B3-048 Hematologic Diagnostics Flashcards
plasma contains
water
electrolytes
plasma proteins
middle section of centrifuged blood contains
thrombocytes, leukocytes
bottom section of centrifuged blood contains
erythrocytes
top section of centrifuged blood contains
plasma
oxygen transport
RBCs
inflammation/immunity
WBCs
hemostasis
platelets, plasma proteins, coagulation factors
lab evaluations of oxygen transport
CBC: RBC, Hgb, MCV, MCHC, MCH, Hct, RDW
reticulocyte count
blood smear
lab evaluations of inflammation/immunity
WBCs
CBC: WBC count
differential
blood smear
flow cytometry (heparin)
proportion of different cell types
differential leukocyte count
left shift indicates
circulating immature granulocytes
toxic granules
Dohle bodies indicate
left shift
left shift + circulating nucleated RBCs
leukoerthroblastosis
myelofibrosis
bone marrow infiltration
toxic granules
dohle body
top: metamyelocyte
bottom: myelocyte
nucleated RBC
lab evaluations of hemostasis
CBC: platelets, immature platelet fraction
Tests of platelet function (citrate)
coagulation tests: PT, PTT, TT (citrate)
extrinsic pathway
tissue factor (thromboplastin)
factor VII
intrinsic pathway
prekallikrein
HMWK
XII
XI
IX
VIII
common pathway
factors X
V
II (prothrombin)
I (fibrinogen)
fibrin stabilization
XIII
clotting test for extrinsic and common pathway
PT
clotting test for intrinsic and common pathway
PTT
PT and PTT are not abnormal until
level of clotting factors is less than 30%
tests for platelet function
PFA-100, aggregation studies
bone marrow architecture features
sinusoids
hematopoietic cells
fat
normal ratio of hematopoietic cells:fat in bone marrow
1:1
normal ratio of myeloid to erythroid cells in bone marrow
3:1
bone marrow aspirate provides
cellular morphology, cell counts
bone marrow biopsy provides
architecture, infiltrates
bone marrow immunophenotype provides
assessment of lymphoid cells or blasts
flow cytometry
immunohistochemistry
cgenetic analysis of bone marrow can be done via
cytogenetics
FISH
molecular techniques
PCR, Sanger, next-gen
B cells are found in the …. of lymph nodes
cortex
T cells are found in the …… of lymph nodes
paracortex
lymphocytes, macrophages, interdigitating reticulum cells are found
paracortex of lymph nodes
primary follicles of lymph nodes are
immunologically inactive
secondary follicles of lymph nodes are
immunologically active
centrocytes, centroblasts, tingible body macrophages, dedritic reticulum cells are found
germinal center of secondary follicles
cortex of lymph node
mantle zone is found in the
secondary follicles,
cortex of lymph node