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Exam 3 Iron/Porphyrin/Trace Elements Flashcards

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1
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Distribution & function of iron throughout the body

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  • Hemoglobin 65% - oxygen delivery
  • Myoglobin 10% - muscle oxygen
  • Bound to enzymes 1-3% - cellular oxidative mechanism
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How much iron does the body contain?

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3-5g

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Types of iron

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• Heme – meats, especially organ meats
• Non-heme – plants & iron-fortified foods
o Spinach, beets, beans, almonds, bran flakes

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Where is iron stored?

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• Stored in bone marrow, spleen, liver

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What are the storage forms of iron?

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• Ferritin – soluble
1. Major iron storage protein found in all cells in body
2. Protein shell surrounding iron core
• Hemosiderin – insoluble
1. Found in cells of liver, spleen, bone marrow

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How is iron transported?

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• Plasma: transferrin

  • Formed in liver
  • Transports Fe3+ from GI tract and delivers to specific receptor sites
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Iron RDA - ages 19-50

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18mg/d

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Iron RDA - ages 51+

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8mg/d

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Describe ferrous iron

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2+

  • absorbed form
  • bound to protein: transferrin
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Describe ferric iron

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3+

  • not easily absorbed
  • dietary form
  • needs to be reduced before it can be absorbed
  • transport & storage form
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What causes decreased levels of iron?

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• Decreased availability
o	Inadequate intake, malabsorption
• Increased need
o	Growth, premenopausal women, pregnancy
• Chronic loss
o	Peptic ulcer, excessive menstruation, hemorrhoids, gastritis
• Chronic diseases
o	Infections, inflammatory diseases
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What causes increased levels of iron?

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• Increased absorption
o Hemochromatosis, medication/iron supplements, dietary intake, transfusion
• Increased RBC destruction
• Disease
o Lead poisoning, pernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia

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What causes iron deficiency anemia?

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Blood loss, inadequate intake, malabsorption

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Describe transferrin, % saturation, and ferritin in IDA

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Transferrin - increased
% saturation - decreased
Ferritin - <10ng/mL typical

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Who is affected by IDA?

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Children, women, pregnant women

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What is hemosiderosis?

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Secondary/acquired iron accumulation

No tissue damage, reversible

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What causes hemosiderosis?

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Iron supplements, blood transfusions

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What is hemochromatosis?

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  • Hereditary disorder: mutation in HFE gene
  • Iron accumulates in tissues leading to organ failure
  • Irreversible
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Symptoms of hemochromatosis

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  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Bronzing of skin
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Fatigue, weakness
  • Manifests in middle age
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20
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What is a total iron test?

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Reflects amount of ferric Fe3+ iron bound to transferrin

- Does not include free iron found in hemoglobin

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What is TIBC test?

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Amount of iron that could be bound if transferrin were saturated
- Typically, 1/3 of iron-binding sites are saturated

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What is % saturation?

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Transferrin saturation

- Normal range 15-50%

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What is transferrin?

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Negative-acute phase reactant

  • Useful to diagnose hypo chromic anemias
  • Measured by the amount of iron it can bind
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What is ferritin?

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Best diagnostic test for IDA

  • Reflects iron stores
  • Serves as acute-phase reactant
  • Patients with inflammation or chronic infection may have increased ferritin
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Specimen requirements for iron studies

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  • Serum or plasma with heparin
  • Oxalate, citrate, or EDTA binds Fe ions
  • Early morning sample preferred due to diurnal variation (highest am)
  • No hemolysis
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26
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Test methodology for iron

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Colorimetric

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27
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Iron reference range - men

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65-175 ug/dL

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Iron reference range - women

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50-170 ug/dL

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Transferrin reference range

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200-360 mg/dL

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30
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Ferritin reference range - male

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20-250 ng/mL

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Ferritin reference range - female

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10-120 ng/mL

32
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TIBC reference range

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250-425 ug/dL

33
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Calculation for TIBC

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TIBC = Iron + UIBC (unsaturated iron binding capacity)

34
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Calculation for transferrin

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Transferrin mg/dL = TIBC x 0.70

35
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Calculation for % saturation

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% sat = (total iron/TIBC) x 100

36
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What is decreased in IDA?

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 Iron, ferritin, % saturation

37
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What is increased in IDA?

