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Hematology Flashcards

1
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The study of blood and its components

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Hematology

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2
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% of total body weight

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7-8%

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3
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Average blood volume

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Male: 5-7L
Female: 4-6L

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4
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Blood is made up of

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45% Formed Elements (RBC, WBC, PLTs)
55% Fluid Portion

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5
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Fluid portion is known as either

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Plasma or Serum

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6
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unclotted blood or anticoagulated blood and contains fibrinogen.

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Plasma

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7
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clotted blood and does not contain fibrinogen

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Serum

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8
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Fluid portion is made up of

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90% water
10% solutes

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9
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What are the three types of blood collection?

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Arterial Puncture
Venipuncture
Skin Puncture

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Most preferred site for venipuncture

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Median antecubital fossa of the vein.

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11
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How many times are allowed to collect blood from patient?

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2 times (theoretically)

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12
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Site for skin puncture for <1yr old

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medial or lateral portion of plantar surface of the foot.

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13
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Site for skin puncture for >1yr old

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second, third, or fourth finger; perpendicular to the finger print; slightly off center.

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14
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Which specimen is utilized for CBC?

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EDTA Whole Blood

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15
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Which specimen is utilized for methemoglobin quantification?

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Heparinized Whole Blood

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16
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What specimen is used for coagulation studies?

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Platelet-Poor Citrated Plasma

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17
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What specimen is used for PLT aggregation studies?

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Platelet-Rich Citrated Plasma

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18
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What specimen is used for Erythrocyte Osmotic Fragility Test (EOFT), Autohemolysis, and Acid Serum Test?

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Defibrinated Blood

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19
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What specimen is used for primary laboratories and for babies?

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Capillary Blood

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20
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What are the dimensions of the tourniquet?

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18-20 inches long;
1 inch wide

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21
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Tourniquet should be placed/applied

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3-4 inches (7.5-10 cm) above from the puncture site.

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22
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What needle gauge is routinely used for adults?

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19, 20, 21, 22
21- most commonly used

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23
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What gauge number is used for blood donation?

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gauge #16

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24
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What gauge # is used for blood transfusion?

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gauge #18

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25
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DNA fragments; Keulgen Stain (+); Found in Megaloblastic Anemia

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Howell-Jolly Bodies

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26
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Denatured Hgb; Supravital Stain (+); G6PD Deficiency; Unstable Hgb; exposure/ingestion of oxidizing agents (e.g., Naphthalene ball/Moth balls)

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Heinz Bodies

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27
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Siderotic granules; Iron granules; Perl’s Prussian Blue (+); Found in Sideroblastic Anemia

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Pappenheimer bodies

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28
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Aggregates of ribosomes; Found in Lead poisoning; Found in Pyrimidine 5 nucleotidase deficiency

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Basophilic Stripplings

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29
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Red-violet; Figure of 8/infinity; Remnants of mitotic spindle fiber; Found in Megaloblastic Anemia

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Cabot rings

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30
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Found in HbC disease; hexagonal (rods); in pairs; in parallel

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HgB Cc

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31
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Found in Hb Sc disease; Washington monument/ finger-like (hand-like) appearance

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HgB Sc

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32
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Anemia due to impaired DNA synthesis

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Megaloblastic Anemia

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33
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Young blood cells that were forced to enter the circulation or peripheral blood; Found in Hemolytic Anemia

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Shift Cells

34
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Found in abetalipoproteinemia “Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome”
Found in McLeod phenotype (Kell Blood Group System)

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Acanthocyte “Spur Cells”

35
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Found in uremia (kidney problems)

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Echinocyte “Burr cell”

36
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Found in Myelofibrosis and Myeloid Metaplasia

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Dacrocyte “Teardrop cells”

37
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Crescent/Banana appearance
Found in HbS + individuals

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Drepanocyte “Sickle cell”

38
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Found in RBC fragments
Found in Burns & Hemolytic Anemia

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Schizocyte/Schistocyte

39
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Found in Liver disease
Rh null phenotype

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Stomatocyte “Mouth Cells”

40
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Found in Thalassemia;
Hemoglobinopathy

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Codocyte “Target Cell”

41
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Horn-Like/ Helmet-like appearance
Found in Hemolytic Anemia

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Keratocyte

42
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Oval RBCs:
Found in Plasmodium ovale infection

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Ovalocyte

43
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Hypo-segmented;
Bilobed;
Associated with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) and Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia (CGL)

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Pelger-Huet “Pince-Nez”

