Lab Exam 1 Flashcards
hematocrit formula
(RBC/total vol) *100
MCV formula
(hematocrit/ RBC count) *10
MCH formula
(Hb/ RBC count) *10
MCHC formula
(Hb/hematocrit) *100
% retics formula
(# of retics/ 1000 RBC) *100
retic index corrected formula
% retics * pt’s hematocrit/ hematocrit of 45 (M) or 42 (F)
retic production index
retic index/ maturation time
what does it mean if RPI is less than 3
BM is not responding
what does it mean if RPI is greater than 3
BM is responding
normal range of WBC
4500 to 11000
normal range of plt
150000 to 450000
disease:
- thrombocytopenia
- schistocytes
- nRBCs
- anisocytosis
- polychromasia
MAHA
MAHA PBS findings (5)
- thrombocytopenia
- schistocytes
- nRBCs
- anisocytosis
- polychromasia
disease?
- abnormal RBCs (stomatocytes)
- Howell-jolly bodies
- hyperseg neutrophils
- increased plt count
splenectomy
splenectomy PBS findings (4)
- abnormal RBCs (stomatocytes)
- Howell-jolly bodies
- hyperseg neutrophils
- increased plt count
disease?
- spherocytes
- retics
hereditary spherocytosis
spherocytosis PBS findings
- spherocytes
- retics
disease?
- 100% elliptocytes
hereditary elliptocytosis
hereditary elliptocytosis PBS findings
- 100% elliptocytes
disease ?
- dacryocytes
- nRBCs
- normocytic
- normochromic
myelophthisic anemia
myelophthisic anemia PBS findings. (4)
- dacryocytes
- nRBCs
- normocytic
- normochromic
what are the 4 types of MAHA
- TTP
- HUS
- HELLP
- DIC
what is the problem in TTP
ADAMTS13 mutation
What is the problem with HUS
blood clots in the kidney
who is most likely to develop HELLP
Pregnancy
why do stomatocytes form
ion imbalance in RBC mmb
what causes spherocytes
mutation in vertical protein
disease?
- hyperseg neutrophils
- ovalocytes
- macrocytic
- pancytopenia
megaloblastic anemia
megaloblastic anemia PBS findings (4)
- hyperseg neutrophils
- ovalocytes
- macrocytic
- pancytopenia
megaloblastic anemia: _____ hemocytstine,
increased
what happens to MMA during b12 diffiencey
increases
what vit deficiency causes megaloblastic anemia
B12 or B9
disease?
- geometric crystals
- target cells
Hb C
Hb C PBS findings (2)
- geometric crystals
- target cells