Benign hematology Flashcards
Blood group that Parvo binds to
P
Salmonella infection in SS manifestations
Osteomyelitis of the long bones
Indications for HU in SSD
> = 3 VOC per year
Recurrent ACS
Stroke history
Goal HbS for exchange
<30%
Goal HbS for chronic exchange transfusion
<30%
Preoperative simple transfusion goal in SS
Hgb > 10
Cancer risk for SS trait
Renal medullary cancer
Goal HbF for HU in SSD
20%
Hemoglobin M pathophysiology
Mutation in heme pocket and form iron-phenolate resistant to reduction in divalent state
Hemoglobin M methemoglobinemia range
15-30%
Hemoglobin M prognosis
life expectancy unchanged
Hemoglobin M clinical manifestations
Cyanosis not responding to methylene blue
Oxygen dissociation curve shift in methemoglobin
To the left - non-methemoglobin in ferrous state and have increased affinity for oxygen
Clinical manifestations of methemoglobinemia
Cyanosis with normal pO2
Culprits for acquired methemoglobinemia (4)
Bactrim
dapsone
aniline dyes
rasburicase
Congenital deficiency causing methemoglobinemia
NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase
Congenital risk factors for methemoglobinemia (2)
G6PD deficiency
Pyruvate kinase deficiency
HbCC disease manifestations (3)
Mild hemolytic anemia
splenomegaly
prone to gallstones
HbSC disease manifestations (4)
Less VOC
More retinopathy
Priapism
Ischemic necrosis of bone
How to distinguish Hb C from Hb A2
citric agar for electrophoresis
Pyruvate kinase deficiency inheritance pattern
AR
Gene mutation for pyruvate kinase deficiency
PKLR
Deficiencies with pyruvate kinase deficiency
pyruvate and ATP
Symptoms of pyruvate kinase deficiency (4)
Splenomegaly
Gallstones
Jaundice
Leg ulcers
Sickle beta+ Hb electrophoresis
HbS: moderate
HbA: low
HbF: modeate
HbA2: moderate
Sickle beta0 Hb electrophoresis
HbS: high
HbA: absent
HbF: moderate
HbSS Hb electrophoresis
HbS: very high
HbA: absent
HbA2: very low
HbF: moderate
Sickle-HbC electrophoresis
HbS: moderate
HbC: moderate
HbS: moderate
HbF: mild
Direct Coombs in drug induced AIHA
IgG-. C3+
Phosphoglycerate kinase deficiency gene
PGK1
Phosphoglycerate kinase deficiency clinical manifestations
non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia
Spleen change after RBC transfusion in splenic sequestration crisis
Spleen shrinks
Treatment of splenic sequestration crisis in SSD
Careful transfusion
Treatment of pulmonary HTN in SSD
HU
Complications of zinc over supplement
Copper deficiency and pancytopenua
ESA resistannce in ESRD patient cause
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
Manifestations of hereditary elliptocytosis
hemolysis
Most common Coombs for warm agglutinin AIHA
IgG+, C3+
Target of warm agglunin antibody
Rh epitope
MCV and MCHC in cold agglutination
Both elevated
Red cell antigen for cold agglutination disease
I
Where red cell destruction takes place in cold agglutination disease
Liver
Treatment of cold agglutinin disease
Treat underlying disease
Steroids and splenectomy not effective
Treatment of refractory idiopathic cold agglutinin disease
Rituximab
Urgent treatment of cold agglutinin disease
Plasmapharesis
Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria test
Donath-Landsteiner Ab
Mechanism of antibiotic associated AIHA
Hapten reaction
Mutations for hereditary spherocytosis (3)
Spectrin
Ankyrin
Band 3
CBC finding for hereditary spherocytosis
Elevated MCHC
Confirmatory test for hereditary spherocytosis
Eosin-5-maleimide (EMA) is low
Treatment of hereditary spherocytosis in Jehovah’s witness
Splenectomy
Inheritance for hereditary elliptocytosis
AD
Peripheral blood findings for lack of Kell Ab
Acanthrocytes
Coombs negative hemolytic anemia, absence of morphologic abnormalities cause
Pyruvate kinase deficiency
Inheritance of PK deficiency
X linked
Peripheral blood smear in G6PD deficiency
Heinz bodies and bite cells
Enzyme inhibited by lead poisoning
Pyramidine-5-nucleotidase
Drugs associated with interferon
Gemcitabine, bevacizumab
Tacriolimus, cyclosporine
Cocaine
Metformin vitamin deficiency
B12
Major complication of thalassemia intermedia
osteoporosis
High/normal B12 but deficiency syndrome in children
Transcobalamin II deficiency
Hereditary pyropoikilocytosis symptoms
Severe hemolytic anemia
Young age of onset
When to suspect methemoglobinemia
Cyanosis with normal pO2
Treatment of cold agglutinin secondary to mycoplasma
Azithromycin
Majeed syndrome clinical characteristics (3)
Recurrent osteomyelitis
Sweet syndrome
Dyserythropoietic anemia
Majeed syndrome mutation
LPIN2
Target of Donath-Landsteiner Ab in PCH
P antigen
Oral iron with less GI side effects
Ferric maltol
HbE/beta thalassemia clinical characteristics
South Asia
Mild anemia
Cause of INH induced anemia
δ-Aminolevulinate-synthase inhibition
HbS/hereditary persistence of fetal Hb symptoms
Asymptomatic
HbH clinical manifestations
Mild anemia
Iron overload
Hb Barts condition
Hydrop fetalis or HbH
Hb Barts oxygen affinity
Extremely high
HbH disease alpha globin genes
(–,–), (–,a)
Hb Constant Spring defect
Point mutation leading to elongation of alpha globin chain
Hb Constant Spring clinical manifestations
Severe anemia
Normocytic
Thal minor designation
Hb b/b+ or Hb b0/b
Thal intermediate designation
Hb b+/b+ or b0/b+
Deficient enzyme in congenital methemoglobinemia
Cytochrome b5 reductase
Gene responsible for alpha thal
ATRX
Abetalipoproteinemai RBC morphology
acanthrocytes
Urgent treatment for babesiosis
Exchange transfusion plus atovaquone+azithro
Clinical characteristics for HbE beta-0
Similar to beta-thal intermediate
RDW in alpha and beta thal
normal
Treatment of congential ringed sideroblasts
Vit B6 (pyridoxine)
Hereditary pyrimidine 5’-nucleotidase deficiency treatment
Splenectomy
Origin of red cell destruction in colg agglutinin disease
Liver
Hemoglobin H cause
loss of 3 alpha chains
Hb Constant Spring
HbH with 2 deletions and 1 mutation
Hb Constant Spring clinical manifestations
Severe anemia
Splenomegaly
Moderate hemopphilia levels
1-5%