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What is covered by the clinical speciality of heamtology?

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1 - Investigation of blood and bone marrow

2 - Management of disorders of blood and bone marrow

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What are the 3 major constituents of blood?

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1 - Plasma

2 - Buffy coat

3 - Red blood cells

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What are the components of plasma?

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1 - Clotting/coagulation factors

2 - Albumin

3 - Antibodies

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What are the components of the buffy coat?

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1 - Platelets

2 - White cells or Leucocytes

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What are the 3 main functions of blood?

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1 - Transport

2 - Maintenance of vascular integrity

3 - Protection against pathogens

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What does blood transport?

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1 - Gases (O2, CO2)

2 - Nutrients

3 - Waste

4 - Messages

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What component of blood carries gases?

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Red cells

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What component of blood carries the nutrients, waste and messages?

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Plasma

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In what ways does blood maintain vascular integrity?

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1 - Prevention of leaks

2 - Prevention of blocakges

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Which components of blood are responsible for preventing leaks?

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1 - Platelets

2 - Clotting factors

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Which component of blood is responsible for preventing blockages?

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1 - Anticoagulants

2 - Fibrinolytics

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In what ways does blood provide protection from pathogens?

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1 - Phagocytosis and killing

2 - Antigen recognition and antibody formation

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Which components of blood are responsible for phagocytosis and killing?

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Macrophages

Neutrophils

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Which components of blood are responsible for anitgen recognition and antibody formation?

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Lymphocytes

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What are the main categories of haematological abnormalities?

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1 - High levels of blood

2 - Low levels of blood

3 - Altered function

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What is haematopoiesis?

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The differentiation of stem cells into red blood cells and lymphoid cells

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What are erythrocytes?

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Red blood cells (erythros = red)

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What are the myeloid cells?

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Erythrocytes

Platelets

Neutrophils

Monocytes

Basophils

Eosinophils

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What are the lymphoid cells?

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Natural Killer cells

T and B cells

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What is meant by totipotency?

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The ability of a single cell to divide and produce all of the differntiated cells of an organism

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Can stem cells self-renew?

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Yes

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What type of marrow do stem cells contain?

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Marrow niche - CXCR4

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What are the processes involved in stem cell differentiation?

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Binary Fission

Flux

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What regulates the process of flux?

