Heme Flashcards
Signs and symptoms include: Vary based on severity of factor deficiency 1. Easy bruising at injection sites 2. Prolonged bleeding following circumcision 3. Excessive bruising after child begins walking 4. Mucosal bleeding 5. Prolonged bleeding in any part of the body 6. May have pain at the site of the bleed 7. Hemarthrosis (bleeding into the joint spaces)
Hemophilia
Particularly effective in areas where fibrinolysis appears to contribute to bleeding., i.e. in mucous membranes, trauma, and dental procedures
Antifibrinolytic Agents
Diagnostic platelet count <10,000
Chronic ITP
Moderate; gross bleeding following moderate trauma; some hemarthrosis; rare spontaneous hemorrhage
1-5% Factor VIII/IX
Management/treatment includes: 1. Children should be screen between the ages of 9-12 months and 1-5 years for at risk 2. Maintain breastfeeding for at least 6 months with iron-fortified cereal by 4-5 months; No cows milk before 1 year, limit to 18-24 oz 3. Administer iron until HMG normal and then additional 3-4 months to replace iron stores; give on empty stomach
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Physical findings include: 1. Petechiae, purpura, and ecchymoses 2. Hemorrhages in mucous membranes 3. Pallor usually not present (usually there has been significant bleeding) 4. Splenomegaly
ITP
Diagnostic tests/findings include: 1. Variation in findings by specific variant as well as within same patient over time 2. Bleeding time - usually prolonged 3. VWF- usually decreased or absent 4. VWF antigen - usually decreased or absent 5. Blood group - VWF decreased in type O
VWD
Children should with this illness should also receive PPV every 5-10 years as recommended by current guidelines
SCD
Most severe ocular change in SCD; treated with laser therapy.
Proliferative Sickle Retinopathy
Prevention includes: Education regarding precipitating factors like dehydration, hypoxia, fever, exposure to extreme temperatures
Acute Painful Events
Regular infusions of factor VIII or IX given to prevent joint hemorrhage and bleeding episodes; initiated before 3 years old
Primary prophylaxis
Thrombocytopenia Platelet count associated with spontaneous bleeding; Risk for ICH
<10
Management includes: 1. PRBCs transfusion 2. Exchange transfusion for severe vaso-occlusive associated problems
Acute Exacerbations of Anemia
Affinity to platelet binding
Type 2M VWD
Asymptomatic with sickle hemoglobin 35-45% and hemoglobin A 55-65%; AS
Sickle Cell Trait
Diagnostic tests/findings include: 1. G6PD fluorescence-based screen (may give false negative) 2. RBC indices during or just after hemolytic episode (Heinz bodies present, fragmented cells and blister cells) 3. Reticulocytosis 4. Normal HMG between episodes 5. Acute self-limiting hemolytic anemia with hemoglobinuria
G6PD
Referral to hematologist 1. When thrombocytopenia worsens during viral illness or prior to elective surgery, prednisone or IVIG can be administered 2. Low-dose steroids may be necessary for for a prolonged period of time; antacids, H2 blockers, or PPI need to be taken with steroids 3. Rituximab may be effective in refractory instances 4. Splenectomy - treatment of choice when disease is severe or symptomatic (prophylactic PCN/AMX daily)
Chronic ITP
Severe anemia in-utero caused by alpha thalassemia; fatal without intervention
Hydrops Fetalis
Curative treatment for SCD that eliminates sickle cell erythrocytes and cellular progenitors and replaces with donor hematopoietic stems cells that give rise to erythrocytes
Stem Cell Transplant
Initiated for musculoskeletal bleeds
Physical therapy
Alternative treatment for VWD if desmopressin is not indicated or effective
Factor Concentrate with VWF
Diagnostic tests/findings include: 1. Anemia, hypochromia, microcytosis, low MCV, target cells, increased reticulocyte
Beta Thalassemia Major (Cooley’s Anemia) and Intermedia
Symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, chills, productive cough, hemoptysis, hypoxia, tachypnea, and wheezing; 1/3 do not exhibit symptoms.
Acute Chest Syndrome
Physical findings include: Signs of bleeding, including ecchymosis, swelling and pain in joints, and prolonged bleeding from lacerations or injections
Hemophilia
Hemoglobinopathy caused by decreased synthesis of beta-like globins, ineffective erythropoiesis, and shortened red cell life span
Beta Thalassemia
Initiated by 2 months of age and continued until at least 5 years of age for children with SCD
Prophylactic PCN
Mild to moderate clinical severity with sickle hemoglobin 45-55% and hemoglobin C 45-55%; near normal lifespan; SC
Sickle Hemoglobin C
Signs and symptoms include: 1. Bruising 2. Nosebleeds 3. Bleeding gums and lips 4. Petechiae 5. Menorrhagia 6. Child appears well except for signs of bleeding
ITP
A microcytic, hypochromic anemia caused by inadequate supply of iron, associated with low reticulocyte count and elevated red cell distribution width
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Acute onset of fever with accompanying pulmonary symptoms including tachypnea, wheeze or cough, and new alveolar infiltrate suggestive of consolidation on chest x-ray; may result from bacterial or viral infection, fat embolism from bone infarction and necrosis, and vaso-occlusion of he pulmonary vasculature.
Acute Chest Syndrome
Management/treatment includes: 1. Generally mild symptoms require minimal intervention 2. Identification and avoidance of foods and drugs that cause hemolysis 3. Transfusion for severe hemolysis 4. Genetic counseling; routine screening not generally recommended
G6PD
Usually marked clinical severity with sickle hemoglobin equal to 80-90%; life span usually about 40 years; SS
Sickle Cell Anemia
Detects elevated blood velocity in middle cerebral arteries secondary to elevated CBF and/or stenosis; completed yearly (toddler-teens) as primary stroke prevention
Trans-Cranial Doppler Ultrasound
Bleeding disorder caused by congenital deficiency or absence of clotting factor VIII or IX
Hemophilia
Hemoglobinopathy that is usually asymptomatic with normal physical examination
Beta Thalassemia Minor (trait), Alpha Thalassemia (trait), HMG C/E
A collection of autosomal recessive, recessive genetic disorders characterized by the hemoglobin S variant of the beta-globin gene
Sickle Cell Disease
Rare form of VWD
Type 2B VWD