ClinLab Review Slides Flashcards
What are the 3 functions of blood?
Transport
Regulate
Protect
What are the 3 physical characteristics and components of blood?
Plasma 55%
Packed RBCs 45%
WBCs 60% PMNs, 25%
What is the sequence of priority of WBC levels?
Neutrophils Lymphocytes Monocytes Eosinophils Basophils
What is the Erythroid / Granulocyte Ratio
What causes the ratio to increase?
1 : 3
Anemia
Define Hematopoiesis
Production, development, differentiation and maturation of blood cells and formed elements
Pluripotent stem cells produce ? capable of ?
Multi-potential stem cells
Differentiation into myeloid or lymphoid precursors
Where doe blood cell formation primarily take place in adults?
Flat bones
What are the two lines of WBC production in leukopoisis
Myeloid- PMNs, Baso, Eos, Mono
Lymphoid- B, T, NKC
Myeloid stem cells are AKA and derived from?
Platelets
Megakaryocytes
What are the three granular leukocytes?
Basophils
Eosinophils
Neutrophils
Characteristics of reticulocytes?
Immature, slightly larger RBCs released due to hypoxia
Contains RNA and polychomasia appearance (blue/gray color)
The oxygen affinity of Hgb A depends on what 3 things?
Temp
pH
2,3 BPG concentration
When hypoxia stimulates the release of Epo, what four areas does it affect?
BFU-E
CFU-E
Pro/Erythroblasts
Normoblasts
What 4 things are needed to make RBCs?
Fe3+
Globin
B12
Erythropoietin
What are the granular leukocytes?
Myleopoisis/granulocytopoiesis- Neutro, Eosino, Baso
Lymphocytes (Except NK) Monocytes
Contents and function of neutrophils?
Myeloperoxidase
Lysozyme
Defensins
Phagocytic, Microbicidal
Contents and function of Eosinophils?
Major Basic Protein
Histaminase
Modulator of hypersensitivity Helminth killing
Contents and function of Basophils?
Histamine
Immediate hypersensitivity
Contents and function of Monocytes?
Lysozymes
Phagocytic (macrophage) Ag presentation (dendritic)
Contents and function of T Cells?
Perforin
Granzyme (only CD8)
CD4, CD8
Contents and function of B Cells?
None
Humoral Immunity
Contents and function of NKCs
Perforin
Granzymes
Cytotoxic
How do WBCs leave the blood stream?
What was this process formerly known as?
Emigration
Diapedesis
Myeloid stem cells eventually develop into ?
What inhibits/shortens the lifespan of these?
Megakaryocytes
Aspirin
CBC and ESR tests are drawn in which color tube?
What color are coagulation studies drawn in?
What color are samples that are tested for RBC membrane defects drawn in?
Lavender
Light blue
Green heparin
Define MCV
Mean Corpuscular Volume
Size of RBCs
Define MCH
Average weight of Hbg in RBCs
Rarely used as Dx tool
Define MCHC
Average concentration Hgb in each RBC
Indicates reflection of RBC staining intensity/degree of central pallor
Define Anisocytosis
Define Poikilocytosis
Increased variation in size of RBCs
Increased variation in shape of RBCs
Define Anemia
O2 carrying capacity of the blood is reduced due to decreased RBC, Hgb, HCT
Elevated or decreased reticulocyte numbers are indicative of ?
Elevated= inc destruction Decreased= hypoproliferative
What is the clinical use of Serum Iron
Measures transferrin bound to iron w/ diurnal variation
What is the clinical use of TIBC?
Total Iron Binding Capacity
Measures total amount of Fe that can be bound by transferrin the plasmin or serum
Define Transferrin Saturation
When is this measurement increased?
Max amount of iron that is bound in plasma or serum
Iron overload
What factors affect an ESR time?
Accelerates time:
Inc fibrinogen levels and globulin proteins
Anemia
Lowers time:
Abnormal RBC shape hinder rouleaux
Microcytes
Define Zeta Potential
What happens when Zeta decreases?
Forces that hold RBCs apart from each other
Formation of rouleaux which increases ESR
What are the difference in levels of Iron Deficiency and Anemia from chronic diseases?
Fe deficient: in TIBC, dec Ferritin
Chronic Dz: Dec TBIC, inc Ferritin
Define Hemolytic Anemia
Shortened red cell survival
What are the three types of hereditary hemolytic anemias?
Defected RBC membranes
Enzyme defects
Hemoglobinopathies- Thalassemia syndromes
How is Sickle Cells characterized?
Production of HbS
B chain abnormality, single AA substitution of Valine for Gluamic Acid
What is the difference between Sickle Cell Dz and Sickle Cell Trait?
Dz= HbSS Homozygous Trait= HbSB Heterozygous
What are the two Alpha Thalassemias?
Hgb H Dz-severe micro/hypo BBBB
Hydrops Fetalis- severe micro/hypo Hgb Barts (GGGG)
What are the two Beta Thalassemias?
Minor- microcytic, target cells, Inc A2, slight inc F but Pt is ASx
Major- severe microcytic anemia, schistocytes and nucleated RBCs
Inc Hgb F, Dec Hgb A
What are the four causes of micro/hypo anemia?
Fe deficient
Inflammation
Thalassemia A/B
PTs with poikilocytosis or anisocytosis correlates to them also having a higher ?
RDW
Define Hemostasis
Response to hemorrhage and process to stop the bleed
What is the first stage of wound healing?
Hemostasis