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1
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What can a FBC detect?

A 
Hb conc
Haematocrit
Red cell count
Mean cell volume
Mean cell Hb
Mean cell Hb conc
Reticulocyte count
WBC differential
Platelet count
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What is haematocrit?

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Also known as packed cell volume - The proportion of blood taken up by RBC

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What is red cell count used for?

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Used in microcytic anaemias

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What is mean cell volume?

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Shows the size of RBCs, used to determine the type of anaemia.
PCV / RBC count

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5
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What is MCH?

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Hb / RBC count

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What is MCHC?

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Hb / PCV

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What is WBC differential?

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Sum of the leukocytes and immature precursors.

Neutrophils should be greater than lymphocytes in adults but the opposite in children.

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What is a blood film?

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Shows if the FBC is accurate, clumping, shapes of RBC, Hb content and presence of blasts

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What is hypochromic?

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Pale, low Hb content

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10
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What is EDTA Ig?

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EDTA collates Ca in the blood to prevent clotting. The Ig causes clumping in a test tube but is asymptomatic in the body.

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What does a low Hb conc mean?

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<13g.dL males or <11.5g.dL = ANAEMIA

<130g.L, <115g.L

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12
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What does a low MCHC show?

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Hypochromic = microcytic anaemia

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13
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What does a high MCHC show?

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Hyperchromic due to spherocytosis and sickle cell

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What does a high reticulocyte count show?

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Attempt to increase RBC production due to HAEMOLYSIS

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What does a high haematocrit and red cell count show?

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ABSOLUTE POLYCYTHEMIA >55%

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What is polycythemia vera?

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A BM disease causing increased production of blood cells. Precursor to acute myeloid leukaemia.

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17
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How does polycythemia present?

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Splenomegaly, pluritis (itching), plethoric face (red faced)

18
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How is absolute polycythemia treated?

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Venosection to remove the blood volume and hydrocycarbiamide

19
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What does the presence of immature leukocytes show?

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Sepsis or leukaemia

20
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What does a high neutrophil count show?

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Neutrophilia - Pregnancy or corticosteroids

21
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What does a low neutrophil count show?

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Neutropenia - reduced production from deficiencies, increased destruction from AI or chemo, sequestration

22
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How is neutropenia treated?

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Prophylactic antibiotics and G-CSF to boost neutrophil count

23
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What is demargination?

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Neutrophils sit on the vascular endothelium to respond quickly in high numbers. But during a seizure the neutrophils dissociate from the endothelium and the seizure then presents as an infection due to the neutrophilia.

24
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What is lymphocyte count affected by?

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Production under GF control
Antigen driven proliferation during infection
Sequestration within lymphoid tissue
Apoptosis through receptor ligation and GF deprivation and phagocytosed by macrophages to prevent intracellular spillage

25
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What does a monoclonal expansion of lymphocytes suggest?

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Malignancy in the absence of infection

26
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What may cause lymphocytosis?

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Smoking, splenectomy, infection, lymphoproliferative disease

27
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What is Hodgkin’s lymphoma?

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Affects B lymphocytes and starts in the lymphatic system

28
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What is Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma?

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Affects both B and T lymphocytes and can start either in the lymphatic or in other organs.

29
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What is leukaemia?

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Neoplasm that arises in the marrow and spreads to blood

30
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What may be the cause of lymphopenia?

31
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What is suggested by an increase in monocytes?

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Infection of leukaemia

32
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What is suggested by a decrease in monocytes?

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Genetic defect in maturation or BM infiltration

33
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What is suggested by an increase in basophils?

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Malignancy, infection, HYPOthyroidism

34
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What is suggested by a decrease in basophils?

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HYPERthyroidism, steroids, anaphylaxis

35
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What is suggested by an increase in eosinophils?

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Parasitic infection, allergy, drug reaction

36
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What is suggested by a decrease in eosinophils?

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Alcohol, steroids

37
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What is thrombocytopenia?

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A reduced platelet count of <150cells/cm3 with the increased risk of excessive bleeding

38
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What causes thrombocytopenia?

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Underproduction - reduced megakaryocytes levels. Caused by infections, drugs (chemo), vit B12 and folate deficiency, aplastic anaemia
Increased destruction - Increased megakaryocyte levels. Caused by ITP, lupus, DIC, CVID
Sequestration - within the spleen due to cirrhosis, virus or malignancy

39
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What is ITP? How is it treated?

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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Autoimmune related due to HIV or Hep C.
Treated with steroids, azathiopine and splenectomy to remove autoIg.

40
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What may cause abnormal platelet function and therefore prolonged bleeding time?

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Van Willebrand disease detected by PFA-100 test
Aspirin - inhibits cyclo-oxygenase irreversibly for 1 week (needed for thromboxane production)
Iron and folate deficiency

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