44
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Neutrophils have >5 lobes;
Found in Megaloblastic Anemia

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Hypersegmentation

45
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Defective lysosomes;
Defect in the digestion process of phagocytes;
Golden-brown inclusion (purplish);
Bead-like appearance

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Chediak Higashi

46
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Common;
Found in infections
Found in neutrophils only
Accompanied with Dohle Bodies & Vaculations

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Toxic Granulation

47
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Found in mucopolysaccharides
Found in all WBCs

Test in urine for mucopolysaccharides
Reagent: CTAB “Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide”/ Cetrimide
Positive (+) Result: White turbidity

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Alder Reilly Bodies

48
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Found in infections
Found in neutrophils only
Accompanied by Toxic Granulations & Vacuolation

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Dohle Bodies

49
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Found in May-Hegglin Anomaly
Found in all WBCs
Accompanied by giant PLTs (high MPV)

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May-Hegglin Bodies

50
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Remnants of lymphocytes
Found in CLL

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Smudge Cells

51
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Remnants of neutrophils

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Basket cells

52
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Neutrophil with ingested nucleus

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LE cells

53
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Monocyte with ingested nucleus

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Tart Cells

54
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Macrophage with crumpled tissue appearance
Found in Gaucher’s Disease = deficiency of beta-glucocerebrosidase

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Gaucher Cells

55
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Macrophage with foamy appearance/bubbles
Found in Niemann-Pick Disease= deficiency of sphingomyelinase

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Foam Cell

56
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Reactive/Variant/Turk’s irritation cells
Found in infectious mononucleosis (caused by Epstein Barr Virus)
Identity: T cells

Polyglonal; Marginates on the surrounding RBCs (adapt to the shape of surrounding RBCs)

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Atypical Lymphocyte

57
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T cell with ceribriform nucleus

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Sezary Cells

58
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Derived from B Cells

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Hairy Cells

59
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Owl-Eye appearance
Found in Hodgkin’s Disease
Macrophages

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Reed-Sternberg cells

60
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PLT diluent particularly for Light Microscope

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Rees-Ecker Diluent

61
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PLT diluent for Phase- Contrast Microscope

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1% Ammonium Oxalate

62
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Screening Test for Primary Hemostasis

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Bleeding Time (Duke’s Method & Ivy Method)

63
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Screening test for Secondary Hemostasis

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Clotting time

64
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Detect deficiency in Common Pathway

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Stypven Time

65
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INTRINSIC PATHWAY

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F12 (Hageman Factor/Contact Factor);
F11 (PTA/ Anti-hemophilic factor C);
F9 (Christmas Factor/ Anti-hemophilic Factor B);
F8 (Anti-hemophilic Factor A/ PLT Cofactor I)

66
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EXTRINSIC PATHWAY

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F3 (Tissue Factor);
F7 (Stable Factor/Proconvertin)

67
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COMMON PATHWAY

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F10 (Stuart Prower Factor)
F5 (Labile Factor/Proaccelerin)
F2 (Prothrombin)
F1 (Fibrinogen)

68
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Attachment of PLTs to the wall of blood vessels

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Adhesion

69
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Release contents of granules to release PLTs

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Secretion/Release

70
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Attachment of PLTs with each other

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Aggregation

71
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Problem in GPIIb/GPIIIa

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Glanzmann Thrombasthemia

72
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Problem in GPIb

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Bernard-Soulier Syndrome

73
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The stoppage of blood flow

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Hemostasis

74
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Anaerobic glycolytic pathway;
Provide energy for RBCs;
Uses glucose without needing oxygen

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Embden-Meyerhof Pathway

75
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Generated 2, 3 Diphosphoglycerate (2,3 DPG) = facilitates release of oxygen to tissues

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Rapoport Luebering Pathway

76
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Prevents the conversion of hemoglobin into methemoglobin

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Pentose Phosphate Pathway “Hexose Monophosphate Shunt”

77
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Converts the methemoglobin back into normal hemoglobin

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Methemoglobin Reductase Pathway

78
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Measure the ability of the RBCs to take up fluid without lysing

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Erythrocyte Osmotic Fragility Test (EOFT)

79
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TEST FOR SICKLE CELLS

Rgt: Sodium Metabisulfite;
(+) Holly Leaf Formation

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Sickling Test

80
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TEST FOR SICKLE CELLS

Rgt: Sodium Dithionite & Saponin
(+) Turbidity; when lines behind tubes are no longer visible

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Solubility Test

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