haematology in systemic disease and intro Flashcards
main function of haematology?
organ system
transporting oxygen
protect from infections
immune system
- liquid medium for transporting oxygen, coagulation prevents bleeding to death
how can problems present?
Excessive -
erythrocytes : polycythaemia
Decreased/ deficiency
of soluble proteins > factor 8
reduced rbc = anaemia
primary erythrocytes disorder?
too much - polycythaemia vera
reduced - deficiency of blood thalassaemia
secondary haematological disorder are
reactive
high altitude
or auto immune haemolytic anaemia
inherited primary disorder due to germline mutation is
factor 9 > haemophilia B
raised wcc count causes?
normal in bone marrow cells?
<5% blast in bone marrow
promyelocytes
DAT
direct antiglobulin test
antibody bound to rbc
so if you have spherocytes and DAT + then it is immune hameolytic
causes of acqyuired
immune
immune
associated w systemic diseases:
cancer ;lymphoma / chronic
sle
infection: mycoplasma
idiopathic
DAt negative spherocytes
infection of erythrocytes: malaria
MAHA- mechanical breakdown
microangiopathic film
malignancy - adenocarcinomas low grade DIC
e.coli
HUS
types of white blood cells
peripheral blood
granulocytes
monocytes:
immunocytes : T,B, NK
bone marrow
blasts
promyelocytes
myelocytes
lymphoid precursory cells
cells in peripheral blood
Lymphocytes /immunocytes - T / B cell
Granulocytes /phagocytes
Monocytes
monocytosis causes?
infection: TB, brucella, typhoid
viral: CMV, varicella zoter
sarcoidosis
MDS
abnormal lymphocytosis
EBV
CMV
toxoplasmosis
infectuioius hepatitis , rubella, herpes
autoimmune
sarcoidis
lymphopenia
infection: HIV
autoimmune
inherited
chemo
EBV -
lymphocyte count 5-52
degree of lympotcyosis will give you a clue to the cause?
true malignancy higher than EBV say
light chains
healthy
60:40 kapp and almbda is healthy
grossly skewed kappa /lambda light change
99:1%
leaukaemia
lymphoma
metastatic breast cancer in bone marrow
bone marrow infiltration
reticulcyte decreases
bilirubin is elevated
DAT negative
erythroblastic film
blood cancer are classified
leaukaemia
lymphoma
myeloma
why is it so complex?
lineage issue
malignant cell to normal cell
but there are multiple linaeges
myeloid
erythroid
t cells
b cells