Hematology Flashcards
What is best lab used to correct for degree of anemia?
Reticulocyte count
SS of Fe def anemia?
PICA, Angular stomatitis with atrophy of tongue. Spooning of nails–> Koilonychia
When should you see an increased Reticulocyte count in response to Oral Fe therapy?
7-10 days and increase in H/H in 2-3 weeks
What is responsible for Hydrops Fetalis?
Alpha-Thalassemia
Microcytic anemia, Severe anemia with bone changes, Cooper colored skin, Jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly?
Beta-Thalassemia
How do you dx Thalassemia?
Electrophoresis
Heridatry trait of Sideroblastic anemia?
X-Linked Recessive
Mitochondrial defect that prevents the incorporation of iron into Hgb? Iron accumulates in mithochondria around RBC nucleus forming a Ringed….
Sideroblast
What differentiates Vit B12 deficiency from Folate (Vit B9) deficiency?
B12 has Neuro sxms Loss of memory Paresthesia/numbness in extremities Dimished position of vibratory sense Weakness and ataxia
What type of anemia is Folate and Vit B12 def?
Macrocytic with low Reticulocyte count
What is a required cofactor for Folate synthesis?
Vit B12
What is the most common cause of anemia in the chronically ill pt?
AOCD
Labs with AOCD?
- Decreased Reticulocyte count
- Increased ESR
- Decreased serum Iron but with increased serum ferritin
Decreased Haptoglobin with intravascular hemolysis?
Think Hemolytic Anemia
Coomb’s test is used for
Dx of Hemolytic Anemia
Direct Coombs?
Detects antibody on red blood cell surface
Detects IgG, IgM, or C3
Used in eval of Acquired hemolytic anemia
Indirect Coombs?
Detects antibodies in plasma
Used in cross matching of Blood Pro
Schistocytes?
Mechanical distruption of the RBC
Which test is used to diagnose Alpha Thalassemia?
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
Cold Autontibody?
Usu IgM antibody
Caused by Intravascular hemolysis
Warm autoantibody?
Usu IgG antibody
Due to tumor infection or SLE
Heridatary spherocytosis?
Congenital Hemolytic Anemia
Autosomal Dominant Disorder
—>Splenomegaly and Spherocytes on periphearl smear
G6PD Deficiency?
- Sex Linked disorder
- Usu African/Mediterranean
- Intravascular/Extravascular hemolysis
- Due to stress-induced hemolysis 2 to Sulfa drugs, antimalarials, Vit K, Infxn, or Fava Beans
Pathoneumoic for G6PD deficiency?
Heinz Bodies (Oxidation of Hgb)
Heinz Bodies?
G6PD Defiency
Inheretid disorder resulting in prod of defective Hgb
Defect in position 6 on the beta chain
Very common in Africk Americans?
Sickle Cell Anemia
African American with fatigue, pallor, jaundice, Leg ulcers?
Think Sickle Cell Anemia
What is diagnostic with Sickle Cell?
Hgb Electrophoresis HbS
Hydroxyurea?
Anti-sickling agent
Sickle Cell Trait?
Heterozygotes are carriers
Target Cells on peripheral smear?
Sickle Cell Anemia
Pancytopenia wiht bone marrow hypocellularity?
Aplastic Anemia
Asymptomatic Pancytopenia?
Aplastic Anemia
Most common Leukemia in childhood and uncommon in Adults?
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
Child with Abrupt onset of fatigue, malaise, bone pain, sweats, bleeding and easy bruising (pallor, petechiae, ecchymoses)?
Think ALL
Tx for ALL?
Chemo
CNS proph with intrathecal methotrexate or brain XRT, Bone marrow transp.
Lyphocytosis, Lymphadenopathy, and splenomegaly in elderly men?
Think CLL
-Enlarged cervical LN later splenomegaly
Smudge Cells?
CLL
First line for CLL?
Chlorambucil
Auer Rods?
Pathognomic for AML
Tx for AML?
