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anemia

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low on RBCs, antimitotic chemo

  • decrease in # of circulating RBCs
  • decrease in quality/quantity of Hgb
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what is the main result of anemia

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tissue hypoxia

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hypoxemia

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O2 deprivation in the blood

  • altered production of RBCs
  • blood loss
  • increased destruction of RBCs
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-cytic

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alteration in cell size

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normocytic

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blood cells all normally sized, just might not have enough

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macrocytic

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blood cells largely sized

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microcytic

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blood cells small in size

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-chromic

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alteration in Hgb concentration

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normochromic

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normal amount of Hgb

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hypochromic

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Hgb amounts are too little

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hyperchromic

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Hgb amounts are too much

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anisocytosis

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all RBCs are diff shapes

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poikilocytosis

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all red blood cells are diff shapes

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macrocytic-normochromic anemias

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large cells, but normal Hgb amount

  • pernicious anemia
  • folate deficiency anemia
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pernicious anemia

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deficiency of absorption of vitamin b12

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what is the purpose of vitamin b12

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needed for RBC production

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what is intrinsic factor and where is it made?

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made in stomach to help absorption of b12

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folate deficiency anemia

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decreased folic acid

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what is the purpose of folic acid

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for DNA synthesis

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t/f: b and c vitamin are water soluble which means you can excrete them through urine

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true

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microcytic-hypochromic anemias

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small cells, too little Hgb amounts

  • iron deficiency anemia
  • sideroblastic anemia
  • thalassemias
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iron deficiency anemia

  • signs
  • treatment
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too little iron

signs: corners of mouth broken, dark circles around eyes
treatment: iron supplements

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sideroblastic anemia

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metabolic disorder; ineffective utilization of iron during erythropoiesis –> iron accumulation

“iron stuffed mitochondria”

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thalassemias

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similar to sickle cell anemia; both are mutations in hemoglobin that lead to malformed hemoglobin (but thalassemia does NOT malformed cell)

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what is the most common type of thalassemia
beta thalassemia: mutation in beta subunits of hemoglobin that leads to small hgb and iron deficiency
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what is the difference between sickle cell anemia and thalassemia?
thalassemia: mutated hgb but not malformed cell | sickle cell: mutated hgb with malformed cell
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normocytic-normochromic anemias
normal cell size, normal Hgb number - aplastic anemia - hemolytic anemia - hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) - posthemorrhagic anemia - anemia of chronic inflammation - sickle cell anemia
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aplastic anemia | - treat?
cells might look normal but don't have enough due to problem at bone marrow - treat by diet (palliative measures)
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hemolytic anemia | - hereditary vs acquired
something is causing lysis of RBCs - heredity: due to genetics - acquired: infectious disease
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hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) | - what should the mom get injected with to prevent this?
Rh negative mom has antibodies that can attack Rh positive baby - mother needs to be injected with RHOGAM
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what is RHOGAM
shot of Rh factor - sticks to Rh positive antibodies so they don’t cross the placenta
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posthemmorhagic anemia
lost a lot of blood = low on RBCs
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anemia of chronic inflammation
cytokines down regulate processes that synthesizes all bone marrow cells
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sickle cell anemia
RBCs abnormally shaped due to a mutated hemoglobin protein | - resistance to malaria
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myeloproliferative RBC disorders
- polycythemia - polycythemia vera - iron overload
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polycythemia
too many RBCs --> many problems and dysfunctions
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relative polycythemia
appear to have a high [ ] of RBCs when you really don’t (dehydration)
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absolute polycythemia
where number of RBCs are truly elevated
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primary absolute polycythemia
problem in bone marrow leads to too many RBCs (polycythemia vera)
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secondary absolute polycythemia
Hyperactivity with Erythropoietin (EPO) → hormone produced that triggers RBC production; made by kidney
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where is erythropoietin produced
in the kidney
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polycythemia vera
increased # of RBCs due to a bone marrow problem --> results to thick and sticky blood
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clinical manifestations of polycythemia vera?
1. ischemia/infarction of tissue 2. petechial rash 3. JAK2 mutation
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iron overload
too much iron in diet, but can also be a disease condition
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hereditary hemochromatosis
too much iron (can't process iron properly) but through GENETICS and not DIET
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t/f: blood drawn for pt with hereditary hemochromatosis can still be used
false
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leukopenia
``` WBC deficiency (granulocytopenia [eosinopenia, basophenia], pancytopenia, lymphocytopenia) ```
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leukocytosis
overabundance of WBCs | granulocytosis, eosinophilia, basophilia
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what is the leukemoid reaction
"shift to the left" during leukocytosis; RESEMBLES leukemia but NOT due to a malignant condition of the bone marrow can just be a response to infectious disease
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when do you see eosinophilia
parasitic infections
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yes/no: can you see tumors during dysfunctions of the blood?
no
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leukemia
producing too many blood cells; MALIGNANT disorder of blood and bone marrow
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what is the hallmark sign of leukemia
increased WBC proliferation (that aren't made right)
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leukemia usually results in _______ (describe it)
pancytopenia: corresponding decrease in other cells (too much WBC, not much RBC or platelets)
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acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
rapidly developing abnormally high number of malformed lymphocytes
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acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
rapidly developing abnormally high overabundance of cells of myeloid lineage
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
gradual developing abnormally high number of malformed lymphocytes
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chroni myelogenous leukemia (CML)
gradual developing abnormally high overabundance of cells of myeloid lineage
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what happens to chromosomes during CML?
philadelphia translocation: eciprocal translocation over across a couple of chromosomes (almost always seen in ppl with CML) -Segments of chromosome 9 and 22 switching places with each other Not good for cells (don’t want crossovers between diff)
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lymphadenopathy
dysfunction of the lymphatic system

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