Hematology Flashcards

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Hematocrit: packed cell volume

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Normal: 45

Anemia: 15

Polycythemia: 65

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Hematocrit: packed cell volume- Blood that has been settled down can vary by…

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  • age
  • gender
  • health condition
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Polycythemia

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can happen naturally if people live in higher elevated places since body compensates lack of oxygen by producing more RBC

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Plasma

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non-cellular component (proteins, anti coaligants)

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Platelets

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fragments of cells

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What happens in a blood clot?

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elements are trapped and what is left is the Serum (fluid with proteins and ions)

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Components of formed elements

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  • Red Blood Cells (erthrocytes)
  • White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)
  • Platelets (from Megakaryocytes)
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Components of Plasma

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  • Water (90%)

- Solutes (10%)

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Components of blood (2)

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  • Formed Elements

- Plasma

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Differential Count type of stain used

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Romanovsky-type stain

Basolphillic-blue
Azurophillic- purple
Eosinophillic- orange
Neutrophillic- pink

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Differential Count- how it was prepared for microscope use

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Slides prepared by

  • Taking a smear
  • pushing the sample forward
  • Dry blood smear with stains

*Concentration of smear counted using a formula

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Differential Count-Automated

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  • Automated hematology blood analysis
  • machine produces a detailed graph
  • patients usually get differential counts everyday to see changes/status of their blood
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Differential Count: Neutrophil (job and %)

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Attacks bacteria, 60-70%

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Differential Count: Eosinophil (job and %)

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Attacks parasites (helminthic worms) and limits inflammation, 2-4%

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Differential Count: Basophil (job and %)

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Mediate Inflammation (bee stings), recruit esoinophils .5%

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Differential Count: Lymphocyte (job and %)

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Mediate humoral and cellular immunity, 28%

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Differential Count: Monocyte (job and %)

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Become phagocytic macrophages, 5%

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3 types of granularcytes

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  • Eosinophil
  • Neutrophil
  • Basophil
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2 types of Agranulocytes

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  • lymphocytes

- monocytes

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Leukocytes (WBC) components

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  • Granulocytes

- Agranulocytes

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Granulocytes distinguishing factors

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  • lobulated nuclei

- large granules

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Components of solutes in plasma

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  • Proteins
  • Small Organics (peptides, amino acids)
  • Inorganics (ions-K,Cl)
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Components of proteins in solutes

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  • Albumin

- Globulin

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Globulin contents

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alph, beta, gamma

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Plasma Proteins
1. Albumin (60%) contributes to osmotic pressure. 2. Globulins (35%) include immunoglobulins (antibodies) and transport globulins that bind small ions, hormones, and other compounds 3. Fibrinogen (4%) function in forming blood clots
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Small Organics in Plasma
1. lipids (fatty acids, choloesterol, glycerides) 2. Carbohydrates (primarily glucose) 3. Amino Acids 4. Organic Wastes (urea, creatine, billirubin)
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Inorganic Plasma Components
Electrolytes (Na, K, C, Mg, Cl, HCO3, HPO4,SO4)
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Red Blood Cell structure
- No nucleus (can no longer perform repair because it cant perform transcription/translation - Animals have nucleus but humans DO NOT
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Erthythrocyte Membrane Structure: Components
- Glycophorin - Anion transporter channel - Ankrin
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Erthythrocyte Membrane Structure: Glycophorin
and anion transporter channel (band 3) are the 2 major transmembrane proteins exposed to the outer surface of the RBC
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Erthythrocyte Membrane Structure: Anion transporter channel (band 3)
allows HCO3- to cross the plasma membrane in exchange for Cl-. This exchange facillitates the release of CO2 in the lungs
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Erthythrocyte Membrane Structure: Ankyrin
- Bound to anchorin (intracellular cytoskeleton) | - Ankyrin anchors spectrin to band 3
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What determines blood type?
Addition of saccaride moiety on to the sequence of sugars
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O Antigen
Lipid-Glucose-Galactose-N Acetylglucosamine-Galactose-Fucose
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A Antigen
N-Acetylgalactosamine (GalNac) glycosidically bonded to O antigen
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B Antigen
Galactose glycosidically bonded to the O antigen
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Function of Erythrocytes
-Exchagnge O2 and CO2 between the erthrocyte and capillary wall.
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Sickle Cell Anemia Cause
Point mutation in hemoglobin changing a glutamic acid to valine that renders the erythrocyte sicke shaped and inflexibility (removed by the spleen)
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Causes of Anemia
Loss of blood-hemorrhage - insufficient production of RBC (low erthyropoietin (epo) from diseased kidney) - RBC with insufficient hemoglobin (iron deficiency)- seen pregnancy bc of baby - Accelerated RBC destruction (sickle Cells)
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What is Anemia?
Low concentration of hemoglobin in the circulatory system
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RBC Life Cycle (in normal adult)
120 days - Production/release - Functional lifestan - Hemolysis (>90% are extravascular and <10% are intravascular)
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Neutrophils Characteristics
- lobulated nuclear cell in the blood - Barr body (shown in females bc of inactive X chromosome) - Starts as band cell ans as it ages, it becomes more lobulated - 5-6 lobules means the cell is ready to get replaced
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Neutrophils movement by process of...
Chemotaxis toward an area of tissue damage. | -Increase permeability between vessels
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Diapesis
Ability of RBC to squeeze through vessel
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How to Neutrophils kill bacteria?
``` (PIC) Mechanism: 1. Oxygen-dependent- Superoxide radicals (O2), Hydrogen peroxide (h2O2) also converted by MPO into hypochlorous acid (HOCl) 2. Oxygen-Independent (lysosomes) ```
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How Immflammatory cells may damamge DNA and cause cancer
Sometimes neutrophills cause cancer by altering DNA- when attacking bacteria, sometime leak hydrogen peroxide or other reactive oxygen specieis damage normal cells in the infection vicinity (mismatch mutation) - chronic infections can accumulate mutations Non steroidal antiimflammatory drugs: Aspirin, Ibuprofen, ashedomedaphin are taken by ppl with chronic diseases- have a reduced incidience of cancer bc it suppressd the onset of cancer
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Eosinophil Structure
Externum: - Peroxidase - Hydrolyic Enzyme Internum (crustalline): - Major Basic protein - Eosinophil catonic protein - Neurotoxin
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Basophils (and mast cells) secrete ...What?
Eosinophil chemotactic factors
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How do Eosinophils limit inflammation?
By inactivating leukotrienes and histamine
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Basophilic Granules
- Heparin (anti coagulant) - Proteases - Histamine (vascular permeability) - Esosinophil chemotactic factor
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Inflammatory Activity of basophils & Mast Cells
LOOK at pic
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Biological effects of basophils and mast cells
- Immediate hypersensitivity - Asthma **Look at pic
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Monocyte
Mononuclear phagocyte system
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Phagocytosis and APC activity of tissue macrophages
LOOK AT PIC
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Platelet Structure
Pic
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Platelets help in...
Hemostasis | by adhesion to collagen fibersand act like a clog , activation, and aggregation (primary hemostatic Plus (PIC)
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Hemostasis
blood clot formed by platelet aggregation with aid of Von Willebrand factor binding factor VIII blood plasma to form fibrin (Hemophillia A is absense of Factor VIII) **Platelets stick immediately to subendothelial collagen
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Who is more prone to having Hemophilia
European Royalty since they are marrying each other