HEMATOLOGY 1 Flashcards
Discipline that studies the development and diseases of blood
Involves:
- HEMATOLOGY
- ANALYSES OF CONCENTRATION
- MORPHOLOGY & FUNCTION OF CELLS IN THE BLOOD
Hematocrit; other RBC indices
CONCENTRATION
Anisocytosis, poikilocytosis, blood volume, etc.
MORPHOLOGY
Why do we need to understand the results of laboratory procedures?
- TO MONITOR EFFECTS OF THERAPY
- DETECT THE MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE FOLLOWING THERAPY
Bacterial infection
NEUTROPHILIA
Viral infection
NEUTROPENIA
Macrophage in tissues (___ line of defense)
MONOCYTE
3RD
Parasite infection & allergy
BASOPHILIA
HISTORY
Athanasius Kircher: ___ - ___
1657
WORMS
HISTORY
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek: ___; ___ - ___
MICROSCOPE
1674
ACCOUNT OF RBCs
HISTORY
Giulio Bizzozero: platelets - ___
PETITE PLAQUES
HISTORY
James Homer Wright: ___ - ___
1902
WRIGHT STAIN
HISTORY
1657 worms
ATHANASIUS KIRCHER
HISTORY
Microscope; 1674 account of RBCs
ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK
HISTORY
1902 Wright stain
JAMES HOMER WRIGHT
3 Categories of Blood Cells:
- RBCs
- WBCs
- PLATELETS
Erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, plasma
WHOLE BLOOD
Small white layer of cells lying between the packed cell volume & plasma (leukocytes & platelets)
BUFFY COAT
Liquid portion of unclotted blood
Color: (due to ___)
- PLASMA
- HAZY / PALE YELLOW
- FIBRIN
Fluid that remains after coagulation
Color:
- SERUM
- CLEAR & STRAW COLORED
Red Blood Cells
Description:
Diameter:
Transports ___ & ___
Includes:
- ANUCLEATE, BICONCAVE, DISCOID CELLS FILLED W/ REDDISH PROTEIN (HEMOGLOBIN)
- 6-8 UM IN DIAMETER W/ ZONE OF PALLOR THAT OCCUPIES 1/3 OF THEIR CENTER
- TRANSPORTS OXYGEN & CARBON DIOXIDE
- HEMOGLOBIN, HEMATOCRIT, RBC INDICES
Anemia
INSUFFICIENT OF HEALTHY RBC
Polycythemia Vera
TOO MANY RBC
White Blood Cells
Description:
Function:
- LOOSELY RELATED CATEGORY OF CELL TYPES
- PROTECT HOST FROM INFECTION & INJURY
Bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi
MICROBIOLOGY
1st line of defense
SKIN
2nd line of defense
WBCs
3rd line of defense
PLASMA CELLS, NK, MACROPHAGE, CYTOKINES
Leukopenia
LOW / DECREASED WBC COUNT
Leukocytosis
HIGH / INCREASED WBC COUNT
Leukemia
Examples:
- CANCER OF THE BLOOD
- ALL (ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA), AML (ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA)