Hematology and Oncology Flashcards
dense granules
In platelets:
ADP
Ca
Basophil contents
heparin
histamine
Acanthocyte
Liver disease
abetalipoproteinemia
(spur cell)
Basophilic stippling
Lead poisoning
Degmacyte
G6PD (Bite cell)
elliptocyte
hereditary elliptocytosis
macro-ovalocyte
Megaloblastic anemia
ringed sideroblast
sideroblastic anemia
Schistocyte
DIC
TPP/HUS
HELLP
mechanical hemolysis
Spherocyte
hereditary spherocytosis
drug and infection induced hemolytic anemia
Dacrocyte
Myelofibrosis
teardrop cell
Target cell
HbC
Asplenia
Liver disease
Thalassemia
Target cell
HbC
Asplenia
Liver disease
Thalassemia
Heinz bodies
G6PD
Howell Jolly bodies
hyposplenia
asplenia
conjunctival pallor
iron deficiency
spoon nails
iron deficiency
Gene defect in alpha thal
gene deletions
Gene defect in beta thal
point mutations in splice sites
promoter sequences
“crew cut” on X ray
marrow expansion in beta thal
Sickle cell
Chipmunk facies
marrow expansion in beta thal
Lead poisoning MOA
inhibit:
ferrochelatase
ALA dehydratase
Burton lines
Lead poisoning
Wrist and foot drop
Lead poisoning
Treatment for lead poisoning
Dimercaprol
EDTA
Lead poisoning chelation in children
Succimer
Hereditary Sideroblastic Anemia MOA
delta ALA sythase (X linked)
Reversible causes of sideroblastic anemia
Alcohol Lead Vit B6 deficient Copper deficiency isoniazid
Treatment of sideroblastic anemia
pyrudoxine
increased homocysteine with normal methylmalonic acid
folate deficiency
Diphyllobothrium latum
B12 deficeincy
defect in UMP synthase
orotic aciduria
failure to thrive
developmental delay
megaloblastic anemia
Orotic aciduria
orotic acid with hyperammonemia
ornithine transcarbomylase deficiency
Causes of nonmegaloblastic microcytic anemias
alcholism
liver disease
hypothyroidism
reticulocytosis
Associated with anemia of chronic disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
SLE
neoplastic
Chronic kidney disease
Causes of aplastic anemia
Radiation Drugs(alkylating, antimetabolites, benzene, chloramphenacol) Viral Fanconi anemia Idiopathic
dry bone tap
aplastic anemia
Hairy Cell Leukemia
RBC lacking central pallor
spherocytosis
Most common enzymatic disorder of RBC
G6PD
Presents as back pain and hemoglobinuria a few days after insult
G6PD
decreased glutathione
G6PD
hemolytic anemia in a newborn
pyruvate kinase deficiency
decreased ATP productione
pyruvate kinase deficiency
rigid RBC
pyruvate kinase deficiency
increased complement mediated RBC lysis
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
increased incidence of acute leukemia
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
coombs negative hemaglobinuria
pancytopenia
venous thrombosis
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
CD55/CD59 negative RBC on flow cytometry
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
treatment for Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
eculizumab (terminal complement inhibitor)
Salmonella osteomyelitis
Sickle Cell
chronic anemia in SLE and CLL and alpha methyldopa
Warm agglutinin Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Coombs positive
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
CLL
Mycoplasma
Mononucleosis
Cold agglutinin Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
accumulation of protoporphyrin and delta ALA in the blood
lead poisoning
deficienct porphobilinogen deaminase
Acute intermittent porphyria
accumulation Porphobilnogen, deltaALA and coporphobilinogen in the urine
Acute intermittent porphyria
Port wine colored urine
Acute intermittent porphyria
Polyneuropathy
Acute intermittent porphyria
treatment of Acute intermittent porphyria
glucose and heme
deficiency in uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
Porphyria cutanea tarda
accumulation of uroporphyrin
Porphyria cutanea tarda
tea colored urine
Porphyria cutanea tarda
tea colored urine
Porphyria cutanea tarda
blistering cutaneous photosensitivity
Porphyria cutanea tarda
most common porphyria
Porphyria cutanea tarda
Inducers
Chronic Alcoholics St John's War Phenobarbital Phenytoin Nevirapine Rifampin Griseofulvin Carbamazepine
Heme pathway starts with
Glycine and succinyl Co A
Heme production requires vitamin
B6