Exam II: Hematological System and Diseases Flashcards
Anemia Definition: Deficiency of ____
RBCs
Anemia H&H: ___/___ for women; ___/___ for men
11.5/36
12.5/40
Anemia Primary adverse effect: Decreased ____ ____ content
arterial oxygen
Anemia ___ ____ of OxyHgb Dissociation Curve (_____ affinity - increased O2 to tissues)
R shift
decreased
Anemia Increased _____ d/t decreased viscosity
CO
Anemia - Decreased tissue O2 causes _____ (___) stimulation which increases ____ production
erythropoietin (EPO)
RBC
Anemia: Many causes. Most common: ___ deficiency, ____ disease, acute ____ loss
iron
chronic
blood
Anemia decreases CaO2 leads to R shift
(decreases Hgb’s affinity for O2 which increases tissue O2)
AIs: What is minimal acceptable pre-op Hgb???
Hgb of 10g/dL commonly used but age, chronic disease and anticipated surgical blood loss must be considered.
AIs: No studies point to ____ ____ to prevent MIs, ischemia, infection or improve outcomes.
recommended Hgb
AIs: In vitro: Peak O2 carrying occurs with Hct of ____%.
30%
(<30 causes decreased carrying capacity, >30 causes increased viscosity)
AIs: Chronic anemia increases ___-___ and ___ shift
2,3-DPG and R shift
AIs: ____ increase Hgb 2 x more than whole blood
PRBCs
AIs: Decrease temp causes ___ ____ of OxyHgb D curve
left shift
AIs: Consider ____ _____ or cell saver.
normovolemic hemodilution
AIs: IN THE PRESENSE OF _______, transfuse when symptomatic.
NORMOVOLEMIA
AIs: As a general rule: Transfuse with acute blood loss when Hgb drops to ___g/dL, especially with ______.
7
comorbidities
RBC structure: Bi-concave disc with no _____, no _____, 33% ______
nucleus
mitochondria
hemoglobin
RBC structure: ____ and ____ provide intracellular energy.
2,3-DPG
ATP
RBC: life span ___-___ ___
100-120 days
RBC: _____ ____ _____ regulate erythropoietin (EPO).
renal O2 sensors
RBC: EPO stimulates RBC production in ____ ____.
bone marrow
Hereditary Spherocytosis: Abnormal ____ ____, most common inherited hemolytic anemia, 1/3 very mild, 5% can have life-threatening hemolytic crises usually d/t ____ ____. Prone to ______.
membrane protein
infectious illness
cholithiasis
Hereditary Spherocytosis AIs: Episodic anemia with _____ and ______
infection
cholelithiasis
Hereditary Elliptocytosis: Abnormal membrane protein, prevalent in areas with ____, heterozygous is ____, homozygous can be ____.
AIs: Like _____
malaria
mild
severe
anemia
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: Abnormal membrane protein, increased risk of ____ ____, chronic hemolytic anemia, life expectancy __-__ yrs after diagnosis.
AIs: Anemia, h______
venous thrombosis
8-10
hypercoagulability
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) ______.
_____ affected, mostly in Asia and the Mediterranean areas.
deficiency
MANY
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency
Can cause acute, chronic or very mild ______ disease.
Precipitated by:
hemolytic
drugs (forane, sevo, diazepam, lidocaine, prilocaine), infections, fava beans.
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency
Therapeutic _____ _____ (for ______ or vasoplegic syndrome) can be life threatening.*
methylene blue
methemoglobinemia
Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Can cause life-threatening congenital hemolytic anemia requiring ____ ____.
exchange transfusion
Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Usually ____ with varying severity.
______ may prevent hemolysis.
chronic
splenectomy
AIs for Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency and Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency - Dependent on degree of ______. Caution with pre-op infection and drugs known to ______.
hemolysis
precipitate
Hgb molecule made up of __ ____, __ ____ and ____ _____.
α chains
β chains
heme groups
Each heme group binds an ___ ____.
