Exam 1 Part 2 Flashcards

1
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Methemoglobin - how do you get it?

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acquired or genetic

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2
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Acquired Methemoglobin

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acquired from drugs, well water with nitrates, cyto B5 reductase

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Acquired methemoglobin treatment

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removal of inciting drug or chemical, treat with methylene blue to reduce cyanosis and tachypnea

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4
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Genetic methemoglobin

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AR or AD; cytochrombe B5 reductase deficiency, mutation in alpha or beta globin.

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5
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Cyto B5 Reductase

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keeps iron in ferrous form, reduced in genetic forms of methemoglobin

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6
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Newborns and Methemoglobin

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more suseptible due to th HbF more readily oxidized to ferric state and lower Cyto B5 reductase activity

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7
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Carbon Monoxide binding afinity

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240X higher than oxygen

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8
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Carboxyhemoglobin

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formed when Hb binds to CO instead of O

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9
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Symptoms of CO poisoning

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headache, malaise, nausea, dizzines, seizures, coma, MI, loss of cognition, movement disorders. Cherry Red.

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10
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Treatment and diagnosis of CO poisoning

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100% oxygen or hyperbaric oxygen, diagnosis by CO-oximetry

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11
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How is pulse ox measured?

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two light emitting diodes at 660 nm and 940 nm that measures the deoxyhemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin absorbption by pulsatile flow.

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12
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Flaws in pulse ox?

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movement, nail polish, deeply pigmented skin, shock, anemia, does measure CO.

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13
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Anemia

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insufficient Red cell mass to adequates deliver oxygen to peripheral tissue

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14
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how do we define the existence of anemia - lab?

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Hb concentration, Htc, RBC count

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15
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Variation of Hb with age?

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At birth Hb is 17% and drops to child level by 3months - 5 yars. Children have less Hb than adults 12%

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16
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Routine lab tests in the CBC for anemia?

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Hb, Hct, RBC count, MCV, RDW, RBC morphology, Retic Count

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17
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how long are retics in marrow

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3 days

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18
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how long are retics in blood

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1 day

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19
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normal retic count

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0.4-1.7%

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20
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Absolute Retic Count

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% * RBC count

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21
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Retic Index use

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corrects for altered red cell concentration and stress reticulocytes

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22
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RI calculation

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Pt Hb/Normal Hb * (1/Stress retic factor)

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23
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symptoms of anemia

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shortness of breath, tachypnea, Dyspnea (labored breathing), fatigue, Rapid HR (tachycardia), dizziness, claudication, angina, pallor,

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24
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Claudication

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pain in extremeities while moving

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25
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Dyspnea

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labored breathing

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26
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where is Fe more soluble?

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low pH

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27
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How is Fe balanced?

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controlled by absorbion and NOT through excretion

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28
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How is Fe lost?

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exfolication of skin, mucosal surfaces GI, urine, mestruation

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29
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Iron is mostly stored where?

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65% in Hb; 13% ferritin, 12% hemosiderin 6% myoglobin 0.1% trabsferrin

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30
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Iron Absorption on apical membrane

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DCYTP converts from Ferric to Ferrous (2+) and transports through DMTI

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31
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DCYTP

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Cytochrome B like protein - converst Ferric to ferrous on apical surface

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32
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DMT1

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divalent metal ion transporter, transports Ferrous iron into epithelial cell

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33
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Iron Absorption on BL membrane

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Ferroportin transporters Ferrous iron out and Hephasetin converst to Ferric

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34
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Ferroportin

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on BL membrane and trasnporter Ferrous iron out of cell

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35
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Hephaestin

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on BL membrane and converts Ferrous to Ferric

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36
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Hepcidin

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produced by liver due to high iorn intake, inflammation and infection; concentration decreases with anemi and hypoxia

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37
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increasing hepcidin_.

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decreases the amount of ferroportin and decrease iron transfer from epithelial cells

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38
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How do we increase Fe absorption?

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Amino acids, vit C, high iron diet, increase erythropoesis, low pH, increase gastroferrin

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39
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how do we decrease Fe absorption?

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phytates and oxalates

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40
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Hemochromatosis

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deficiency in hepcidin

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41
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Iron Cycle

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Fe from GI, liver, macrophages binds to Transferrin in Ferric form. Tansferrin interacts with receptors to bring iron intracellularly for Ferritin storage or use.

42
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Ferritin vs Hemosiderin

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both intracellular storage, but Ferritin binds reversibly to Ferric form

43
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how do transferrin boudn iron get into cell?

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binds to receptor on cell surface and forms clatharin coated vesicle

44
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How does transferrin release iron onces encdocytosed?

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opening of Proton pumps intracellularly.

45
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How does iron get into cytoplasm from intracllular vesicle?

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through DMT1 channel

46
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Apo-Transferrin

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Transferrin not boung to Fe

47
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Intraluminal factors for Fe absorbtion

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Gastric factors (low pH, gastroferrin), protein, AA, Vit C, phytates, oxalates, iron ingested

48
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Extraluminal factors for Fe absorption

A

Erythropoietic activity

49
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Transferrin

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plasma mprotein that binds 2 molds of Ferric iron; high binding affinity

50
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Ferritin vs Hemosiderin

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Intracllular sotrage, mulimeric structure. Protein coat with center that contains feric.

51
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How do splenic macrophages affect iron?

A

ingest RBCs and isoalte iron and bidn to Ferritin, where is it converted to ferrous and transproted by ferroprotin in plasma to bind with transferrin.

