Hematology Flashcards
Which type of leukemia are there rapid increases in immature blood cells, rapid progression and accumulation of the malignant cells over weeks or months, Immediate treatment is required (hospitalized immediately), & Most common forms of leukemia in children
Acute leukemia
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Which term refers to the cells that help carry oxygen to the tissues, that are produced in bone marrow?
What occurs to these cells when we have a problem without bone marrow?
& how else is the # of said cells is affected?
Erythrocytes (Red blood cells)
- A reduction in the # of RBC occurs
-Through acute or chronic hemorrhages (excessive bleeding)
(Normal values) What is the normal level range of the total amount of hemoglobin in peripheral blood?
12.0-16.0 g/dl
(Normal values) What is the normal level range of the total amount of platelets in blood?
130,000-400,000
(Normal values) What is the normal level range of the total amount of RBCs in blood?
4.2-6.1
(Normal values) What is the normal level range of the total amount of WBCs in blood?
3.5-12 10⁹/L
Which term refers a condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body’s tissues?
Anemia
(Anemia) What is the normal morphologic classification of RBCs?
Normocyte normochromic
(Anemia) List the morphological classifications of RBCs that characterize based on size & shape?
Macrocytes, normocytes, & microcytes
(Anemia) List the morphological classifications of RBCs that characterize based on colour?
Hyperchromic, normochromic, & hypochromic
(Etiology of anemia) List the possible causes etiologically that can cause anemia & explain why
- Blood loss: Due to hemorrhage, such as internal or external bleeding
- Increased destruction of RBCs: Also called hemolytic, where RBCs are ruptured
- Decreased production of RBCs: Could be due to nutritional deficiencies, such as a lack of iron, protein, vitamin B12+, needed to form hemoglobin
(Etiology of anemia) What are some common signs & symptoms of anemia?
Fatigue, weakness, dyspnea, & pale colour
(Symptoms of Anemia) Explain why an individual might experience the common signs & symptoms of anemia?
- Fatigue: Less energy due to low O2
- Weakness: Due to low O2
- Dyspnea: Due to lack of oxygen delivery to our cells, where the body compensates by increasing rate of breathing & rate of cardiac cycle
- Pale colour: Due to part of our normal skin colour coming from our blood, when we have less hemoglobin it becomes pale
(Symptoms of Anemia) List some other general symptoms of anemia
- Loss of nerve fibres in spinal column paresthesia (numbness), balance disturbances, weakness, spasticity, reflex abnormalities – depending on cause of anemia
(Loss or Destruction Anemia) What are the characteristics of a loss or destruction anemia?
We had healthy RBCs normal size, normal amount of hemoglobin, but through loss or destruction we have fewer in number of RBCs
(Loss or Destruction Anemia) What are some examples of loss or destruction Anemia
- Aplastic Anemia
- Post Hemorrhagic Anemia
- Hemolytic Anemia
(Loss or Destruction Anemia) Which type of anemia refers to a condition that occurs when your body stops producing enough new blood cells?
Aplastic Anemia
(Loss or Destruction Anemia) Which term refers to a condition that develops when you lose a large amount of blood quickly, which can be chronic due to internal ulcer or cancer?
What are the signs & symptoms when we los more than 20% of our blood (hypovolemia)?
Post hemorrhagic Anemia
- Orthostatic hypotension, altered mental status, cool and/or clammy skin, tachycardia, and hyperventilation, & decreased pulse pressure
(Loss or Destruction Anemia) Which term refers to where the RBCs are broken down & destroyed before their normal lifespan?
& what are the different factors it can be due to?
Hemolytic Anemias
- Can be because of an inherited disorder (Sickle Cell disease), an infection (E.coli, snake bites, & malaria), & hemolytic disease of newborn (Rh incompatibility)
(Loss or Destruction Anemia - Hemolytic anemias) How does the hemolytic disease of newborns work?
An Rh negative mother has a baby with Rh positive father, where the1st baby has separate blood circulation & during delivery the blood mixes & the mother will develop antibodies against future Rh-positive babies. Babies are born with anemia & jaundice (due to destruction of hemoglobin which increases bilirubin)
(Loss or Destruction Anemia - Hemolytic anemias) How do infections cause hemolytic anemia?
Caused by an infection of E.Coli, where you experience several days of diarrhea, which can lead to a low RBC count
(Loss or Destruction Anemia - Hemolytic anemias) Which term refers to the condition that can occur when the small blood vessels in your kidneys become damaged and inflamed, where this damage can cause clots to form in the vessels & the clots clog the filtering system in the kidneys and lead to kidney failure, which could be life-threatening?
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
(Loss or Destruction Anemia - Hemolytic anemias) How do snake bites & malaria work to cause hemolytic anemia?
Snake bite: Can lead to prolonged or excessive bleeding due to venom
- Malaria: Malaria infection causes hemolysis of infected and uninfected erythrocytes which lowers the circulating volume of RBCs