hematology pp clues Flashcards
What is a Neutrophil? Function
The Phagocyte (has anti-microbials, most abundant)
What is an Eosinophil?
The Parasite Destroyer, Allergy Inducer
What is a Basophil?
The Allergy Helper (IgE receptor => histamine release)
What is a Monocyte?
The Destroyer => MP (hydrolytic enzymes, coffee-bean nucleus)
What is a Lymphocyte?
The Warrior => T, B, NK cells
What is a Platelet?
The Clotter (no nuclei, smallest cells)
What is a Blast?
Baby Hematopoietic cell
What is a Band?
Baby Neutrophil
What does high WBC and high PMNs tell you?
Stress demargination
What does high WBC and <5% blasts tell you?
Leukemoid reaction, seen in burn pts (extreme demargination looks like leukemia)
What does high WBC and >5% blasts tell you?
Leukemia
What does high WBC and bands tell you?
Left shift => have infection
What does high WBC and B cells tell you?
Bacterial infection
What diseases have high eosinophils?
“NAACP”
Neoplasm (lymphoma)
Allergy/ Asthma
Addison’s disease (no cortisol → relative eosinophilia)
Collagen vascular disease Parasites
What diseases have high monocytes (>15%)?
“STELS”
Syphilis: chancre, rash, warts
TB: hemoptysis, night sweats
EBV: teenager sick for a month
Listeria: baby who is sick
Salmonella: food
What do high retics (>1%) tell you?
RBC being destroyed peripherally
What do low retics tell you?
Bone marrow not working right (↓production)
What is Poikilocytosis?
Different shapes
What is Anisocytosis?
Different sizes
Either treating or healing from anemia
What is the RBC lifespan?
120 days
What is the platelet lifespan?
7 days
What does –penia tell you?
Low levels (usually due to virus or drugs)
What does –cytosis tell you?
High levels
What does –cythemia tell you?
High levels
What is the difference between plasma and serum?
Plasma: no RBC
Serum: no RBC or fibrinogen
What is Chronic Granulomatous Disease?
NADPH oxidase deficiency → recurrent Staph/Aspergillus infections (Nitroblue Tetrazolium stain negative)
What does Myeloperoxidase deficiency cause?
Catalase + infections
What is Chediak Higashi? Can you say that real fast 3 times in a row?…
Lazy leukocyte syndrome: lysosomes are slow to fuse around bacteria
What organ can make RBCs if the long bones are damaged?
Spleen => splenomegaly
What causes a shift to the right in the Hb curve?
“All CADETs face right”*
* ↑CO2
* Acid/Altitude * 2,3-DPG
* Exercise
* Temp
How does CO poison Hb?
Competitive inhibitor of O2 on Hb => cherry-red lips, pinkish skin hue
How does Cyanide poison Hb?
Non-competitive inhibitor of O2 on Hb => almond breath
What is MetHb?
Hb w/ Fe3+
What is Acute Intermittent Porphyria?
↑Porphyrin, urine δ-ALA, porphobilinogen => abdominal pain, neuropathy, red urine
What is Porphyria Cutanea Tarda?
Sunlight => skin blisters w/
porphyrin deposits, Wood’s
What is Erythrocytic Protoporphyria?
Porphyria cutanea tarda in a baby
What is Sickle cell disease?
Homozygous HbS: (βGlu6 →Val) => vaso- occlusion, necrosis, dactylitis (painful fingers/toes) at 6mo, protects against malaria
What is Sickle cell trait?
Heterozygous HbS => painless hematuria, sickle with extreme hypoxia (can’t be a pilot, fireman, diver)
What is Hb C disease?
(βGlu6→Lys), still charged =>no sickling
What is α-thalassemia?
1 deletion: Normal
2 deletions “trait”: Microcytic anemia
3 deletions: Hemolytic anemia, Hb H=β4
4 deletions: Hydrops fetalis, Hb Bart=γ4
What is β-thalassemia?
1 deletion “β minor”: HbA2 and HbF
2 deletions “trait/intermedia/major”:
only HbA2 and HbF => hypoxia at 6 mo
What is Cooley’s anemia?
See w/ β thalassemia major (no HbA => excess RBC production); baby making blood from everywhere => frontal bossing, hepatosplenomegaly, long extremities
What is Virchow’s triad?
Thrombosis risk factors:
1) Turbulent blood flow “slow”
2) Hypercoaguable “sticky”
3) Vessel wall damage “escapes”
What does acute hypoxia cause?
Shortness of breath
What does chronic hypoxia cause?
Clubbing of fingers/toes
What is intravascular hemolysis?
RBC destroyed in blood vv. → low haptoglobin (binds free floating
What is extravascular hemolysis?
RBC destroyed in spleen (problem w/ RBC membrane)=>splenomegaly
What enzymes need lead (Pb)?
- δ-ALA dehydratase
- Ferrochelatase
What does EDTA bind?
X2+
What disease has a smooth philthrum?
Fetal alcohol syndrome
What disease has a long philthrum?
William’s
What disease has sausage digits?
Pseudo-hypoparathyroidism, psoriatic arthritis
What disease has 6 fingers?
Trisomy 13
What disease has 2-jointed thumbs?
Edwards and Diamond-Blackfan
What disease has painful fingers?
Sickle cell disease
What are the Microcytic Hypochromic anemias? “FAST Lead”
* Fe deficiency
* Anemia of chronic disease
* Sideroblastic anemia
* α-Thalassemia
* β-Thalassemia
* Pb poisoning
↑TIBC, menses, GI bleed, koilonychia
↓TIBC
↓δ-ALA synthase, blood transfusions AA,
Asians (Chr.16 deletion)
Mediterraneans (Chr.11 point mutation)
↓δ-ALA dehydratase,
↓ferrochelatase,
x- ray blue line, eating old paint chips
What are the Megaloblastic anemias?
- Vit B12 deficiency
- Folate deficiency
MCC Vit B12 deficiency
Tapeworms, vegans, type A gastritis, pernicious anemia
- Folate deficiency
overcooked food
glossitis
Alcohol
Fetal alcohol syndrome: smooth philthrum, stuff doesn’t grow
What are the Intravascular Hemolytic anemias?
IgM
- G-6PD deficiency
Sulfa drugs, moth balls, fava beans, sudden drop in Hb
- Cold autoimmune
Mononucleosis, mycoplasma infections, RBC agglutination