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Hematology

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-the study of blood and blood-forming elements

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Blood: facts

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-4-6 liters
-approx. 7-8 % of your body weight

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Red blood cells: facts

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-approx. 97 % of the formed elements in blood
-erythrocytes: RBCs

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Hematology and its branches

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-flow cytometry
-coagulation
-urinalysis
-body fluids
-CBC plus differential

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Flow cytometry

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-used to analyze individual cells for the presence of antigens
-Count cells with a particular immunophenotype
-This is a specialized lab

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coagulation

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-Think of hemostasis on a scale, if it is tipped in one direction bleeding occurs. If it is tipped in the other direction, thrombosis occurs
-Normal hemostasis is both rapid and localized

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urinalysis

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-is used to detect and manage a wide range of disorders, such as urinary tract infections, kidney disease, and diabetes

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body fluids

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-can indicate localized infections or systemic conditions depending on cellular quantities and distributions

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CBC and Differential

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-complete blood count/differential
-the most common hematology test
-a panel consisting of WBC, RBC, Hgb, HCT, MCH, MCHC, MCV, RDW, PLT, Retic, and Differential

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What test do you run using a lavender tube?

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-flow cytometry
-CBC/D
- body fluids
-contains EDTA

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What test do you run using a light blue tube?

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-coagulation
-contains sodium citrate

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What test do you run in a syringe?

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body fluids

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What test do you run in a sterile cup?

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-urinalysis
-body fluids

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Circulating blood is divided into

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45% cells (RBC, WBC, platelets)
55% plasma

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Hematopoiesis

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-blood cell production, hematopoiesis begins in embryonic development, progresses to the fetal liver, and later occurs in the red bone marrow
-CD34+ pluripotent stem cells give rise to the earliest myeloid and lymphoid precursors

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Hemoglobulin molecules

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-heme mostly consists of one protoporphyrin ring (4 pyrrole rings are joined to each other with a single iron atom)
-a complete hemoglobulin molecule contains 4 heme groups
-an adult hemoglobin (A) consists of four heme groups and four globulin chains-two alpha chains and two beta chains

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Hemoglobin S

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-Sickle cell trait will have hemoglobin S and A
-When Glu in an amino acid sequence is substituted with val it becomes a hemoglobin A
-Hemoglobin S is not soluble while A is soluble

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Mean corpuscular volume

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MCV (fL) = Hct *10/ RBC
-where MCV is the mean corpuscular volume, Hct is the hematocrit, and RBC is red blood cell count
-The reference range is 80-96 fL

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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

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MCH (pg) = Hb *10/ RBC
-where Hb is hemoglobin
-reference range is 27-33 pg

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Mean corpuscular concentration

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MCHC (g/dL) = MCH/MCV *100
-The reference range is 33-36 g/dL

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Red cell distribution width

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-is a measurement of the degree of anisocytosis present, or the degree of variability in RBC size, in a blood specimen
RDW % = Standard deviation of MCV/ Mean MCV *100
-reference range is 11%-15%

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Anisocytosis

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-any significant variation in size
-corresponds to an RDW > 14.5 increased
-can be found in leukemia, anemias, dysplasias

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normal erythrocytes

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-biconcave disc
-MCV: 80-100 dL
-MCH: 28-34 pg
-MCHC: 32-36%
-Lifespan: 120 days
- 7-8 um

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Macrocytes

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-Larger than normal RBCs (MCV>100)
-associated with B12 or folate deficiencies

