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1
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Total mass of RBCs circulating in the peripheral blood and the BM RBC precursors

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Erythron

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Refers to erythrocytes in the circulation only

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RBC mass

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Conditions that result to ineffective erythropoiesis

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  1. Vitamin B12 deficiency
  2. Folate deficiency
  3. Thalassemia
  4. Sideroblastic anemia
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4
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Type of anemia in Vitamin B12 deficiency and Folate deficiency

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Macrocytic, normochromic anemia

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Type of anemia in thalassemia and sideroblastic anemia

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Microcytic, hypochromic anemia

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Anemia in renal disease and acute leukemia

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Normocytic, normochromic

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7
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Difference between progenitor cells and precursor cells

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Precursor cells are morphologically identifiable but progenitor cells are not.
* both are immature hematopoietic cells

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8
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Earliest marker of erythroid differentiation

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CD71 * Can also act as a transferrin receptor

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9
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Chief stimulator cytokines for RBCs

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Erythropoietin (EPO)

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10
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Primary organ responsible for producing EPO

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Kidney

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Primary cell source of EPO

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Peritubular interstitial cell of the kidneys

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12
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Primary target cells of EPO

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BFU-E and CFU-E

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13
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Hormones that stimulates erythropoiesis directly

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Growth hormone and Prolactin (both from Pituitary gland)

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14
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Hormones that stimulates erythropoiesis indirectly

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Testosterone and Estrogen (From testes and ovaries respectively)

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15
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Reason of difference in the RBC count, Hgb, and Hct. of male and female

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Hormones (Testosterone) * Testosterone stimulates erythropoiesis indirectly

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16
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Committed erythroid progenitor cells

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BFU-E and CFU-E

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17
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Number of days for a BFU-E to mature to an erythrocyte

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18-21 days

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18
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Give the Normoblast and Erythroblast nomenclature of rubriblast

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Pronormoblast / Proerythroblast

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19
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Arrange the order of Erythropoiesis

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  1. Rubriblast
  2. Prorubricyte
  3. Rubricyte
  4. Metarubricyte
  5. Reticulocyte
  6. Mature Erythrocyte
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20
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N:C ratio of pronormoblast

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8:1

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21
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Last stage of erythropoiesis with a nucleolus

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Prorubricyte

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22
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First stage of hemoglobin synthesis

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Prorubricyte / Basophilic normoblast

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23
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One pronormoblast can produce how many prorubricytes?

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2

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24
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One prorubricyte can produce how many rubricytes?

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4

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25
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Stage of erythropoiesis commonly confused as a lymphocyte

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Rubricyte (Polychromatic Normoblast)

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26
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Cytoplasmic color of rubricytes

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Muddy gray

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27
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Differentiate lymphocytes and reticulocytes based on the ff. Characteristics:

  1. Nucleus
  2. Cytoplasm
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Lymphocytes 
1. Nucleus: crushed velvet 
2. Cytoplasm: Sky blue / Robin egg blue 
Rubricytes
1. Nucleus : checkerboard 
2. Cytoplasm: muddy gray

= muddy gray due to the mixing of blue (basophilic) and pink (acidic) color

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Last stage capable of mitosis

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Rubricyte (Polychromatophilic Normoblast)

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29
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Rubricyte N:C ratio

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4:1

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30
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Cytoplasmic color of orthrochromatic normoblast/ Metarubricyte

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Salmon pink

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31
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Nuclear characteristic of orthochromatic normoblast

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Pyknotic

–> 1st stage of NO mitotic division

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32
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Also known as nucleated RBC / acidophilic normoblast

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Metarubricyte

33
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Last erythropoietic stage with a nucleus

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Metarubricyte

Important difference:
* last stage with a nucleolus- prorubricyte

34
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Envelope extruded nucleus

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Pyrenocyte

–> eaten by macrophage

35
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Fragments of nucleus that may be left behind inside the RBCs

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Howell-Jolly bodies

36
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What makes up the Howell Jolly bodies?

