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Erythrocyte Disorders Flashcards

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derived from the Greek word β€œanaimia” meaning β€œwithout blood”

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Anemia

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  • is a decrease in the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood (functional definition)
  • is defined operationally as a reduction in the hemoglobin content of blood that can be caused by a decrease in RBCs, hemoglobin, and hematocrit
  • should not be thought of as a disease but rather as a manifestation of an underlying disease or deficiency
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Anemia

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1.Increase in heart rate, respiratory rate, and cardiac output

  1. Redistribution of blood flow from skin and viscera to heart, brain, and muscle
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Anemia caused by sudden loss of blood volume:

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  1. Decrease in hemoglobin-oxygen affinity by increasing the production of 2,3-biphosphoglycerate
  2. Increase in EPO production by kidneys
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Anemia caused by slow loss of blood:

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-refers to the production of erythroid precursor cells that are defective
- these defective precursors often undergo apoptosis

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Ineffective erythropoiesis

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megaloblastic anemia, thalassemia, sideroblastic anemia

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Ineffective erythropoiesis

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-refers to the decrease in the number of erythroid precursor in the bone marrow

  • iron deficiency anemia, renal disease, aplastic anemia, acquired pure red cell aplasia, infection
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Insufficient erythropoiesis

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  • most important among the RBC indices
  • a measure of the average RBC volume in fL
  • key in the morphologic classification of anemia
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Mcv

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  • index of variation of cell volume in a red blood cell population
  • the coefficient of variation of RBC volume expressed in percentage
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Rdw

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  • an important tool to assess the bone marrow’s ability to increase RBC production in response to anemia
  • determines whether an anemia is due to an RBC production defect or to a shortened survival defect
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Reticulocyte count

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  • serves as a quality control to verify the results produced by automated analyzers
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Peripheral Blood Smear/film

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  • may help in establishing the cause of anemia
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Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

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valuable if an inappropriately low reticulocyte count and a microcytic anemia are present

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Iron studies

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helpful in investigating a macrocytic anemia with a low reticulocyte count

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Serum vitamin B12 and serum folate assays

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can differentiate autoimmune hemolytic anemias from hemolytic anemias due to other causes

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DAT direct antiglobulin test (

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Degree of hemoglobinization

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Normochromia
Hypochromia
Hyperchromia

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Central pallor is 1/3 of the red cell diameter

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Normochromia

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Central pallor is >1/3 of the red cell diameter

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Hypochromia 1+

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Central pallor is >2/3 of the red cell diameter

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Hypochromia 2+

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Central pallor is 3 quarter of the red cell volume

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Hypochromia 3+

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Thin rim of hemoglobin is left

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Hypochromia 4+

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Decreased or absent central pallor

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Hyperchromia

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variation in red cell size

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Anisocytosis

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-characterized by an MCV of less than 80 fL with small RBCs (less than 6ΞΌm)
-are caused by conditions that result in reduced hemoglobin synthesis

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Microcytic anemia

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IDA, chronic inflammatory states, sideroblastic anemia, lead poisoning

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Defective heme synthesis : microcytic anemia

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Thalassemia, Hb E disease

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Defective globin synthesis: microcytic anemia

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TAILS

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Microcytic anemia

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-characterized by an MCV in the range of 80-100 fL
- develop due to premature destruction and shortened survival of RBCs

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Normocytic anemia

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Immune and nonimmune RBC injury

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Extrinsic causes

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  • characterized by an MCV greater than 100 fL with large RBCs (greater than 8 ΞΌm)
  • arise from conditions that result in megaloblastic and nonmegaloblastic red cell development
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Macrocytic anemia

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are caused by conditions that impair synthesis of DNA

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Megaloblastic anemia

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are related to membrane changes owing to disruption of the cholesterol-phospholipid ratio

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Nonmegaloblastic anemia

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measures red cell immaturity; correlates with reticulocyte count (%)

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Polychromasia

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RBC/ 10 hpf
0-1
1-3
4-6
>6

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Normal
Slight
Moderate
Marked

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% retic
1-2%
2-4%
4-6%
>6%

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Normal
Slight
Moderate
Marked

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1% 3% 5% 10% 11%

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Grade

Slight
1+
2+
3+
4+

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variation in red cell shape

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Poikilocytosis

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Acanthocyte synonym

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2-10 pointed projections of various lengths and irregular spacing

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Acanthocyte
Spur cell

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Abetalipoproteinemia
Pyruvate kinase deficiency
Alcohol intoxication
Post-splenectomy

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Acanthocyte
Spur cell

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Contains one or more vacuoles that resemble a blister on the skin

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Blister cell

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Burr cell synonym

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Echinocyte Crenated RBC

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10-30 pointed projections evenly distributed around the cell

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Burr cell
Echinocyte Crenated RBC

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Post-splenectomy patients with enzyme anomalies
Artificial drying

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Burr cell
Echinocyte Crenated RBC

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Narrow and elongated,
resembling a rod or cigar shape

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Elliptocyte
Pencil cell

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IDA
Hereditary elliptocytosis

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Elliptocyte
Pencil cell

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Fragment in which the volume is close to normal

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Keratocyte
Horned cell or Helmet cell

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G6PD deficiency

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Keratocyte
Horned cell Helmet cell

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Narrow band of hemoglobin across the center of the cell

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Knizocyte
Pinch bottle cell

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Oval or egg-like appearance

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Ovalocyte
Elliptocyte

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Thalassemia syndromes
Myelodysplastic syndromes

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Ovalocyte
Elliptocyte

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Fragment in which cellular volume is reduced

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Schistocyte
Schizocyte

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MAHA Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia

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Schistocyte
Schizocyte

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Crescent-shaped with at least one end that is pointed

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Sickle cell
Drepanocyte

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Sickle cell anemia

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Sickle cell
Drepanocyte

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Compact and round: has lost its area of central pallor

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Spherocyte

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Hereditary spherocytosis

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Spherocyte

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Central slit-like opening resembling a mouth

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Stomatocyte

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Stomatocytosis

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Stomatocyte

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Contains a central bull’s eye surrounded by a clear ring and then an outer red ring

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Target cell
Codocyte

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LCAT deficiency
Thalassemia

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Target cell
Codocyte

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Resembles a tear

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Teardrop cell
Dacryocyte

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Myelofibrosis

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Teardrop cell
Dacryocyte

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Red blood cell inclusions

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Howell-Jolly body
Pappenheimer body
Basophilic stipplings
Cabot ring
Heinz body

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DNA: nuclear or chromosomal remnant

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Howell-Jolly body

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Non-heme iron

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Pappenheimer body

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Altered RNA

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Basophilic stipplings

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Mitotic spindle remnant

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Cabot ring

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Not visible

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Heinz body

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Denatured hemoglobin

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Heinz body

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Multiple, uniform, dark dots distributed evenly throughout the cell

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Basophilic stipplings

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Clusters or small blue coccoid bodies located at the periphery of the cell

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Pappenheimer body

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Single, occasionally double, rarely multiple red purple coccoid bodies

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Howell-Jolly body

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QUALITATIVE RED CELL ABNORMALITIES

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  1. Degree of hemoglobinization
  2. Anisocytosis - variation in red cell size
  3. Polychromasia - measures red cell immaturity; correlates with reticulocyte count (%)
  4. Poikilocytosis - variation in red cell shape
  5. Red blood cell inclusions
  6. Red blood cell indices

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