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Transferrin, TIBC

38
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What is increased in iron overdose?

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iron, ferritin, % saturation

39
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What is decreased in iron overdose?

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transferrin, TIBC

40
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What is increased in hemochromatosis?

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Iron, ferritin, % saturation

41
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What is decreased in hemochromatosis?

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transferrin, TIBC

42
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What is decreased in malnutrition?

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iron, transferrin, ferritin, TIBC

- % sat. variable

43
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What is decreased in chronic anemia?

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iron, transferrin, % saturation, TIBC

44
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What is increased in chronic anemia?

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ferritin

45
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What is increased in acute liver disease?

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iron, ferritin, % saturation

- TIBC, transferrin variable

46
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Describe the structure & function for porphyrins

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  • Chemical intermediates in the synthesis of hemoglobin, myoglobin, & various enzymes
  • Made up of four pyrrole rings
47
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Where are porphyrins synthesized?

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Bone marrow & liver

- Synthesis occurs in mitochondria/cytoplasm

48
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What is hemoglobin made of?

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4 heme + 4 polypeptide chains

49
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What is myoglobin made of?

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1 heme + 1 polypeptide chain

50
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What are porphyrias?

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• Disorder of porphyrin metabolism

  • Inherited: rare
  • Acquired: lead
51
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Symptoms of porphyrias

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  • port wine colored urine
  • cutaneous photosensitivity
  • itchy skin
  • hyperpigmentation
  • inflammatory reaction occurs on exposure to UV light
  • neurologic abnormalities
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What is uroporphyrin found?

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urine

53
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Where is coproporphyrin found?

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urine & feces

54
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Where is protoporphyrin found?

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feces

55
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Specimen requirements for porphyrins

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•	Protect specimens from light
•	Blood – whole blood & plasma
•	Test methods:
	Urinary porphobilinogen (PBG)
	Urinary aminolevulinic acid (ALA)
	Urinary porphyrins
56
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What does lead interfere with?

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  • Interferes with heme synthesis

* Inhibits ALA dehydrates and ferrochelatase

57
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Final storage site for lead?

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Bone 95%

58
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Specimen requirements for lead

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• Whole blood
 Circulating lead found in RBCs
o Royal blue top with EDTA anticoagulant
o Lead free collection tubes

59
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ULN for lead, children

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<10 ug/dL

60
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ULN for lead, adults

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<25 ug/dL

61
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Symptoms of lead exposure

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 Headaches, clumsiness, seizures, hyperactivity, ADHD, decreased IQ, abdominal pain, anemia
 Basophilic stippling

62
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What are essential trace elements?

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considered essential if a deficiency impairs a biochemical or functional process

63
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Examples of essential trace elements

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Iron, copper, zinc, selenium, chromium, manganese

64
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Function of copper

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Critical for iron reduction in heme synthesis pathway

65
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Causes & consequences of copper deficiency

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  • Malnutrition
  • Malabsorption
  • Neutropenia & hypochromic anemia
  • Osteoporosis
  • Decreased pigmentation of skin
66
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What is Menkes disease?

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Genetic disease that results in extreme deficiency of copper

67
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What is Wilson’s disease?

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Genetic disease that results in copper toxicity

- Kayser-Fleischer rings

68
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Function of zinc

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  • Influences more than 300 enzymes

- Synthesis & metabolism of proteins, glycolysis, cholesterol metabolism

69
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Consequences of zinc deficiency

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  • Causes growth retardation
  • Slow skeletal maturation
  • Testicular atrophy
70
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Toxicity of zinc

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  • GI tract symptoms

- decreased heme synthesis

71
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Where is aluminum found?

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antacids, astringents, buffered aspirin

72
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Symptoms of aluminum toxicity

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gait disturbances, seizures, dementia, bone disease, anemia

73
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Where is arsenic found?

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environmental/occupational exposure

74
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Symptom of increased arsenic

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Increased frequency of skin cancer

75
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Where is cadmium found?

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inhaled in tobacco smoke, ingested in food, airborne exposure

76
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Symptoms of increased cadmium

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o Chronic exposure – renal dysfunction
o Breathing vapors – nasal epithelial & lung damage
o Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain

77
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Symptoms of increased mercury

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headache, tremors, cramps, diarrhea, impaired coordination, dermatitis, proteinuria, hepatic dysfunction

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