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site of B cells in periphery

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  1. follicles of Lymph node
  2. white pulp of spleen
  3. unencapsulated lymphoid tissue
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fetal erythropoiesis

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  1. yolk sac: 3-8 weeks
  2. liver: 6 weeks - birth
  3. spleen: 10-28 weeks
  4. Bone marrow: 18 weeks - adult
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from fastests to slowest Hb (FROM (-) to (+))

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A - F - S - C

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extrinsic pathway (tissue factor pathway) - factors

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7 –> 10

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coagulation intrinsic pathway - factors (contact pathway)

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12 –> 11 –> 9 (and then combined)

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coagulation cascade - combined pathway

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X –> Xa
Xa + Va –> prothrombin to thrombin
thrombin –> fibrinogen to fibrin and XIII to XIIIa
–> aggegation of fibrin + Ca2+ + XIIIa –> firin mesh stabilizes platelet plug

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thrombin actions

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  • fibrinogen to fibrin monomers
  • XIII –> XIIIa
  • V –> Va
  • VIII –> VIIIa
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Coagulation steps that require calcium and phospholipids

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Around activated 10

Around activated 7

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Factor Xa inhibitors anticoagulants

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  1. LMWH (greatest efficacy)
  2. Heparin
  3. Direct Xa inhibitors (apixaban, rivaroxaba)
  4. Fondaparinux
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Thrombin inhibitors (anticoagulants)

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  1. Heparin (greatest efficacy)
  2. LMWH (delteparin, enoxaparin)
  3. Direct thrombin inhibitors (argatroban, bivalirudin, dagigatran)
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role of vitamin K in procoagulation

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oxidized vit K –> reduced K (epoxide reductase)

–> act as a cofactor of γ-glutamyl trasnferase to 2, 7, 9, 10, C, S maturation

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Pr C to activated Pr C (inactivates …)

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Thrombin- trombomodulin complex (endothelial cells)

inactivates 5+8

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Heparin enhances the activity of

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Antithrombin

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Principles targets of antithrombin

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Thrombin and factor Xa

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Ristocetin - mechanism of action

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Activates vwf to bind GpIb

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Basophilic stippling RBCs - seen in

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  1. Lead poisoning
  2. sideroblastic anema
  3. Myelodisplastic syndromes
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Acanthocytes RBCs - seen in

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  1. liver disease

2. abetalipoproteinemia (states of cholesterol dysregulation)

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Acanthocytes RBCs - also called

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spur cell

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Target RBCs - seen in

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  1. HbC disease 2. asplenia

3. Liver disease 4. Thalassemia

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Echinocytes - seen in

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  1. end-stage renal disease
  2. liver disease
  3. pyruvate kinase
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Echinocytes vs acanthocytes according to image

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Echinocytes projection are more uniform and smaller

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Heinz bodies - seen in

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  1. G6PD deficiency

2. Heinz body - like inclusions in α-thalassemia

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Heinz bodies - mechanism

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Oxidation of HB-SH groups to S-S –> Hb precipitation (Heinz bodies) –> phagocytic damage to RBC membrane –> bite cells

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Howell-Jolly bodies - seen in

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  1. asplenia

2. functional hyposplenia

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ringed sideroblasts cells vs basophilc cells regarding area

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basoph: peripheral smear
siderob: BM

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Non-Megaloblastic macrocytic anemias

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  1. Hypothyroidism
  2. Liver disease
  3. Alcoholism
  4. Reticulocytosis
  5. Diamond-Blackdan anemia
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Nonhemolytic normocytic anemias

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  1. Anemia of chronic disease (early)
  2. Iron deficiency (early)
  3. Chronic kidney disease
  4. Aplastic anemia
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Extrinsic Hemolytic normocytic anemias

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  1. Autoimmune
  2. Macroangiopathic
  3. Microangiopathic
  4. Infections
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Intrinsic Hemolytic normocytic anemias

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  1. RBC membrane defects (hereditary spherocytosis)
  2. RBC enzymes deficiency (G6PD, pyruvate kinase)
  3. HBC defects
  4. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemlglobinuria
  5. Sickle cell anemia
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another cause of megalobastic anemia

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fanconi

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Iron deficiency iron labs

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  • Decreased iron
  • Decreased ferritin
  • Increase TIBC
  • microcytosis and hypochromasia (central pallor)
  • INCREASED ERYTHRO PROTOPORPHYRIN
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Plummer-Vinson triad

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  1. Iron deficiency anemia
  2. Esophageal web
  3. dysphagia
    (also atrophic glossitis)
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a Thalassemia: cis vs trans thalassemia

