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Introduction Flashcards

1
Q

What components are found in plasma?

A

Clotting factors
Coagulation factors
Albumin
Antibodies

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2
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What causes high levels of things in blood?

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Increased rate of production

Decreased rate of loss

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3
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What causes low levels of things in blood?

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Decreased rate of production

Increased rate of loss

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4
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What are myeloid cells?

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All cells coming out of bone marrow that aren’t lymphoid cells

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5
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Where is eryhtropoietin produced?

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Kidney in response to hypoxia

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6
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What is reticulocyte count?

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Measure of red cell production

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7
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What are consequences of aaemia?

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Poor gas transfer
dyspnoea
Fatigue

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8
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What causes decreased production of red cells?

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Deficiency - iron, folate, B12

Congenital - thalassaemias

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9
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What causes increased loss of RBCs?

A

Bleeding

Haemolysis

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10
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What is the function of platelets?

A

Haemostasis

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11
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Where is thrombopoietin produced?

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Liver, regulated by platelet mass feedback

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12
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What are artificial agonists of thrombopoietin?

A

Romiplostim

Eltrombopag

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13
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What is the life span of platelets?

A

7 days

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14
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What is thrombocytopenia?

A

Marrow failure - immune destruction

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15
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What drugs can cause altered function of platelets?

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Aspirin
Clopidogrel
Abciximab

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16
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What is the function of neutrophils?

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Ingest and destroy pathogens, especially bacteria anf fungi

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17
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What is the speed of response of neutrophils?

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A few hours

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18
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How are neutrophils regulated?

A

Macrophages

IL-17

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19
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What are the stages of neutrophil differentiation?

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Blast
Promyelocyte
Myelocyte
Metamyelocyte
Neutrophil
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20
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What causes decreased production of neutrophils?

A

Drugs

Marrow failure

21
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What causes increased consumption of neutrophils?

A

Sepsis

Autoimmune

22
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What is neutropenia?

A

Low neutrophils

23
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What causes increased neutrophils?

A

Infection

Inflammation

24
Q

What is the function of monocytes?

A

To ingest and destroy pathogens, especially bacteria and fungi

25
Q

What are eosinophils functions?

A

Parasites

Allergy

26
Q

What part of the immune system are lymphocytes part of?

A

Adaptive immune system

27
Q

What are causes of low lymphocytes?

A

Post-viral

Lymphoma

28
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What are the 3 subtypes of lymphocytes?

A

B cells
T cells
Natural killer cells

29
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What is the function of B cells?

A

Antibody production

30
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What is the function of T cells?

A

Helper
Cytotoxic
Regulatory

31
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Where do B and T cells mature?

A

B - bone marrow

T - Thymus

32
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What are lymphocytes produced?

A

Bone marrow

33
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What is the purpose of antibodies?

A

Adaptor between pathogens and clearance systems - opsonisation

34
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What is human leucocyte antigen?

A

Displays antigens to the immune system

35
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What is class 1 human leucocyte antigen?

A

Presents intracellular antigens - viral, own DNA fragment

36
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What is class 2 human leucocyte antigen?

A

Displays antigens eaten by professional antigen presenting cells

37
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What are antigen presenting cells?

A

Cells which phagocytose pathogens

38
Q

What is positive and negative selection?

A

If cell recognises self antigens as threats it is destroyed to prevent autoimmunity

39
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What are examples of diseases affecting the blood?

A 
Anaemia of chronic disease
Iron deficiency
Folate deficiency
Immune haemolysis
Neutrophilia
Immune thrombocytopenia
Cytopenias secondary to medication
Felty syndrome
40
Q

What causes paraproteins?

A

Malignancy of plasma cell

41
Q

What is the normal range for haemoglobin in males?

42
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What is the normal range for haemoglobin in females?

43
Q

What is normal platelet count?

44
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What is normal white blood cell count?

45
Q

What drugs can be used in haematology treatments?

A 
Cytotoxics
Monoclonal antibodies
Inhibitors of cellular proliferation
Immunosuppresants
Inhibitors of coagulation
Inhibitors of fibrinolysis
46
Q

What can be replaced in haematological treatment?

A

Blood
Haematinics
Coagulation factors
Plasma exchange

47
Q

What are components of the buffy coat in the blood?

A

Platelets

White cells

48
Q

What are functions of the blood?

A

Transport
Maintenance of vascular integrity
Protection from pathogens

Haematology and immunology (19 decks)

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