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Clinical Hematology Final Flashcards

1
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Normal values for WBC

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4.0-10.5x10^5

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Normal values for RBC

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4.35-4.55x10^6

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3
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Normal values for Hgb for females

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12.0-15.5

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Normal values for Hgb for males

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13.5-17.0

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5
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Normal values for Hct for female

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36.0-47.0

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Normal values for Hct for males

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37.9-51.0

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7
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Normal values for platelets

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150,000-450,000

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What factors increase the ESR?

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anemia, infections, pregnancy, carcinoma, alcoholism, multiple myeloma, macroglobulinemia

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What factors decrease the ESR?

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polycythemia, sickle cell, spherocytosis

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What is the chief use of the osmotic fragility test?

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determines the ability of the RBCs to withstand hypo-osmotic solutions and membrane defects

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11
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What test is best to use to differentiate between homozygous and heterozygous sickle cell disease

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Hub electrophoresis

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12
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How are reticulocytes stained?

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new methylene blue

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13
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What is the use of the reticulocyte test to the physician?

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to determine RBC production in certain disease states; diagnosing and monitoring anemia

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14
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In what condition would one expect to see an increased retic count?

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hemorrhage, post-splenectomy, hemolytic anemias

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In what condition would one expect to see a decreased retic count?

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bone marrow suppression due to toxic environmental substances, chemotherapy, and radiation

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16
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Red cell morphology for increased MCV

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macro

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17
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Red cell morphology for decreased MCV

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micro

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18
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Red cell morphology for decreased MCHC

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hypochromic

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19
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Red cell morphology for increased RDW

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aniso

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20
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With what condition are burr cells associated?

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toxic states, GI bleeding, and chronic renal disease or uremic poisoning

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21
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In what condition is punctate basophilia frequently seen

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lead poisoning, increased erythropoiesis, various anemias and leukemia

22
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With what condition are Heinz bodies most closely associated?

23
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What is the most prominent feature in a blood smear from a patient with ABO HDN?

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spherocytes

24
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What values must be known in order calculate the MCV?

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RBCs and Hct

25
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What values must be known in order calculate the MCH?

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RBCs and Hgb

26
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What values must be known in order calculate the MCHC

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Hit and Hgb

27
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Describe the blood smear of IDA

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hypo/micro, aniso and poik, target cells, burr cells, oval

28
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Describe the blood smear of folic acid deficiency

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macro/normo, oval macro, hypersegs, aniso/poik, pancytopenia, HJ bodies, NRBCs, basophilic stippling, cabot rings

29
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What are the causes of aplastic anemia?

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bone marrow suppression, failure or replacement

30
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What is a common characteristic of all hemolytic anemias?

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marked increase in retic count

31
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What is an unusual finding that is a means of differentiating AIHA from other hemolytic anemias?

32
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What is pancytopenia?

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decreased concentrations of all blood cells

33
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What is the appearance of a plasma cell?

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eccentric nucleus, strongly basophilic cytoplasm

34
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What are the distinguishing characteristics of Hodgkin’s disease?

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leukocytosis and eosinophilia

35
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What are the normal features from a newborn

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NRBCs, polychromasia, immatures, ATLs

36
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What serves to stain eosinophils for a eosinophil count?

37
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What serves to lyse other WBCs in a eosinophil count?

38
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What serves to lyse other RBCs in a eosinophil count?

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propylene glycol

39
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What condition cannot absolutely be diagnosed without a bone marrow aspirate?

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pernicious anemia

40
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What must be seen in a bone marrow aspirate to diagnose pernicious anemia?

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megaloblasts

41
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What is the chief use of the LAP?

A

differentiation of acute and chronic leukemias, particularly CML

42
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What is the most common leukemia in children?

43
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Which leukemia frequently presents with a greatly increased platelet count?

44
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How are PNH and PCH diagnosed in the lab?

45
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What type of hemolysis is PNH?

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intravascular

46
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What type of hemolysis is PCH?

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extravascular

47
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Which layer of the blood is used for making and LE prep?

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buffy coat

48
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Which group of disorders is classified by the FAB?

49
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What is the normal MCV value?

50
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What is the normal MCH value?

51
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What is the normal MCHC?

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32-36 g/dL

52
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What is the normal RDW?

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