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Cis: Asia, -/- a/a (same chromosome)
Trans: Africa, a/- a/- (separate chormosomes)

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3 allele a deletion

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very little α

HbH (4β)

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4 allele a deltion

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Hb bart (4γ)
Hydrops fetalis
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Major β-thalassemia major - presentation (besides anemia) and mechanism (when starts)

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  1. marrow expansion –> skeleta deformities (Crew cut on skull x ray) + chipmunk facies
  2. extramedullary hematopoiesis –> hepatosplenomegaly
    Until 6 months is asymptomatic (HbF)
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Major β-thalassemia major - definition/lab/treatment

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homozygote –> β chain is absent
severe microcytic, hypochromic anemia with target cells and increased anisopoikilocytosis, high HbF
treatment: blood transfusion (2ry hemochromatosis)

38
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HbS/β-thalassemia heterozygote

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Mild to moderate sickle cell anemia depending on amount of β-globin production

39
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Microcytic anemias

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  1. Iron deficiency (late)
  2. Thalassemias
  3. Anemia of chronic disease (late)
  4. Lead poisoning
  5. Sideroblastic anemia
40
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Lead inhibits (causing)

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Ferrochelatase and ALA dehydratase –> decreases heme and increase protoporphyrin
rRNA degradation –> rRNA aggregation –> basophilic stippling

41
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Lead poisoning symptoms and signs

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  1. Burton lines
  2. Metaphysis lines on x ray
  3. Encephalopathy
  4. Erythrocyte basophilic stippling
  5. Siderblastic anemia
  6. ABDOMINAL COLIC
  7. Drops of wrist and foot
  8. KIDNEY DISEASE
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Lead poisoning-first line treatment

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Sideroblastic anemia types of causes (and causes)

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Sideroblastic anemia types of causes (and causes)

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  1. Genetic –> X-linked defect in δ-ALA synthase gene
  2. acquired –> Myelodysplastic syndrome
  3. reversible –> Alcohol (MC), Lead, Vit B6 deficiency, Isoniazid, Copper deficiency, chloramphenicol)
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sideroblastic anemia - treatment

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B6, cofactor for δ-ALA synthase

45
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Findings of megaloblastic anemia

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  1. RBC macrocytosis 2. Hypersegmented neutrophils 3. Glossitis
46
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Folate deficiency vs b12 deficiency according to methylmalonic acid, homocystein, and neurologic symptoms

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  1. Methylmalonic acid (increased only in B12)
  2. Neurologic symptoms (only in B12)
  3. Homocysteine (increased in Both)
47
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Neurologic symptoms of B12 deficiency (and why)

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Sabacute combined degeneration due to its involvement in fatty acid pathays and myelin synthesis:

  1. Spinocerebellar tract
  2. Lateral corticospinal tract
  3. Dorsal column dysfunction
48
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Orotic aciduria symptoms

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  1. Failure to thrive
  2. Developmental delay
  3. Megaloblastic anemia refractory to folate and B12
    (NO HYPERAMMONIA)
49
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Orotic aciduria treatment/diagnosis

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UMP (to bypass)

diagnosis: Orotic acid in urine

50
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Anemia of chronic disease iron status / type of anemia

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Decreased iron
Decreased TIBC
Increased ferritin
–> Normocytic, but can become microcytic

51
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Hereditary spherocytosis - due to defect in

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proteins interacting with RBC membrane skeleton and plasma membrane

  1. Ankyrin
  2. Band 3
  3. Protein 4.2
  4. Spectrin
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Hereditary spherocytosis labs

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  1. Osmotic fragility test (+)
  2. Normal to decreased MCV with abudance of cells
  3. Increased RDW
  4. Increased MCHC (no central pallor)
  5. round RBCs with less surface area
53
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Hereditary spherocytosis treatment/intravascular vs extravascular/susceptible for

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  • Splenectomy (causes splenomegaly)
  • extravascular hemolysis
  • susceptible for B19
54
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G6PD deficiency - hemolytic anemia following

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  1. Sulfa drugs
  2. Antimalarias
  3. Infections
  4. Fava beans
55
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Pyruvate deficiency anemia pathophysiology

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AR. Decreased ATP–> rigid RBCs –> extravascular hemolysis

56
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HBC pathophysiology

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Lysine instead of glutamic acid in β globin

57
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Starting event of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria / mechanism

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Acquired mutation in hematopoietic stem cell –> impaired synsthesis of for GPI anchor for decay-accelerating factor that protects RBCs from complement –> increased C-mediated intravascular RBCs lysis

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paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria increases the incidence of

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ACUTE LEUKEMIAS

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paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria triad