Daunomycinand Cytarabine No CNS proph needed
Philadepadelphia Chromosone?
Patho for CML
Marked splenomegaly with fatigue, wt loss, night sweats and fatigue in older person?
Think CML
Lymphocytes with hairlike, cytoplasmic projections?
Hairy Cell Leukemia
Malignant disorder of the Lymphatic system that affects the Lymph Nodes?
-Bimodal dsitribution (second, third decades and and after 50)
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
May have after a Epstein-Barr virus? With Localized firm, Freely mobile and non-tender.
Chronic pruritis and disulfiram-like reaction after drinking alcohol?
Think Hodgkins Lymphoma
Reed Sternberg Cells
Think Hodgkins
Reed Sternberg Cells?
Larger, Binucleated cells with prominent nucleoli
Tx for Hodgkins Lymphoma
Get CT of chest too
XRT / Chemo 85% CURABLE with tx
Solid Tumor of immune, 90% B cell in origin?
Hon-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Chest pain, cough, SVC, Abd and back pain, Spinal cord compression?
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
Most common presentatoin in Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma?
Cervical, axillary, or inguinal region.
Nodes firm, non-tender with size > 1.0 CM
Need Bx
Multiple Myeloma?
Neoplastic proliferation of a single clone of Plasma (B Cells
Bone pain, weakness, fatigue, hypercalcemia, M proteins in urine? Punched out bone lesions?
MM
Compresion and path fxrs common
Dx of MM?
Serum protien electrophoresis
IgM protien and Bence Jones Protein
MM
Tx for MM?
Chemo with Melphalan and Prednisone
Autologous stem cell transplantiation
Hemophilia A?
Factor VIII Sex Linked Recessive Hemarthroses after trauma Spont CNS bleeds Prolonged PTT PT/Platelets/bleeding time normal Decreased activity of Factor VIII
Factor VIII deficiency?
Hemophilia A
TX fo Hemophilia A?
Avoid asa and other anticoag
Factor VIII concentrate
FFP/Cryoprecipitate
Factor IX disorder?
Hemophilia B
Hemophilia B?
Factor IX (Christmas Factor) deficiency
Retroperitoneal hematomas?
May be seen in Hem A and B
Tx for Hem B?
Factor IX concentrate
FFP/Cryoprecipitate
ITP?
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura ITP
Autoimmune bleeding disorder in which patients develop antibodies against their own platelets
ITP
Superficial bleedin of skin, mucous membranes or GU tract?
ITP
TX ITP
Usu self limited
Avoid all drugs tha cause Thrombocytopenia
Drugs that worsen Thrombocytopenia?
Sulfa, quinine, PCN, furosemide, phenytoin, cimetidine, etc….
TTP?
Severe thrombocytpenia, hemolytic anemia and neuro abnormalities
Typically with GI S/S such as abd pain and diarrhea
ARF common
Severe HTN is seen
**Neuro abn. Headache, aphasia or stupor
Therapy TTP?
Large volume plasmapheresis
Vw disease?
Platelet fxn disorder
Vw protein normally binds to Factor VIII delivering it to sites of coag and preventing its clearance from ciruclation
What so bad about VW disease?
Cant form platelet plug
Vw deficiency Sxms?
Easy bruising and mucosal surface bleeding
Worse after NSAID or Asp use
Menorrhagia
Tx for Vw?
Factor VIII concentrate
DDAVP (synthetic analog of ADH)–>induces release of VWF
DIC?
Coagulation factors activated and degraded at the same TIME. Triggered by endothelial cell inury or release of tissue factore that activate the coag cascade
SS DIC?
Bleeding
Bleeding from skin/mucous membranes
Small purpuric to large ecchymoses
Thrombic events can cause gangrenous ditits and nose, and hemm necrosis of skin
TX for DIC?
FFP/Platelets/IV heparin for thromboses
Fatigue, Nausea, Abdominal fullness
Classic CML
BCR/ABL on Peripheral Smear
CML