IC2 Flashcards
What does blood consist of?
Plasma, WBC, RBC
What is Pernicious anaemia caused by
Lack of vit B12/ intrinsic factor
Types of anemia
Nutritional, renal, aplastic, haemorrhage, malaria, sickle cell, erythroblastosis fetalis
Causes of polycythemia (excess RBC)
- Primary: tumour in bone marrow
- Secondary: erythropoietin-induced, adaptive mechanism to improve oxygen carrying capacity of blood e.g. in high altitude
- Other: dehydration
different types and causes of stroke
1) Haemorrhage (caused by blood vessel rupture in brain)
2) Ischemic stroke (caused by clot in cerebral blood vessel)
Is fibrinogen a protein?
Yes
Is platelet a complete cell?
No, it is a cell fragment
How to find haematocrit
RBC/ total blood volume
1 RBC transports around ____ O2 molecules
10^9
Is heme a protein?
No, it is a pigment
Each Hb molecule can transport _____ molecules of O2
four
Hb bound to CO2 is known as Deoxyhemoglobin (T/F)
False. It is known as carbaminohemoglobin
Place of erythropoiesis: < 5 y/o
All bone marrow
Place of erythropoiesis: 5 - 20 years
bone marrow in ribs, sternum, vertebrae, proximal ends of long bones.
Place of erythropoiesis: > 20y/o
bone marrow in ribs, sternum, vertebrae
Erythropoiesis is Controlled by____ which is produced in the _____.
Erythropoietin; kidney
Erythropoietin release and RBC production are regulated by _____.
tissue oxygenation
Erythropoietin release by the kidneys is triggered by?
- Low RBCs
- Low O2
- Incr tissue demand for O2
- Reduced blood flow to kidney
Erythropoietin is secreted by the kidneys only. (T/F)
False, it is 90% secreted by kidney & 10% by liver
Why do men have higher RBC count than women?
Androgen (found in men) enhances erythropoiesis
______count is indicative of erythropoiesis.
Reticulocyte (pre-RBC)