Insufficient intake
  • Malabsorption
  • Pernicious anemia
  • Diphyllobothrium latum
  • Proton pump inhibitors
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What are the findings in B12 def?

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  • Hypersegmented neutrophils
  • Glossitis
  • Dec B12
  • Inc homocysteine
  • Inc methylmalonic acid
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What causes the neurologic sx in B12 def?

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Subacute combined degeneration d/t involvement to B12 in fatty acid pathways & myelin synthesis

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What are the neurologic sx in B12 def?

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  • Peripheral neuropathy w/ sensorimotor dysfunction
  • Posterior columns (vibration/proprioception)
  • Lateral corticospinal (spasticity)
  • Dementia
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What causes Orotic aciduria?

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Genetic mutation in enzyme that synthesizes uridine from orotic acid

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How does Orotic aciduria present?

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In children as megaloblastic anemia that cannot be cured by folate or B12

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What are the findings in Orotic aciduria?

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  • Hypersegmented neutrophils
  • Glossitis
  • Orotic acid in urine
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What is the tx for Orotic aciduria?

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Uridine monophosphate to bypass mutated enzyme

46
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What are Nonmegaloblastic macrocytic anemias?

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Macrocytic anemia in which DNA synthesis is unimpaired

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What are the causes of Nonmegaloblastic macrocytic anemia?

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  • Liver dz
  • Alcoholism
  • Reticulocytosis→ Inc MCV
  • Drugs (5-FU, AZT, hydroxyurea)
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What are the findings in Nonmegaloblastic macrocytic anemias?

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Macrocytosis & BM suppression can occur in the absence of folate/B12 def

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What are the findings in Intravascular hemolysis?

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  • Dec haptoglobin
  • Inc LDH
  • Hb in urine
50
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What are the findings in Extravascular hemolysis?

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  • Macrophage in splen clears RBC
  • Inc LDH plus inc UCB which causes jaundice
51
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What is Anemia of chronic dz (ACD)?

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Inflammation→ inc hepcidin→ dec release of iron from macrophages

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What is hepcidin?

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Released by liver, binds ferroportin on intestinal mucosal cells & macrophages thus inhibiting iron transport

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What are the findings in ACD?

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  • Dec iron
  • Dec TIBC
  • Inc ferritin
  • Can become microcytic, hypochromic or nonhemolytic, normocytic
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What causes Aplastic anemia?

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Failure or destruction of myeloid stem cells

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What are the etiologies of Aplastic anemia?

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  • Radiation & drugs (benzene, chloramphenicol, alkylating agents, antimetabolites)
  • Viral agents (B19, EBV, HIV, HCV)
  • Fanconi’s anemia (DNA repair defect)
  • Idiopathic
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What are the findings in Aplastic anemia?

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  • Pancytopenia characterized by severe anemia, leukopenia & thrombocytopenia
  • Normal cell morphology but hypocellular BM w/ fatty infiltration (dry BM tap)
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What are the sx of Aplastic anemia?

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  • Fatigue
  • Malaise
  • Pallor
  • Purpura
  • Mucosal bleeding
  • Petechiae
  • Infection
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What is the tx for Aplastic anemia?

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  • Withdrawal of offending agent
  • Immunosuppressive regimens
  • Allogenic BM transplantation
  • RBC & platelet transfusion
  • G-CSF or GM-CSF
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What is the anemic affect of Chronic kidney dz?

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Dec erythropoietin→ dec hematopoiesis

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What is the defect in Hereditary spherocytosis?

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Defect in proteins interacting w/ RBC membrane skeleton & plasma membrane

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What does the dec in membrane in hereditary spherocytosis cause?

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Small & round RBC’s w/ no central pallor→ premature removal of RBCs by spleen

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What are the findings in Hereditary spherocytosis?

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  • Splenomegaly
  • Aplastic crisis (Parvovirus B19 infection)
  • Labs: positive osmotic fragility test, normal to dec MCV w/ abundance of cells, masks microcytia
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What is the tx of Hereditary spherocytosis?

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Splenectomy

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What is the defect in G6PD deficiency?

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X-linked G6PD→ dec glutathione→ inc RBC susceptibility to oxidant stress

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What happens following oxidant stress in G6PD def?

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Hemolytic anemia

RBC’s primarily destroyed extravascularly

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What are the findings in G6PD def?

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  • Back pain
  • Hemoglobinuria a few days later
  • Labs: blood smear shows RBCs w/ Heinz bodies & bite cells
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What is the defect in Pyruvate kinase def?

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AR defect in pyruvate kinase→ dec ATP→ rigid RBCs

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What are the findings in Pyruvate kinase def?