52
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What converts Ferrous to Ferric on splenic macrophages

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ceruloplasmin

53
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what converst ferric to ferrous in splenic macrophages

A

xanthine oxidase

54
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Hepcidin controls_

A

peptide produced by hepatocyte, negative regualtor for Fe absorption in GI, trasnprot by placent or release from macrophages.

55
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Inflammation and infection with hepcidin

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inhibition of ferroportin – iron retetion in macrophages and continued anemia

56
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what lab tests are characteristic of iron depetion

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low marrow Fe, slighly elevated transferrin IBC, low serum ferritin, increased iron absoprtion

57
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what lab tests are characteristic of Iron deficient erythropoesis?

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0 marrow Fe, elevanted transferrin and iron abosrption, low Serum ferritin AND, low Serum iron, low transferrin sat, lo

58
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what lab tests are characteristic of iron deficient anemia

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0 Marrow Fe, extremely elevanted Transferrin IBC, low serum ferritin, increased iron abs, low serum iron, low Trasnferrin saturation, microcytic cells

59
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Characteristics of Iron Deficiency

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decreased hb syntehesis and cell proliferation, multiple sympoms based

60
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Iron deficient anema - nueromuscular defects

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mild defects in performance, muerpsych dysfunction

61
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Fe def anemia - epithelial cahnges

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ridges and koilonychia on nails, papillary atrophy on tongue

62
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Fe def anemia - GI

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dysphagis, esophageal webs, gastritis, protein loosing enteropathy

63
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Immune system and Fe Deficiency

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innate and adaptive immune dysfunction

64
Q

pica

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eating things with iron to account for Fe deficiency

65
Q

what population is Fe deficiency most common?

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9% in infants/toddlers, 11% adolesecent females

66
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what causes Fe deficiency?

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decreased intake, increased loos, increased need (due to infancy, pregnancy, lactation)

67
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Fe Def anemia diagnosis

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decreased Hb and Hct, decreased Retic count, microcytsosis, hypochormia, increase RDW; dec serum Fe and ferritin, increase TIBC and FEP

68
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Fe Deficient anemia treatment

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oral iron 150-200 mg/day in 3 doses or 4-6 mg/kd/day in 3 doeses

69
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Iron overload

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due to increase in diet, increased abosprtion due to HFE gene, and repeat transfusions.

70
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Iron overlad diagnosis

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increased serum iron, infreased ferritin, invreased liver iron

71
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symptoms of iron overlad

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cardiac failure, liver dysfunction and failure, diabetes

72
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treatment for hemochromatosis

A

therapeutic phlebotomy

73
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Hemosiderosis

A

iron chelators

74
Q

desferal

A

IV or SC infusion of iron chelator

75
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Exjade

A

oral iron chelator

76
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where does hematopoesis occur in embryonal state?

A

yolk sac

77
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where does hematopoesis occur in fetal stage?

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liver/spleen (switches from yolk sac at 4-5 months)

78
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Post-natal hematopoiesis

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at birth in marrow, including long bones. But as child ages switches to axial skeleton in vertebrae, pelivs, sternum, ribs,aand skull

79
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Platelet life span

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8.5 days; 200 billion per average man/day

80
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how many RBC produced in average man

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175 billion/day

81
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Nuetrophils/granulocytes life span

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7 hours; 70 billion per average man/day

82
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myeloid

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non-erythorid and non-lymphoid lineages - granulocytes, monocytes, megakaryoctes, platelets

83
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Lymphoid

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T, B and NK cells lineages

84
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Self renew

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production of daughter cell that are completely unchanged, capable of cell renewal or committed to differentiation.

85
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hematopoietic Stem cells

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mother of all blood cells and grive rise to lymphoid and myeloid elements

86
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Pluripotent Stem cells

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Colony Forming Units _ lymphoid or GEMM - granulocyte/erythroid,monocyte,megakaryocyte

87
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Progenitor Cells

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self renewal is liminted; irreverisbly commit to differenitation along myleoid progenitage or burst forming erythroid

88
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Precursor Cells

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maturing cells visible in the marrow; capable (somewhat of cell divison) but cannot self renew; give rise to mature functional cells in peripheral blood.

89
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Cortical bone

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bone in between trabeculae which holds marrow

90
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Sinusoids:

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leaky blood vessles to allow communication between marrow and periphery

91
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Erythropoietin

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EPO made by kidney in response to hypoxia, promote erythropoiesis

92
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Thrombopoietin

A

TOP promotes megakaryopoiesis

93
Q

Granulocyte-Monocyte colony stimulaiting factor

A

promotes granulopoiesis and monopoiesis

94
Q

Granulocyte-colon stimulating factor

A

promotes grannulopoiesis

95
Q

Interleukin 5

A

promotes eosinophil production

96
Q

Interluekin 3

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promotes basophil production

97
Q

pattern of erythropoeisis

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progenitor –> proerythroblast –> basophilic erythroblast –> reticulocyte –> erythrocyte

98
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Function of EPO in erythropoiesis

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differentiate and mature basophilic erythroblast and allows to leave marrow as reticulocyte

99
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Hypoxia

A

biggest driving factor of RBC production; triggers EPO activation to increase mitosis and maturation and Hb levles

100
Q

characteriscics of cell maturation

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cells get slightly smaller with more condensed chromatin. Greyish cyto accumulates Hb.

101
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Mekagaryopoiesis

A

Thrombopoesis. Megakaryblast matures to mekakarycoyte –> platelet.

102
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treatment of G6PD deficiency

A

supportive care, avoid oxidant drugs/food, folate, transfusion if severe