Hematology Week 1: Intrinsic Hemolytic Anemias Flashcards
Hemolytic Anemia Definition
Destruction of the red blood cells
Intrinsic Hemolytic Anemia Definition
Destruction of the red blood cells due to inherited cell structure/function defect
Intravascular hemolysis properties
Extravascular hemolysis properties
Intravascular vs Extravascular hemolysis properties
Intravascular hemolysis Key cell seen
Schistocytes (RBC Fragments)
Extravascular hemolysis Key Cell seen
Spherocytes
Intravascular hemolysis Haptoglobin
Decreased
Intravascular hemolysis Hemoglobinuria
Yes Hemoglobinuria
Intravascular hemolysis Comb’s Test
Negative DAT
Except for in PCH with MAC activation
Intravascular hemolysis example
- Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
- mechanic hemolysis
Intravascular hemolysis etiology
Destruction of the RBCs within circulation through shredding of RBCs through thrombotic vessel or lyse of RBCs through complement activation
Extravascular hemolysis Etiology
Removal of a portion of the RBCs membrane by macrophages in spleen or liver due to surface antigen-antibody (Ag-Ab) complex or abnormal RBCs
Extravascular hemolysis Key Cell seen
Spherocytes
Extravascular hemolysis Hemoglobinuria
Negative
Extravascular hemolysis Hemosiderinuria
Negative
Extravascular hemolysis Comb’s test
Positive (IgG, C3)
Extravascular Hemolysis Examples
Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia
subset medication induced hemolytic anemia
Haptoglobin Function
Binds to free hemoglobin to prevent toxicity (intravascular hemolysis)
Site of Extravascular Hemolysis
Liver or Spleen
Intravascular hemolysis diagram
RBC going through thrombi shredding
Extravascular Hemolysis Etiology Diagram
Intravascular Hemolysis some lab values
Extravascular Hemolysis Some Lab Values
Common Clinical Findings of hemolytic Anemias
Pigment stone usually black in color
Common Pathology Findings in Hemolytic Anemia
How long does response to EPO take?
~7 days
Erythroid hyperplasia
Intrinsic Hereditary RBC abnormalities
3 listed
RBC Membrane defects examples
3 listed
- Hereditary spherocytosis
- Hereditary elliptocytosis
- Hereditary pyropoikilocytosis
Normal RBC membrane
- ankyrin complex maintain shape and deformability of RBC
- when RBCs are traveling through the splenic sinuses they must have deformability
Pathogenesis of Spherocytosis
unstable membrane structure creates small vesicles that detach eventually forming a spherocyte
PAthogenesis of spherocytosis: Skeletal proteins?
4 listed