Erythrocyte Disorders Flashcards
Process of blood production
Hematopoiesis
Intrauterine hematopoiesis
Mesoblastic phase
Hepatic phase
Myeloid/medullary phase
Begins at 19th day of gestation
Mesoblastic phase
Mesoblastic phase hemoglobin
Gower 1
Gower 2
Portland
Primitive nucleated erythroblast (first cell)
Mesoblastic phase
Begins at 6 weeks of gestation
Hepatic phase
Produce during hepatic phase
RBC, granulocytes, monocytes, and megakaryocytes
Alpha and gamma globin (HbF)
Begins at 5th month of gestation
Medullary phase
Myeloid - erythroid ratio
3:1 (4:1)
Bone marrow producing mainly granulocytes
Medullary/myeloid phase
At when gamma-beta globin switch
6th month
Percentage of newborn active bone marrow
80-90%
60% of BM are active
Young adult (age 20)
Proximal ends of large flat bones, pelvis and sternum
Young age (20)
40% of BM are active and 60% is fat
Older adult (55)