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Nuclear fragments from RBCs

37
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Last precursor of the RBC

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Reticulocyte

38
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Last stage of hemoglobin synthesis

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Reticulocyte (Polychromatophilic Erythrocyte)

39
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Two types of reticulocytes

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Shift cells and stress reticulocytes

40
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Type of reticulocyte seen in cases of increased RBC production

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Shift cells / polychromatic macrocytic cell

41
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Number of erythrocytes produced from each single rubriblast

42
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Central pallor contains _ of the cell’s diameter

43
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Normal ratio of RBCs to WBCs

44
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Normal ratio of RBCs to platelets

45
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% of RBC membrane constituents

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52% proteins
40% lipids
8% carbohydrates

46
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Primary cytoskeletal proteins of RBC membrane

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Alpha- spectrin and beta-spectrin

47
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MCHC value of patients with hereditary spherocytosis

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35-38 g/dL

* only disease characterized by high MCHC value

48
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Confirmatory test for hereditary spherocytosis

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EMA binding test (eosin-5’-maleimide)

49
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Normal maturation time for reticulocytes in blood

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1 day / 24 hrs

50
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Production of reticulocytes / day

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50 x 10^9/L/day

51
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Measure of effective erythropoiesis

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Reticulocyte count

52
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Immature, non-nucleates RBC which contains >/= 2 blue-stained granulofilamentous materials (reticulum)

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Reticulocytes

53
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Stain that demonstrates a reticulocyte

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Supravital stain * stains the reticulum

54
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Normal reference range for retic count

55
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First sign of accelerated erythropoiesis

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Reticulocytosis aka “Polychromatic / polychromatophilia”

56
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Increase in reticulocyte count:

Decrease in reticulocyte count:

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Increase: reticulocytosis
Decrease: reticulocytopenia

57
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Patients condition in reticulocytopenia

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Aplastic anemia * BM not capable of producing RBCs

58
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Supravital stain that is most preferred for staining reticulocytes

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New methylene blue

59
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Composition of new methylene blue (give the function as well)

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  1. Sodium oxalate - prevents coag.

2. Sodium chloride - provides isotonicity

60
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Name the 2 supravital stains utilized for the demonstration of reticulocytes

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  1. New methylene blue

2. Brilliant cresyl blue

61
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Supravital stain that provides inconsistent staining result but is considered as an alternative to new methylene blue

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Brilliant cresyl blue

62
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In the Miller disk method of reticulocyte ct, large square A is used for _

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Large square A: counting Reticulocytes

* Small square B: counting RBCs

63
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Minimum no. of RBCs to be counted in the small square B of the Miller disk

64
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Indicative of G6PD deficiency

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Heinz bodies

65
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As the cell matures, it becomes more acidic/basic?

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BASIC

    • Nucleic acid - Acidic substance –> Basophilic
    • Hemoglobin - Basic substance –> Acidophilic
66
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The first stage of globin production

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Pronormoblast

67
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Start of detectable hemoglobin synthesis

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Basophilic normoblast / Prorubricyte

68
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The last stage capable of mitosis

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Polychromatophilic Normoblast (Rubricyte)

69
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Requirement for Polychromatophilic Erythrocyte

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NO NUCLEUS

–> but still has Ribosomes

70
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What produces the hemoglobin?

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Mitochondria and Ribosomes

71
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Difference of reticulocyte and basophilic stippling

Both has RNA component

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Reticulocyte
–> Supravital stain (cannot be detected by Wright’s)
Basphilic stippling / Punctate Basophilia
–> Wright’s stain –> means ABNORMAL RNA

72
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RNA CANNOT be stained using

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Wright’s stain

73
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Prominent reticulocytes in a blood film

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Polychromasia

74
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RBCs in circulation and bone marrow

75
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RBCs in circulation ONLY

76
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An organ that senses the oxygen level in the blood

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Kidneys

  • -> EPO
  • -> Burr cells
77
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Effects of EPO

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  1. Early release of reticulocytes
  2. Prevents apoptotic cell death
  3. Reducing the time needed for cells to mature in BM
78
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Testosterone DIRECTLY stimulates Erythropoiesis while ___ hormones INDIRECTLY affects Erythropoiesis

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Thyroid and Pituitary Hormones INDIRECTLY

79
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Reduced iron (without oxygen)

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Ferrous (Fe2+)

–> Iron with oxygen –> Ferric (Fe3+)

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