Heme Flashcards
Iron Deficiency Anemia cause
↓ iron -> impaired hemoglobin production -> bone marrow pumps out small and pale RBC -> ↓ O2 to tissue -> ↑ BM activation -> ↑ poikilocytosis (shape) and anisocytosis (size) -> defective mitochondrial enzymes
Chronic bleeding (cancer, menses, h pylori, hookworms, etc)
Malnutrition
Absorption disorders
Gastrectomy/surgery
Pregnancy, childhood
Iron Deficency Anemia diagnosis
- Serum iron level decreased
- Total iron-binding capacity increased
- Percentage transferrin saturation decreased
- Serum ferritin level decreased or normal
- Platelet count increased
- Reticulocyte count decreased
- FEP increased
- Peripheral blood smear
- Mentzer index >13
- Microcytic hypochromic RBC
- Basophilic stippling
- Howell-jolly bodies (if severe)
Iron Deficiency Anemia comp
Plummer-Vinson syndrome (triad of IDA, esophageal webs, dysphagia)
Glossitis
Iron Deficiency Anemia clinical
Fatigue, conjunctival pallor, palpitation, pica, spoon nails (koilonychia), SOB, hair loss
a-Thalassemia cause
Cis or trans deletion on chromosome that results in absent/reduced alpha globin chains
a-globin gene deletions on chromo 16, decreased a-globin synthesis
autosomal recessive
a-Thalassemia RF
Cis deletion - Asian populations
Trans deletion - African populations
areas of high incidence of malaria
a-Thalassemia comp
chronic tissue hypoxia, leg ulcers, high output heart failure, hypermetabolic state, gallstones, bone marrow hyperplasia, bone marrow widens structural malformations, iron deposition in liver, myocardium, pancreas, and kidney
a-Thalassemia sx
Feeling tired or weak
Shortness of breath
Paleness
Dizziness and fainting
Headaches
Pale skin or yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice)
A large abdomen from a spleen or liver that is larger than normal
Changes or problems with bones in the face
Dark urine
Poor appetite
Intellectual or developmental disabilities
Lead Poisoning-Related Anemia RF
contaminated water, lead paint, industrial emissions (smelters, refiners, battery manufacturing, recycling) , lead-glazed ceramics
Lead Poisoning-Related Anemia comp
developmental delays, learning difficulties, chronic kidney disease, HTN, low libido, infertility, SIADH,
Lead Poisoning-Related Anemia clinical
fatigue, dyspnea, activity intolerance, abdominal pain, headache, difficulty concentrating, muscle/joint pain, confusion, ataxia
Lead anemia DX
heavy metal testing
CBC
Lead Poisoning-Related Anemia clinical
fatigue, dyspnea, activity intolerance, abdominal pain, headache, difficulty concentrating, muscle/joint pain, confusion, ataxia
Beta Thalassemia cause
mutation in beta globins
1: carrier
2: mild anemia
Beta Thalassemia comp
chronic tissue hypoxia, leg ulcers, high output heart failure, hypermetabolic state, gallstones, bone marrow hyperplasia, bone marrow widens structural malformations, iron deposition in liver, myocardium, pancreas, and kidney
Beta Thalassemia RF
FH, Mediterranean, middle eastern, southeast Asian, African genetic descent
Alpha thalassemia diagnosis
Microcytic
Basophilic stippling
Heinz’s bodies
Serum iron increased or normal
TIBC decreased or normal
Percentage saturation increased
Ferritin increased or normal
Reticulocyte increased or decreased
Serum LDH increased or normal
Haptoglobin decreased
Mentzer Index (Ratio of MCV/RBC) <13
Beta Thalassemia DX
- CBC
- microcytic anemia
- target cells
- inc RBCS
- Hemoglobin electrophoresis with hemoglobin F and A2 quantitation
- Mentzer index <13
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia path
Warm: IgG to Rh on RBC at normal body temp, antibody fixes complement + binds to RBC membrane -> antibody-coated RBCs destroyed extravascular by macrophages in spleen, liver
Cold: IgM, I, i, P
antibodies activate direct complement system attack, intravascular, complement-mediated
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia RF
immune deficiencies, malignancies, certain drugs, measles, varicella, mycoplasma, H. influenza, lymphoproliferative disorders, autoimmune disorders, exposure to cold
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia comp
venous thromboembolism, cholelithiasis, renal insufficiency, cardiac comp (older)
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia clinical
pallor, fatigue, activity intolerance, bounding pulses, tachycardia, pulmonary congestion,
cold: hemoglobinuria, jaundice, pain in legs and back, anemia, acrocyanosis, Raynaud’s, anemia after infx
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia dx
- High ferritin
- TIBC normal
- Reticulocyte count low
- CBC
- Normocytic/microcytic
- Normochromic/ hypochromic
- Low serum iron
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency path
inadequate G6PD, GSH -> oxidative stress -> build-up of free radicals, peroxides -> precipitation of hemoglobin -> disruption of cell membrane -> ↑ cellular rigidity -> extravascular hemolysis, accelerated removal of damaged RBCs by reticuloendothelial system in spleen; intravascular hemolysis may also occur