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BLI 9 - Normocytric Anemia II (Siddiqui) Flashcards

1
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Usually asymptomatic but may have difficulty concentrating urine

A

Hb SA (sickle cell trait)

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2
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In sickle cell disease, hemolysis is mostly _______

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extravascular

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3
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Sickle cell disease point mutation

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Glutamic acid to valine at 6th position

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4
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RIsk due to autosplenectomy

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risk of infection from encapsulated organisms Spleen has fibrosed due to ischemia and infarction –> autosplenectomy

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5
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Spherocytosis w/ positive coombs test

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AIHA

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6
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O157:H7

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HUS Verotoxin causes endothelial cell damage –> platelet microthrombi –> schistocytes

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7
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Organism responsible for osteomyelitis in the a patient with sickle cell disease

Organism responsible for osteomyelitis in normal pt

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Salmonella typhi S. aureus

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8
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Clinical manifestations for TTP/HUS

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FAT RN

Fever

Anemia

Thrombocytopenia

Renal insufficiency – more HUS

Neurologic abnormalities – more TTP

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9
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Homozygous Hb S

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Sickle cell disease

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10
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vaso-occlusive crisis

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Sickle cell disease – sickled RBCs obstruct microvasculature

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11
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Schistocytes

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MAHA

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12
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Hb C disease mutation

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Glutamic acid –> Lysine at 6th position

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13
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Pancytopenia

Low RI

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemolysis

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Aplastic Anemia

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14
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Hb SS vaccine

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Pneumococcal

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15
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Heterozygous Hb S

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Sickle cell trait

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16
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S. pneumo H. flu

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Encapsulated organisms with increased risk of infection after autosplenectomy

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17
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Aplastic crisis

Stroke

Acute chest syndrome

Autosplenectomy

Aseptic necrosis

Skin infections/ulcers

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Sickle cell disease

18
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Detects antibody-coated RBCs

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Direct Coombs test

19
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Target cells Hb crystals

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Hb C disease

20
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Best screening test for DIC

21
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IgM mediated AIHA: hemolysis

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Intravascular hemolysis

22
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Sepsis

Abruptio placentae

Trauma/burns

Acute promyelocytic leukemia

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Etiologies of DIC

23
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Sickle cell disease effect on bone marrow

24
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Tx of TTP/HUS includes plasmaphoresis and steroids, but never ________

A

platelet transfusion

25
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Hematopoietic stem cell defect

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Aplastic Anemia

26
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Like thalassemia, shows crewcut appearance on xray with chipmunk facies and hepatomegaly

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Sickle cell disease

27
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SLE, RA CLL PCN, quinidine, methyldopa

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Warm agglutinin AIHA diseases

28
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IgM (complement-fixation): Cold or warm Extravascular or intravascular

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Cold Intravascular

29
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Pulmonary risk of sickle cell disease

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Acute chest syndrome

30
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Initial presentation of sickle cell disease >6 mo

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Dactylitits

31
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Stroke/TIA sequelae Hypersplenism

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Chronic complications of sickle cell disease

32
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IgG mediated AIHA: hemolysis

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Extravascular hemolysis

33
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Sickle cell disease confirmatory test

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Hemoglobin electrophoresis

34
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Sickle cell disease inheritance pattern

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Autosomal recessive

35
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3 deoxygenated states that cause Hb S polymerization

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Hypoxemia Acidosis Dehydration

36
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Components of Microangioapthic Hemolytic Anemia (MAHA)

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TTP/HUS & DIC

37
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infectious Mononucleosis

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Cold agglutinin AIHA diseases

38
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ADAMTS13

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TTP Decreased ADAMTS13 = failure to cleave large vWF multimers –> platelet microthrombi –> schistocytes

39
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IgG (Opsonization): Cold or warm Extravascular or intravascular

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Warm Extravascular

40
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In sickle cell disease, this form of hemoglobin is protective against sickling

41
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Detects antibodies in serum

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Indirect Coombs test

42
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Hydroxyurea

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Increased Hb F –> protective against sickling

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