Final Exam Flashcards
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What conditions produce a microcytic/hypochromic blood picture? (6)
thalassemia, Cooley’s anemia, iron deficiency, sideroblastic anemia, lead poisoning, hookworm infection
How is a Downey cell described?
scalloping around the RBCs
What is the end result of stage I?
plasma thromboplastin
What are the TIBC results in IDA?
increased
What type of leukemia is indicated by increased incidence of bleeding disorders?
APL
What condition would be described as acute granulocytopenia?
agranulocytosis (neutropenia)
What are the tests useful in the diagnosis of DIC?
bleeding time, PT and PTT, platelet count, factors I, V, and VIII
What type of leukemia is indicated by presence of myelomonocytes?
AMML
What is the immediate response to vessel injury?
vasoconstriction
What is the tourniquet test?
measures capillary fragility
What is the use for Lee-White clotting time?
monitors heparin therapy
What is the name for Factor X?
Stuart Prower
What is the final end products of the breakdown of fibrin and of fibrinogen?
fragment E and two D-fragments
What factors do the intrinsic and extrinsic systems have in common?
I, II, V, X
What is the name for Factor IV?
calcium
What is the thrombin time test?
measures the availability of fibrinogen
What is the factor for which the Stypven time is most useful?
Factor VII
What are the intrinsic factors?
I, II, V, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
What are the adsorbed plasma factors?
I, V, VIII, XI, XII
What is the principle of the coagulyzer or MLA?
formation of clot changes optical density of light detected by photoelectric cell and shuts off the timer
What test will distinguish between primary and secondary fibrinolysis?
D-Dimer and protamine sulfate test
What are the serum iron results in IDA?
decreased
What does the PBS of a patient with IDA show?
microcytic/hypochromic cells
What is the name for Factor IX?
Christmas factor