Hema, USMLE Flashcards
Basophilia is seen in what leukemia
CML
Basophils: Granules contain (3)
1) Heparin
2) Histamine
3) Vasoactive amines
Smallest formed element in the blood
Platelet
Platelets: Important contents of dense granules (2)
1) ADP
2) Calcium
Platelets: Important contents of alpha granules
1) vWF
2) Fibrinogen
Contains approximately 1/3 of platelet pool
Spleen
Effect of asplenia on platelet count
Thrombocytosis
Drug that completely inactivates platelets
Aspirin
Length of time to fully replenish functional platelets
7-10 days (lifespan)
Property of RBC that gives it a large surface area to volume ratio
Biconcave shape
Important transporter on RBC membrane
Chloride-bicarbonate antiporter
Importance of chloride-bicarbonate antiporter
Physiologic chloride shift that allows RBC to transport CO2 from periphery to lungs for elimination
Variation in RBC size
Anisocytosis
Variation in RBC shape
Poikilocytosis
RBC: Only source of energy
Glucose
Mast cell: Contents of secretory granules (3)
1) Histamine
2) Heparin
3) Eosinophil chemotactic factors
Mast cells are derived from
The same precursor as basophils
Drug that prevents mast cell degranulation
Cromolyn sodium
Substance used by eosinophils against invasive helminthic infections
Major basic protein
T/F Eosinophils phagocytose antigen-antibody complexes
T
Precursor of eosinophils
Same as granulocyte precursors
Eosinophilia is found in what pathologies besides parasitism
1) Neoplasms
2) Allergic processes
3) Collagen vascular diseases
Hypersegmented nucleus of granulocytes is seen in what condition/s
Vitamin B12 and/or folate deficiencies
Hypersegmented nucleus is defined as how many lobes
> 5
Neutrophil granules contain (4)
1) Hydrolytic enzymes
2) Lysozyme
3) MPO
4) Lactoferin