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Hormones

Growth factors

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Where is bone marrow found in children?
In most bones
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Where is bone marrow found in the elderly?
Axial bones
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What does bone marrow look like?
Stroma and sinusoids
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What are the stages in Erythroid differentiation?
1) Erythro**blast** 2) Reticulocyte 3) Erythro**cyte**
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What is erythropoietin?
Glycoprotein cytokine
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What does erythropoietin do?
Stimulates the production of RBC's in bone marrow
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Where is erythropoietin made?
Kidney
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In response to what conditions is erythropoietin made?
Hypoxia
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Why is the reticulocyte count useful?
It can be used as a measure of red cell production
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What is polycythaemia?
An abnormally high **concentration** of haemoglobin in the blood
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What are the causes of polycythaemia?
Reduction in plasma volume Increased in number of red blood cells
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What is the general consequence of anaemia?
Poor gas transfer
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What are the _specific_ problems caused by anaemia?
Dyspnoea Fatigue
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What are the general causes of anaemia?
1 - Decreased production 2 - Increased loss
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In general, what is anaemia?
Decrease in amount of **RBC's** or **Haemaglobin**
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What can be the reason for anaemia caused by deficiency in haematinics?
- Iron - Folate - Vitamin B12
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What is meant by the term 'haematinics'?
The vitamins and minerals required for the proper creation of RBC's
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What are the congential causes of anaemia?
Thalassaemias
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What is Thalassaemias?
**Genetic** problem resulting in production of **not enough haemaglobin**
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What can be the reasons for anaemia resulting from 'increased loss' of blood?
Bleeding Haemolysis
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What is haemolysis?
The break down of RBC's
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What are some common diseases of RBC's?
Microcytes Macrocytes Sickle cell
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What are microcytes and with what condition are they associated?
Very small RBC's associated with anaemia (e.g. iron deficiency)
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What are macrocytes and with what condition are they associated?
Large RBC's associated Folate deficiency
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What are Burr cells and with what condition are they associated?
**RBC** with **spiky** outer membrane associated with **Renal failure**
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What are schistocytes and with what condition are they associated?
**Fragments** of RBC's associated with **haemolytic uraemic syndrome**
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What are sickle cells and with what condition are they associated?
They have a sickle shape, have problems carrying haemoglobin and are associated with sickle-cell disease
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What is the function of platelets?
To 'clump' together during bleeding in order to form a clot
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Which hormone is responsible for the production of platelets?
Thrombopoietin
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Where is thrombopoietin produced?
Liver
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What is the lifespan of a platelet?
7 days
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In what diseases are problems with platelets a feature?
Thrombocytosis (too many platelets) Thrombocytopenia (not enough platelets)
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What medication can affect the functioning of platelets?
Aspirin (fever, pain or inflammation medication) Clopidogrel (antiplatelet medication)
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What is the function of neutrophils?
To ingest and destroy pathogens Especially bacteria and fungi
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What are the different white cell types?
Neutrophil Eosinophil Basophil Monocytes Lymphocytes
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From which cells are macrophages derived?
Monocytes
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How do neutrophils compare to macrophages?
**Neutrophils** - granulocytes which work only in the **circulation** **Macrophages** - agranulocytes which work **within tissue**
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How long do neutrophils take to respond to them being required?
A few hours
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What are the steps of differentiation of neutrophils?
1 - Blast 2 - Promyelocyte 3 - Myelocyte 4 - Metamyelocyte 5 - Neutrophil
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What hormone stimulates bone marrow to produce neutrophils?
Granulocyte - colon stimulating factor (G-CSF)
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What do neutrophils mostly fight against?
Infection Inflammation
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In what conditions can G-CSF be used therapeutically?
Neutropenia (not enough neutrophils)
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What can cause neutropenia by decreased production of neutrophils?
1 - Drugs 2 - Marrow failure
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What can cause neutropenia by increased consumption of neutrophils?
1 - Sepsis 2 - Autoimmune
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What is the function of monocytes?
To ingest and destroy pathogens
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What is the function of eosinophils?
Fight off: 1 - Parasites 2 - Allergies
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What is the function of lymphocytes?
Cells of the immune system
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What is lymphocytosis and with what conditions is it associated?
An increased number of lymphocytes Associated with: - Infectious mononucleosis - Pertussis
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What is lymphopenia and with what conditions is it associated?
Not enough lymphocytes: - Usually post-viral - Lymphoma
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What are the subtypes of lymphocytes?
B cells T cells NK cells
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What is the function of B cells?
Make antibodies
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What is the function of T cells?
Helpers - Help other WBC's with immunity Cytotoxic - Destroy virus infected cells Regulatory - Maintain immunity
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Where are B cells produced?
Bone marrow
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Where are T cells produced?
Thymus
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What antigen is responsible for regulating the immune system?
Human Leukocyte Antigen
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How does Human leukocyte antigen work?
It identifies whether cells are infected or not - if they are infected then an immune response is triggered
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What blood disorders are associated with disease of the liver?
Anaemia Deficient clotting factors
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What blood disorders are associated with kidney disease?
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome Anaemia
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What blood disorder is associated with the GI system?
Anaemia
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What blood disorder is associasted with the respiratory system?
Polycythaemia
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What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder?
Von Willebrand disease
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What is the most common congenital coagulation factor deficiency?
Haemophilia A
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What are the normal haemoglobin values for a male \< 70 y.o.?
135-170
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What are the normal haemoglobin values for a female \< 70 y.o.?
120-160
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What is the normal range for platelet count?
**150-400** 10^9/L
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What is the normal range for white blood cells on a full blood count?
**4-10** 10^9/L
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What are the diagnostic tools used in blood disorders?
1 - Full blood count 2 - Clotting times 3 - Check Iron, B12 and Folate levels 4 - Bone marrow aspirate 5 - Lymph node biopsy 6 - Imaging
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What are the main categories of treatment for blood disorders?
1) Replacement 2) Transplantation 3) Drugs
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What are the major causes of splenomegaly?
1 - Infectious (e.g. Epstein-Barr virus, TB) 2 - Haematological Malignancy (e.g. leukemias) 3 - Portal hypertension 4 - Haemolytic disorders (e.g. spherocytosis) 5 - Connective tissue disorders (e.g. SLE)

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