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  1. Coombs hemolytic anemia
  2. Pancytopenia
  3. Venous thrombosis
60
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paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria flow cytometry

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CD 55/59 ( - )RBCs

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paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria treatment

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Eculizumab (terminal complement inhibitor)

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Sickle cell anemia mutation / intravascular vs extravascular hemolysis

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Valine instead of Glutamic acid

intravascular + extravascular

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Sickle cell anemia diagnosis and treatment

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Diagnosis: Hb electrophoresis
Treatment: hydroxyurea, hydration

64
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Pregnancy (ocp use) - iron status

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Increases the Transferin/TIBC

Decrease the transferin saturation

65
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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia types

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Warm (IgG)

Cold (IgM and complement)

66
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Causes of Warm agglutinin

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  1. SLE
  2. CLL
  3. Drugs (methyldopa)
  4. Idiopathic
    - -> chronic anemia
67
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Causes of Cold agglutinin

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  1. CLL
  2. Mycoplasma pneumonia
  3. Infectious mononucleosis
  4. Idiopathic
    - -> acute anemia
68
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Diamond-Blackfan anemia - description

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Rapid-onset anemia within 1st year of life due to intrinsic defect in erythroid progenitor cells
increased % of HbF (but low total Hb)

69
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Diamond-Blackfan anemia - presentation

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  1. short stature
  2. craniofacial abnormalities
  3. upper extremity malformations (triphalangeal thumbs) in up to 50% of cases
70
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HbC - homozygotes - blood smear

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hemoglobin crystals within RBCs and target cells

71
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RBC agglutination with cold exposure - presentation

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acute anemia

painful, blue fingers and toes with cold exposure

72
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extravascular hemolytic anemia - findings

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  1. Spherocytes in peripheral smear
  2. high LDH
  3. no hemoglobinuria/hemosiderinuria
  4. increased UCB (–> jaundice)
  5. urobilinogen in urine
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intravascular hemolytic anemia - findings

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  1. low haptoglobin
  2. high LDH
  3. schistocytes
  4. high reticulocytes
  5. hemoglobinuria
  6. hemosiderinuria
  7. urobilinogen in urine
  8. increased UCB
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Fanconi anemia - mechanism of action

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DNA repair defect causing bone marrow failure

75
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Fanconi anemia - presentation

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  1. Aplastic anemia
  2. Increased incidence of tumor/leukemia
  3. Cafe au lait spots
  4. Thumb/radial defects
76
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iron studies in iron deficiency anemia

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  • serum iron: low
  • TIBC: high
  • Ferritin: low
  • iron/TIBC sat: low
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iron studies in hemochromatosis

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  • serum iron: high
  • TIBC: low
  • Ferritin: high
  • iron/TIBC sat: high
78
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iron studies in Chronic disease

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  • serum iron: low
  • TIBC: low
  • Ferritin: high
  • iron/TIBC sat: normal
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iron studies in pregnancy/OCP

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  • serum iron: normal
  • TIBC: increased
  • Ferritin: normal
  • iron/TIBC sat: decreased
80
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neutropenia - cell count

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less than 1500 cells/mm3

81
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lymphopenia - cell count

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lymphocytes less than 1500 (3000 in children)

82
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eosinopenia - cell count / causes

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less than 30 cells/mm3
Cushing syndrome
corticosteroinds

83
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Lead poisoning - enzyme affected (and where)

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  1. Ferrochelatase (mit)

2. ALA dehydratase (cytoplasm)

84
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Lead poisoning - way of exposure and neurological symptoms (children and adults)

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Children –> exposure to lead paint –> mental deterioration
Adults –> environmental exposure (batteries ammunition) –> headache, memory loss, demyelination

85
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Acute intermittent porhyria symptoms

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mnemonic - 5 Ps

  1. Painful abdomen
  2. Port wine - colored urine
  3. Polyneuropathy
  4. Psychological disturbances
  5. Precipitated by drugs (P450 inducers) Alcohol, starvation
86
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Acute intermittent porhyria affected enzyme

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Porphobilinogen deaminase

87
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Acute intermittent porhyria is precipitated by

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  1. Drugs (cytochromic P-450 inducers)
  2. Alcohol
  3. Starvation
88
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Acute intermittent porhyria treatment

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Glucose and heme (inhibit ALA synthase)

89
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Porphyria cutanea tarda affected enzyme

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Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase

90
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Porphyria cutanea tarda - presenting symptoms / assocaited with

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Blistering cutaneous photosensitivity
HCV
exacerbated with alcohol

91
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MC porphyria

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Porphyria cutanea tarda

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