Histo/Immune System/Cell Injury Flashcards

1
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RBC lifespan

A

120 days

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2
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Hct

A

volume of packed cells (%)

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3
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Hgb

A

g Hgb / L

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4
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MCV

A

mean corpuscular volume

mean RBC volume

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5
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MCH

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mean corpuscular Hgb

amount of Hgb in a given cell

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6
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MCHC

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Mean corpuscular Hgb concentration

Hgb concentration of average RBC

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7
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RDW

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coefficient of variation about mean RBC size (higher means more variation)

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8
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reitculocyte

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immature RBC recently entered into circulation, blueish

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9
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Microcytic hypochromic anemia

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low MCV, low MCH, low MCHC

Causes: iron deficiency, thalassemia

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10
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Macrocytic anemia

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High MCV

Causes: Megaloblastic anemia (vit B12 deficiency), alcohol

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11
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Normocytic normochromic anemia

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normal MCV, MCH, MCHC

Causes: anemia of chronic disease, acute blood loss, hemolytic anemia

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12
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anisocytosis

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variation in red cell size

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13
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poikilocytosis

A

variation in red cell shape

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14
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schistocyte

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fragmented red cell, torn or split or broken

The great RBC schism …

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15
Q

Target cell

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red cell in which Hgb appears concentrated, seen in thalassemias

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16
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drepanocyte

A

sickle cell

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17
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spherocyte

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spherical without central pallor, hyperchromic

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18
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hypochromic

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pale

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19
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platelet

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blue-purplish granules, small

20
Q

Neutrophil

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  • myeloid, granulocyte
  • most abundant
  • multilobular
  • first response phagocytosis
21
Q

eosinophils

A
  • myeloid granulocyte
  • dense pink granules
  • seen in parasitic infection, releases MBP
22
Q

basophils

A
  • myeloid granulocyte
  • blue granules, usually can’t see nucleus, relatively rare
  • release histamine and heparin
23
Q

mast cell

A
  • myeloid granulocyte

- in mucosal tissues, secretes histamine and heparin, eosinophilic chemotactant factor

24
Q

Monocyte/Macrophage

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  • circulating/tissues
  • has cytoplasmic vacuoles
  • phagocytosis and antigen presentation via MHCII
25
Q

NK cells

A
  • lymphoid derived

- will kill things no presenting MHCI (self)

26
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Dendritic cells

A
  • never circulating
  • presents antigen via MHCII, calls second line into action
  • best antigen presenter
27
Q

B cells

A
  1. antibodies bind antigens
  2. antigen fragment presented on MHCII to T helper cells
  3. TH –> memory B cells, plasma B cells
28
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T-helper

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  • forms memory T helper
  • stimulates macrophages, B cells (memory and effector), neutrophils
  • Respond to antigen presentation on MHCII: presented by macrophages, dendritic cells, B cells (specific)
29
Q

T-cytotoxic

A
  • forms more Tc

- releases perforin when cell presents foreign substance on MHCI

30
Q

Which main cell types implicated in types of infections?

A

bacterial: neutrophils
viral: lymphocytes
parasitic: eosinophils
mycobacterial (TB): monocytes
general inflammatory: basophils

31
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myeloid left shift

A

bone marrow releasing myeloid cells before they are fully developed, commonly occurs in infection, malignancy, drug reaction
- appears more blue, high N:C ratio

32
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Cells with MHCII

A
  1. dendritic (best antigen presenters)
  2. macrophages
  3. B cells
33
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Cells with MHCI

A

all self-cells, dendritic cells

34
Q

Which cells can phagocytose?

A
  1. neutrophils
  2. macrophages
  3. dendritic cells
  4. mast cells
35
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Which cells kill self-cells that aren’t presenting MHCI?

A

NK cells

36
Q

Which cells kill cells presenting foreign material on MHCI?

A

T cytotoxic

37
Q

ATP depletion leads to…

A

necrosis. Na+ accumulates in cell and it bursts

38
Q

3 types of reversible cellular injury

A
  1. cellular swelling
  2. chromatin clumping
  3. fatty change
39
Q

coagulative necrosis

A

characteristic of infarcts in all solid organs except brain

- basic tissue architecture preserved

40
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caseous necrosis

A
  • encountered most often in foci of TB infection

- caseating granulomas

41
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liquefactive necrosis

A
  • focal bacterial infections

- liquid = pus

42
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fat necrosis

A
  • chalky white areas of fat saponification
43
Q

fibrinoid

A
  • seen in immune reactions involving blood vessels,
44
Q

Clinical signs of acute inflammation

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  1. rubor and calor: redness and warmth due to vasodilation
  2. tumor: swelling (first transudative due to increased hydrostatic pressure, then exudative due to increased vascular permeability)
  3. dolor: pain resulting from bradykinins, etc
  4. fever
45
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vascular change in acute inflammatory response

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  1. vasodilation
  2. vascular permeability
  3. vascular congestion
  4. accumulation of neutrophils and leukocytes
46
Q

Differentiation acute and chronic inflammation histologically

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acute will have lots of neutrophils (appear as multilobular)
chronic will have lots of lymphocytes (dark round nucleus)