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Hemolytic anemia in a newborn

69
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What is the cause of HbC defect?

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Glutamic acid-to-lysine mutation at residue 6 in ß-globin

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What are the findings in HbC defect?

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Pts w/ hbSC (1 of each mutant gene) have milder dz thatn have HbSS pts

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What is Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria?

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Inc complement-med RBC lysis (impaired synthesis of GPI anchor or decay-accelerating factor that protect RBC mem from complement)

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What is the cause of Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria?

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Acquired mutation in a hematopoietic stem cell

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What is the triad in Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria?

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  • Hemolytic anemia
  • Pancytopenia
  • Venous thrombosis
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What is shown on labs in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria?

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CD55/59 neg RBCs on flow cytometry

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What is the tx of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria?

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Eculizumab

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What is the cause of Sickle cell anemia?

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HbS point mutation causes a single amino acid replacement in ß chain (substitution of glutamic acid w/ valine) at position 6

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What is the pathogenesis in Sickle cell anemia?

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Low O2 or dehydration precipitates sickling (deoxy HbS polymerizes) which results in anemia & vaso-occlusive dz

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Why are sickle cell anemia newborns initially asx?

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Inc HbF & dec HbS

79
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What are heterozygotes w/ sickle cell trait resistance to?

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Malaria

80
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8% of ___ ___ carry the HbS trait.

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African Americans

81
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What are the findings in Sickle cell anemia?

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  • Sickled cells are crescent-shaped RBCs
  • “Crew cut” on skull x-ray d/t marrow expansion from in erythropoiesis
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What are the complications in homozygotes w/ sickle cell dz?

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  • Aplastic crisis (d/t parvovirus B19)
  • Autosplenectomy
  • Splenic sequestration crisis
  • Salmonella osteomyelitis
  • Painful crisis
  • Renal papillary necrosis & microhematuria
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What does Autosplenectomy inc risk for?

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Inc risk of infection w/ encapsulated organisms

84
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What are the painful crisis in sickle cell anemia?

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  • Dacytlitis
  • Acute chest synd
  • Avascular necrosis
85
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What is the tx for Sickle cell anemia?

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Hydroxyurea (inc HbF) & BM transplantation

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What is Warm agglutinin (IgG) seen in?

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Chronic anemia seen in SLE, CLL, or w/ certain drugs

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What is Cold agglutinin (IgM) seen in?

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  • Acute anemia triggered by cold
  • CLL
  • Mycoplasma pneumonia infections
  • Infectious mononucleosis
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What are the findings in Autoimmune hemolytic anemia?

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Usually Coombs’ positive

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What is Direct coombs’ test?

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  • Anti-Ig Ab added to pt’s serum
  • RBCs agglutinate if RBCs are coated w/ Ig
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What is Indirect Coombs’ test?

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Normal RBC’s added to pt’s serum agglutinate if serum has anti-RBC surface Ig

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What is the pathogenesis in Microangiopathic anemia?

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RBCs are damaged when passing through obstructed or narrowed vessel lumina

92
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What disorders are Microangiopathic anemia seen in?

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  • DIC
  • TTP-HUS
  • SLE
  • Malignant HTN
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What are the findings in Mircoangiopathic anemia?

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Shistocytes (helmet cells) are seen on blood smear d/t mech destruction on RBCs

94
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What can cause Macroangiopathic anemia?

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Prosthetic heart valves & aortic stenosis may also cause hemolytic anemia 2° to mech destruction

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What are the findings in Macroangiopathic anemia?

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Schistocytes on peripheral blood smear

96
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What can infections cause?

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Inc destruction of RBCs

97
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What are the lab values in Iron def?

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  • 1° dec serum iron
  • Inc Transferring or TIBC
  • Dec Ferritin
  • Dec % transferrin saturation
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What are the lab values in Chronic disease?

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  • Dec serum iron
  • Dec Transferring or TIBC
  • 1° Inc Ferritin
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What are the lab values in Hemo-chromatosis?

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  • 1° inc in serum iron
  • Dec in Transferrin or TIBC
  • Inc Ferritin
  • Inc % transferrin saturation
100
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What are the lab values in Pregnancy/OCP use?

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  • 1° inc in Transferrin or TIBC
  • Dec in % transferring saturation
101
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What is the function of Transferrin?

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Transports iron in blood

102
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What is the function of Ferritin?

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1° storage protein of body

103
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Why does Transferrin or TIBC dec in chronic dz?

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Pathogens use ciruclating iron to thrive. Iron is stored w/in the cells of the boyd & prevents pathogens from acquiring iron

104
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When is Transferrin production inc?

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Pregnancy & OCP use

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