Disorders Of The White Blood Cells And Lympoid Tissue Flashcards
Penia
Deficiency
Neutropenia
An abnormally low amout of neutrophils within the blood
Leukopenia
A decrease in the absolute number of leukocytes within the blood
Pancytopenia
all of the blood cells are low
lymphoma
Diverse group of solid tumors composed of neoplastic lymphoid cells that vary with resect to molecular features, genetics, clinical presentation, and treatment.
What are the two types of lymphoma
Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin (NHL’s)
Pluripotent
not fixed as to developmental potentialities, not capable of differentiating into one of many cell types
“Blast”
new baby budding cell
How do all cells start out
as a stem cell
What are bands?
Immature Neutrophils
What are segs?
Segmented neutrophils
What is a normal differential for WBC
4000-11000
What are Eosinophils
leukocytes that constitute 1%-3% of the WBC. Help to control allergic responses and fight parasites
When do Eosinophils increase?
During allergic reactions and Parasitic infections
What are Basophils
Basophils are WBC that are present during inflammation. They contain Heparin and histamine. Present in IGE reactions.
What is heparin
an anticoagulant
What is histamine?
a vasodilator
What are leukocytes and where do they originate?
White blood cells that originate in the bone marrow and circulate through the lymphoid tissues in the body
Name the granulocytes
Neutrophils, Eosinophils, and Basophils come from the myeloid stem cell
Name the agranulocytes
lymphocytes and monocytes
What originates from the lymphoid stem cells in the bone marrow and travel between the blood and the lymphatic system
Lymphocytes
What cells originate from the lymphoid stem cell
NK, T cells and B cells
What cells originate from the myeloid stem cell
Monocytes, Granulocytes, Erythrocytes, Platelets
What is the number one reason for a low neutrophil count
Medications
Neutrophils
Primary pathogen-fighting cells
When would you see an elevated neutrophil count on a differential?
With an acute bacterial infection or inflammation
What shits to the left?
Bands
What does it mean to shift to the left?
Shift to the left is where their may be an infection that the body shoots out immature WBC because it can’t wait for the mature ones
A big increase in what kind of cell is not normal?
Basophils
What do basophils do?
Release heparin, seratonin, bradykinin, histamine and other inflammatory mediators.
Monocytes/ Macrophages (from myeloid stem cells) do what?
Antigen presenting cells,
Create inflammatory mediatiors,
are phagocyctic,
What does an increase in Monocytes suggest
May indicate infection. Inflammation, or Bone marrow injury (Leukemia)