Heme/Endocrine Flashcards
What lab parameters are you looking out for iron deficiency anemia?
NORMAL - Hemoglobin: women >12g/dL, pregnant>11 g/dL, men >13g/dL - Reticulocyte Count: Women: 0.8-2 RBC Men: 0.8-2.3 RBC ABNORMAL - TIBC elevated >400mcg/dL - Ferritin <120ng/L (goal >500ng/L)
What would microcytic or macrocytic mean corpuscular volume (MCV) indicate?
Microcytic <79fL: thalssemia low ferritin iron deficiency Macrocytic >96fL: folate deficiency Vit B12 deficiency
What labs are you monitoring for folate deficiency?
- goal for serum folate level>4ng/mL - elevated homocystein level means low folic acid
What labs are you monitoring for Vit D levels? When would you have f/u labs?
25 (OH)D goal 30-32ng/dL deficient <20ng/dL severe deficiency < 12 ng/dL toxicity > 150 ng/dL - 3 months of therapy
What labs are you monitoring for Vit B-12 deficiency?
Serum B-12 assay, normal 150-200 pg/mL ABNORMAL: high methylmalonic acid (MMA)
What would you give for iron deficiency anemia? What are some common SE of this med?
Ferrous Sulfate 325mg (65mg elemental iron) 3x/day - n/v/d/constipation - may stain teeth
What are monitoring parameters for Ferrous Sulfate?
Ferritin goal >500 ng/L & H/H in range - up to 6-8 weeks for Hb to improve, even as long as 6 months - retuculocytosis in 7- 10 days
When is Ferrous Sulfate contraindicated?
hemochromatosis hemolytic anemia
What medications affect absorption of Ferrous Sulfate?
- Chelation: levodopa, penicillin, fluorquinolones. - Decreased absorption: Calcium (antacids, milk), aluminum and magnesium, cimetidine, methyldopa & tetracyclines.
When is Vit B-12 supplement indicated?
- pernicious anemia - Crohn’s - Gastric bypass
What are some causes of Vit B-12 deficiency?
Poor diet Lack of intrinsic factor ETOH Wt loss sx H pylori Crohns dx Fish tapeworm
What are monitoring parameters for B-12 replacement?
Serum B-12 assay (N 150-200pg/mL) Less than 200 is deficient 7-10 days for reticulocytosis Hct rise in 2 weeks & normal in 2mo
When is ORAL B-12 not recommended?
Oral vitamin B12 is not recommended for pernicious anemia, due to insufficient absorption due to lack of intrinsic factor.
Why is early diagnosis of B-12 deficiency important?
-early dx is important bc neuro deficits can occur: i.e. unsteady gait, paresthesia, slow thinking (first in extremities then moves up) if left untreated can be irreversible
Who should receive folic acid replacement indefinitely?
Patients w/hemolytic anemia, malabsorption or chronic malnutrition should receive oral folic acid indefinitely.
Why is folic acid important prenatal & during pregnancy?
prevent birth defects of brain and spinal cord
What medications would you need to increase your folic acid intake with?
methotrexate dilantin
What is the MOA of unfractionated heparin?
Bind to antithrombin III, inactivate Factor 2A and 10A, clotting cascade pathway Inactivate thrombin and prevent conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
When would is Heparin indicated?
Undergo surgery or hemodialysis
Tx of thrombosis
Prophylaxis of VTE
Given inpatient
What are side effects of Heparin?
Bleeding
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
What are monitoring parameters for Heparin? What is the antidote?
Bleeding
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
aPTT
Subsequent tx of warfarin
Antidote: IV protamine sulfate
What meds are low molecular weight heparin? What’s the MOA?
enoxaparin
dalterparin
tinzaparin
Anticoagulant effect via binding to antithrombin which irreversibly inactivates clotting factor Xa
When would is low molecular weight heparin indicate?
Treatment & secondary prevention of VTE
Treatment of ACS
Prevent clot formation
What are monitoring parameters and antidote of low molecular weight heparin?
May need Subsequent tx of warfarin
Can monitor by anti-Za activity but shown to be linearly related so no need to monitor
Antidote: IV protamine sulfate
What are patient education for LMWH?
Ensure someone reliably & accurately administer sq injection
on or arrange HH
Monitor for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia