Hematologic Flashcards
Increase in the number if circulating WBCs to more than 11k in adults
Leukocytosis
Reduction in the number of circulating WBCs to less than 4400
Leukopenia
Leukopenia can be manifested in
Agranulocytosis
Pancytopenia
Chemotherapeutic drugs
Malignancies arise from hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow
Leukemia
Classify leukemia
Histogenesis:
myeloid
Lymphocytic
Clinical behaviour:
Acute
Chronic
Malignacy of Myeloid immature WBCs occuring in adults 50yrs of age sudden onset
Acute myelogenous leukemia AML
Crystalline elongated intracytoplasmic acidophillic bodies present in malignant myeloblasts
Auer rods
Uncontrolled proliferation of immature LYMPHOID cells in the bone marrow of children
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia ALL
Malignancy of nature B lymphocytes in adults
Least malignant type
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia CLL
Neoplasm of mature myeloid white blood cells
Chronic myeloid leukemia CML
Translocation of the chromosomal material between 9 and 22
Philadelephia chromosome that results in uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal immature leukemic cells
Diffuse non tender swelling may or may not be ulcerated results in DIFFUSE GINGIVAL ENLARGEMENT
Myeloid luekemia - send patient for blood work to confirm the diagnosis because biopsy wont help
Deficiency in erythrocytes
Fatigue
Shortness of breath
Oral pallor
Deficiency of platelets
Easy bruising bleeding
Spont gingival bleeding
Petechial hemorrhage of the post hard palate and soft palate
Internal bleeding
Deficiency of luekocytes
Ulcerations on gingiva most committed and the palate GRAYISH WHITE NECROTIC BASE
Oral candidiasis
Viral infections like HERPES simplex
Condition where the cells from the granulocytic series mainly neutrophils are absent
Agranulocytosis