Hematology Flashcards
Site of hematopoiesis
yolk sac, liver, spleen, bone marrow
Heme precusosrs
Succinyl CoA (TCA intermediate); Glycine
Source of energy of RBC
Anaerobic glycolysis
Vitamin B12 and folic acid deffeciency lead to
Megaloblastic anemia
Last stage of RBC with nucleus
Orthochromatic erythroblast
Immature RBCs, increases in hemolysis
Reticulocytes
2 alpha, 2 beta chains
HbA
2 alpha, 2 gamma chains
HbF
Transfers iron in the blood
Transferrin
Stores iron in the liver
Ferritin
For additional iron storgae
Hemosiderin
Granulocytes
Basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils
Releases histamin and heparin, involved in allergies
Basophils
Increases in allergies and parasitic invasions
eosinophils
Involved in bacterial infections, lasts 8 hours
neutrophils
Tissue macrophages
Bone: Osteoclasts Liver: Kupffer cells Skin: Langerhans cells CNS: Microglia Lungs: alveolar macrophages
Derived from beak-up of megakaryocytes; lasts 7-10 days
platelets
Requires glycoprotein 1b and VWF
platelet adhesion
Requires glycoprotein IIB-IIIa and fibrinogen
platelet aggregation
Secretes Ig
Plasma cells (derived from B cells)
Primary response Ig; also, largest
IgM
Ig in secondary response; also, smallest and can penetrate placenta
IgG
Ig in secretions
IgA
Ig in parasitic infections and allergies
IgE
MHC I, CD 8 is also known as
T-killer cell
MHC II, CD4 is also known as
T-helper cell
Abnormal azurophilic granules
Severe infection (toxic granules)
Patches of dilated endoplasmic reticulum that appear as sky blue cytoplasmic puddles
Severe infection (dohle bodies)
Distinctive needle-like azurophilic granules found in myeloblasts
AML (Auer rods)
Scattered macrophage with abundant wrinkled green blue cytoplasm
CML (sea blue histiocytes)
Small lymphocytes disrupted in the process of making smears
CLL (smidge cells)
Large cells with multiple nuclei or a single nucleus with multiple nuclear lobes
Hodgkin’s lmphoma (reed sternberg cells)
Nuclear remnants are phagocytosed by interspersed macrophages with abundant clear cytoplasm
burkitt’s lymphoma ( starry sky pattern)
Multi-lobulated nuclei
adult t-cell lymphoma (clover leaf cells)
Destructive plasma cell tumors involving axial skeleton
Multiple myeoloma (plasmacytoma)
Multiple nuclei, prominent nucleoli and cytoplasmic droplets containing Ig
Multiple myeloma (bizzare multinucleated cells)
Fiery red cytoplasm
Multiple myeloma (flame cells)
Pink globular cytoplasmic inclusions
Multiple myeloma (russel bodies)
blue globular nuclear inclusions
multiple myeloma (dutcher bodies)
M proteins causes RBCs in peripheral blood smear to sticl in linear arrays
Multiple myeloma (rouleaux formation)