O2 molecule
Most disorders related to ____ ____ substitution on α or β chains.
amino acid
Sickle S Hgb (Hgb SS) Disease: disorder of the ___ ____
β chain
Sickle S Hgb (Hgb SS) Disease: Membrane distortion leads to _____ (_____)
clumping (sickling)
Sickle S Hgb (Hgb SS) Disease: Homozygous (SS anemia) leads to severe hemolytic anemia, ___-____ crises, ____ and ____ infarcts.
vaso-occlusive
splenic
renal
Sickle S Hgb (Hgb SS) Disease: Leading M&M d/t _____ and _____ complications.
pulm and neuro
Sickle S Hgb (Hgb SS) Disease:
Acute Chest Syndrome __-__ days post-op
Lobular _____-like illness with severe chest pain, fever, tachypnea, cough
Tx: T_____, ___, a_____, inhaled Nitric Oxide (?)
2-3 days
pneumonia
transfuse, O2, analgesia,
Sickle S Hgb (Hgb SS) Disease: SS children & adolescents have _____ CVAs; adults have _____ CVAs.
infarct
hemorrhagic
Anesthesia Implications for Hgb SS
Trait (Ss) carries ___ ____ risk.
no increased
Anesthesia Implications for Hgb SS
Old tx: Aggressive _____ transfusion
intraoperative
Anesthesia Implications for Hgb SS
Current tx: Pre-op transfusion to Hct at (or near) ___%
30%
Anesthesia Implications for Hgb SS
Anesthetic technique ___ ___ ____ to matter.
does not appear
Anesthesia Implications for Hgb SS
“____, wet, ____”
“Warm, wet, green”
Anesthesia Implications for Hgb SS
Good ___ management to decrease sickling/crisis trigger
pain
Anesthesia Implications for Hgb SS
May be tolerant to ___ meds.
pain
Sickle C Hgb (Hb C): ¼ the prevalence of Hgb SS.
Hgb C leads to ____ _____ and _____ anemia
AIs: Treat like anemia.
cellular dehydration
hemolytic
Sickle β-Thalassemia (β-thal): 1/10 the prevalence of Hgb SS
Severity depends on Hgb __ levels (decreased Hgb __ leads to Hgb ___ symptoms).
A
A
SS
Hemoglobinopathies: >____ identified, most without implications
100
Hgb chain fragments and heme form ____ bodies which destabilize ____ membrane.
Heinz
RBC
Level of Heinz body formation dictates degree of ____.
hemolysis
Can have _____ and/or renal impairment.
hemoglobinuria
______ reduces or eliminates symptoms.
Splenectomy
Macrocytic Anemias: Folate and B12 Deficiency
Folic acid & B12 essential for ___ synthesis so high turnover tissue (marrow) quickly affected.
DNA
Macrocytic Anemias: Folate and B12 Deficiency
Marrow precursors appear ___ and cannot ____ (macrocytic).
large
divide
Macrocytic Anemias: Folate and B12 Deficiency
***Prolonged N2O exposure causes ____ ____inhibition which leads to impaired ____ activity. (Major culprit: poor scavenging)
methionine synthetase
B12
Macrocytic Anemias: Folate and B12 Deficiency
Alcoholism and malabsorption leads to f____ deficiency
folate
Macrocytic Anemias: Folate and B12 Deficiency
Severe macrocytic anemia causes impaired m____, p_____ n_____ (regional techniques?)
memory
peripheral neuropathies
Macrocytic Anemias: Folate and B12 Deficiency
Tx: _____ therapy (oral or parenteral) and/or ____s
vitamine
PRBCs
Lisa’s main reasons for avoiding N2O:
Expansion of air-filled spaces (cuffed ETTs, lap cases, VAE risk), inhibited meth synth (chronic exposure), bone marrow depression (heme-onc pts), OR contamination (pregnant staff).
Microcytic Anemias:
Iron Deficiency – _____ in children; chronic ___ ____ in adults. Treat with iron, EPO or transfusion.
nutritional
blood loss
Microcytic Anemias:
Thalassemias – Defective _____ chains
globin
Thalassemias – Defective globin chains
Minor: Usually clinically _____
insignificant
Thalassemias – Defective globin chains
Intermediate: More severe. Can have h_____, c_____, s_____ changes.
hepatosplenomegaly, cardiomegaly, skeletal
Thalassemias – Defective globin chains
Major: Severe, life-threatening childhood anemia
Long-term transfusion therapy causing ____ overload and _____, R heart failure and requires _____ (pheresis?)
_____ helpful but increases risk of sepsis, especially in children <5 years.
____ ____ transplants
iron
cirrhosis
chelation
splenectomy
bone marrow
Thalassemias – Defective globin chains
AIs dependent on severity of anemia. Similar to ___ ____.