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Microcytes
-smaller than normal RBCs (MCV <80) -associated with iron deficiency, thalassemia, and lead poisoning
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Hypochromic
-central pallor > 2/3rd of the cell -less than normal amount of Hgb (MCHC <32) -associated with iron deficiency
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Hyperchromic
-RBCs with decreased or absent central pallor (slightly elevated MCHC) - associated with hemolytic anemias, burns
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polychromasia (reticulocytes)
-premature RBC that contain residual RNA -blue-gray in color
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poikilocytosis
-general term used to describe variation in RBC shape
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target cells (codocytes)
-associated with hemoglobinopathies, thalassemias, IDA, and liver disease
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spherocytes
-decreased surface: volume ratio resulting in no central pallor -associated with hereditary spherocytosis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, severe burns
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stomatocytes
-can be an artificial or artifact of chemical reagents, commonly an artifact of albumin -associated with hereditary stomatocytosis (rare)
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ovalocytes
-egg-shaped, vary in Hgb content - often in conjunction with macrocytes (macroovalocytes) -associated with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). B12, or folate deficiencies
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elliptocytes
-lack of central pallor -associated with hereditary elliptocytosis, iron deficiency, and idiopathic myelofibrosis
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Burr Cells (Echinocytes)
-many small undulations evenly space around the RBC surface -often an artifact of contamination -associated with uremia, peptic ulcers, heparin therapy, liver disease
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Acanthocytes (spur cells)
-often hyperchromic -few (3-5) blunt spicules of uneven length -associated with congenital abetalipoproteinemia or acquired with severe hepatic disease
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teardrop (dacrocytes)
-associated with idiopathic myelofibrosis can be seen in thalassemia, iron deficiency, and in any disorder with RBC inclusions
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Schistocytes (fragments/ bite cells)
-results of trauma to the RBC membrane
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Sickle cells (drepanoncytes)
-triggered by low O2 tension -Pt can be homozygous or heterozygous for Hgb S -Dense elliptocytes are often in conjunction with SS
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Nucleated RBCs (NRBCs)
-immature RBC that has not yet ejected the nucleus -normal finding for bone marrow, abnormal in peripheral blood -indicates extreme RBC regeneration or myeloproliferative disorder
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Howell-Jolly Bodies
-DNA remnants -can be associated with absent or non-functioning spleen
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Basophilic stipling
-RNA and mitochondrial remnants -can be found in any condition with defective or accelerated heme synthesis: alcoholism, thalassemias, megaloblastic anemias, and lead poisoning
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Pappenheimer bodies (Siderotic granules)
-composed of non-heme iron, resulting from excess iron in the body -small irregular inclusions along the periphery of RBCs and usually appear in clusters -Wright stain - pappenheimer bodies Prussian blue stain - siderotic granules
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Heinz bodies
-denatured or precipitated Hgb -cannot be seen on wrights stain (only via crystal violet or brilliant cresyl blue) -associated with thalassemia, G6PD, or RBC injury due to chemicals
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Cabot rings
-rare -may be found in megaloblastic anemias, erythropoiesis and homozygous thalassemia
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RBC inclusions
-Hemoglobin CC crystals (bars of gold) -Hemoglobin SC crystals (SC Crystals)
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Protozoan inclusions
-malaria -babesia
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water artifacts
-non-pathological -slide was not completely dry when staining
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albuminized slides (artifacts)
-stomatocytes -Never do RBC morphology on an albuminized slide
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stain precipitation (artifacts)
-appears as dark granules on top of and next to RBCs -can mimic bacteria
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Anemia
-not a specific disease, but a condition in which there is a decrease in the competence of blood to carry oxygen to tissues, thereby causing tissue hypoxia. -in clinical medicine refers to a decrease in the normal concentration of hemoglobin and or erythrocytes
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Anemia symptoms
-fatigue, shortness of breath, faintness, heart palpitation, headache -severity depends on the hemoglobin concentration
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laboratory diagnostic criteria for anemia include
-decreased HGB -decreased HCT -decreased RBC -erythrocyte indices used in morphological classification of anemia
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reticulocyte count
indicates the degree of effective bone marrow erythropoietic activity and is one of the most useful lab tests in monitoring anemia in response to therapy
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How can anemia be classified?
-according to either the appearance of the RBCs (morphologic classification) or the physiologic cause of anemia (etiology or pathogenic)
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Microcytic hypochromic
-associated with defective Hgb synthesis. Serum Iron studies and Hgb electrophoresis are usually adequate tests

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