HEME Flashcards
Macrocytic Megaloblastic Anemia
Fish tapeworm = Diphyllobothrium latum
Microcytic Anemia (2)
(Hookworms)
- Ancylostoma
- Necator
Aplastic Anemia (4)
- Parvo B19
- EBV
- HCV
- HIV
Hemolytic Anemia
Babesia microti
Intra-erythrocytic parasite. Carried by Ixodes tick.
Cold-Agglutinin Disease
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
DIC
Gram-Negative Bacteria (endotoxins + cytokines ->
endothelial cells make TF)
Malaria
Plasmodium
Plasmodium infects RBCs & Liver.
Transmitted by female Anopheles mosquito.
Lymphocytosis (2)
- B pertussis
- EBV (lymphocytosis comprised of reactive CD8 T cells)
Infectious Mononucleosis
CB, Def’n, Locations Infected
EBV.
EBV infection -> Lymphocytosis comprised of reactive CD8 T cells.
LOCATIONS:
- Oropharynx (-> pharyngitis)
- Liver (-> hepatitis, hepatomegaly & elevated liver enz)
- B cells
Burkitt’s Lymphoma
EBV
Adult T Cell Lymphoma / Leukemia
HTLV-1