Hgb SS
Hgb with INCREASED O2 Affinity
Chesapeake, J-Capetown, Kemsey, Creteil
Normal ___, mild ____ ____, increased EPO leading to polycythemia/increased _____/hyper_____
Hct
tissue hypoxia
viscosity
hypercoagulability
Hgb with INCREASED O2 Affinity
AIs: Hct >___% may require pre-op exchange transfusion.
Hemo_____ (NPO?) must be avoided.
Hemo_____ and blood loss can cause even less O2 to tissues.
> 55%
hemoconcentration
hemodilution
“does this cause a L or R shift of the OHD curve?”
Methemoglobinemia causes: _____ mutation, inefficient or overwhelmed _____, ______
globin
sysem
toxins
Methemoglobinemia: Ferrous iron (Fe2+) oxidized to Ferric (Fe3+) state leads to ___ shift of OxyHgb D curve causing ____ tissue hypoxia.
L
severe
MetHgb - Normally controlled by RBC ____ ____ system
reductase enzyme
MetHgb: < 30% has ____ compromise
little
MetHgb: 30-50% you see _____ _____
symptomatic hypoxia
MetHgb: > 50% can cause ____ or ____
coma or death
MetHgb: Cyanotic appearance with _____ PaO2
adequate
MetHgb: ER treatment: IV ____ ____ (only effective with normal G6PD function)
methylene blue
Aplastic (Fanconi) Anemia:
Severe ______ presents in children & young adults which leads to _____ and other malignancies later in life
pancytopenia
leukemia
Aplastic (Fanconi) Anemia:
Can be c______ (autosomal recessive), d______ drug/radiation induced, v____, c_____ induced. Usually reversible if drug/radiation/viral induced.
chromosomal
dose-dependent
viral
cancer
Aplastic (Fanconi) Anemia:
C______ and v_____ hepatitis can cause irreversible anemia.
choramphenicol and viral
Aplastic (Fanconi) Anemia:
Only cure for irreversible: ___ ____ transplant
bone marrow
Aplastic (Fanconi) Anemia AIs:
Transfuse for significant anemia, t_______
A_____ coverage d/t immunocompromise
thrombocytopenia
Antibiotic
Polycythemia: Increased RBC ___ and ___
mass and Hct
Polycythemia
Tissue oxygenation best at Hct __-__% or Hgb __-___ g/dL
33-36%
11-12 g/dL
Polycythemia
Hct >50% leads to increased _____, decreased ____ (especially cerebral)
viscosity
flow
Polycythemia
Hct 55-60% causes h_____, f_____. Seen with chronic lung dz.
headaches, fatigues
Polycythemia
>60% leads to life threatening loss of ____ ____ and ______.
organ perfusion
thrombosis
Polycythemia AIs:
Pre-op _____ if severe
May be hypercoagulable with paradoxical ____-like bleeding.
Good ____ management. Caution with ____ time (dehydration).
phlebotomy
DIC
fluid
NPO
Polycythemia vera (PV)
“Primary” and chromosomal. Causes increased ___s, ____s & _____s. Usually appears >50 yrs old.
RBCs, WBCs, and platelets
Polycythemia vera (PV)
Thrombosis (usually cerebral) often ____ event.
1st
Polycythemia vera (PV)
Tx with p_____ and/or h_____.
phlebotomy
hydroxyurea
Polycythemia vera (PV)
PV leads to acquired von Willebrand’s leading to consumptive c______ and abnormal clotting, increased b_____.
coagulopathy
bleeding
Polycythemia vera (PV)
High M&M d/t t____, c____, m_____, l_____.
thrombi, cancer, myelofibrosis, leukemia
_____ (___) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat people with polycythemia vera who don’t respond to or can’t take hydroxyurea. It helps your immune system destroy cancer cells, and can improve some polycythemia vera symptoms.
Ruxolitinib (Jakafi)
Hypoxia Induced
Living at >_____ ft. Usually clinically insignificant high Hct. Acute or chronic “____ _____” with headaches, N/V, cerebral edema.
7,000 ft
“mountain sickness”
Hypoxia Induced
Cardiac dz – especially congenital __ to __ ____ with associated cyanosis. Low cardiac output states cause ____ stimulation.
R ro L shunts
EPO
Hypoxia Induced
Pulmonary dz. Ex: ____ _____ (morbid obesity with hypoventilation)
Pickwickian syndrome