Hematology Flashcards
Fluid medium of the blood/non cellular part of the blood
Plasma
Plasma minus clotting proteins
Serum
Essential component of clotting system
Blood coagulation proteins
Major contributors to osmotic pressure of plasma
Albumin
Pro teases, antiproteases, transport proteins
Alpha Globulins
Transferrin & other transport proteins
Beta Globulins
Immunoglobulins
Gamma Globulins
Process of forming blood cells in the bone marrow
Haemopoeisis
Site of blood cell formation beginning from 3rd week AOG
Yolk Sac/ Aortic Gonad Mesonephros Region
Site of blood cell formation from 3rd month AOG to birth
Liver
Only source of blood cells postnatal you; begins at 4th month AOG
Bone Marrow
All Bone Marrow are active
Birth to puberty
Only bone marrow of vertebra, ribs, sternum, skull, pelvis, proximal epiphyte all region of humerus active
Age 20 (remaining bone marrow:fatty, yellow, inactive)
post-embryonic extramedullary hematopoiesis in full term infant
Always abnormal
Most abundant of blood cells
RBC
Normal resting shape of RBC
Biconcave disc due to spectrum with bag pliability
Blood is 3x thicker than water due to
Hematocrit
____ is the protein inside the RBC that binds with oxygen
Hemoglobin
___ is the % of cells in whole blood normal
Hematocrit
Most common form of hemoglobin in adult human being
HbA
Has higher affinity for oxygen compared to HbA
HbF
Total iron in the body
4 - 5grams
Storage form of iron in liver
Ferritin
Hormones stimulating RBC production
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Main stimulus for EPO production
Hypoxia
Effect of EPO will manifest after this many days
5 days
Last RBC stage with a nucleus
Orthochromatic Erythroblast
RBC stage released to the blood
Reticulocytes
Time to convert reticule yes to mature RBC’s
1-2 days
Characteristics of mature RBC’s
No nucleus, no mitochondria, no ER
Lifespan of adult RBC
120 days
Lifespan of fetal RBC
90 days
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Megaloblastic anemia
D. Latum
Exact location of parietal cells
Funds
G cells
Antrum
Intraday ulan destruction of old or damaged RBCs occurs here
Spleen
Extravascular destruction of RBCs is due to
Macrophages
Fate of heme in destroyed RBC
Bilirubin
Nutrient essential for DNA synthesis
Vitamin B12
Folic Acid
Megaloblastic anemia + Neural Deficits
Vitamin B12
Megaloblastic anemia + Neural tube defects
Folic acid
Needed to absorb Vitamin B12
Intrinsic factor
Sources of vitamin B12
Meats
Sources of folic acid
Leafy vegetables cauliflower, brocolli
Terminology used to describe anemia secondary specifically to vitamin B12 deficiency?
Pernicious anemia
What would be the probable site of defect if there is anemia secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency?
Stomach
Basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils
Granulocyts/PML/Myeloid cells
Monocytes, lymphocytes
Agranulocytosis
Basophils
Histamine
Eosinophils
Free radicals
Site of production of granule yes, monocytes
Bone marrow
Site of production of lymphocytes, plasma cells
LN, spleen, thymus, tonsils, peyer’s patches
Lifespan of granule yes
4-8 hours in the blood, 4-5 days in tissues (shortened during infection)
Lifespan on Monocytes
10-20 hours in the blood, for several months in the tissues
Lifespan of lymphocytes
Weeks to months
62%
Neutrophils
0.4%
Basophils
Eosinophils
2.3%
Monocytes
5.3%
Lymphocytes
30%
Bilobulated
Basophils
Eosinophils
Produce from bone marrow
T, B cells
Most common type of WBC
Neutrophil
Highly lobulated nucleus
Acute inflammation response
Neutrophil