Midterm RBC Review Flashcards
What stimulates RBC production?
EPO from kidney
Hemoglobin has what two parts
Heme protein + 2 pairs of globin chains
Heme has what two parts
Iron + protoporphryin
HbA is 95% and has what chains
Alpha and beta
HbA2 is 3.5% and has what chains
Alpha and delta
HbF is 1.0% and has what chains
alpha and gamma
Anemia definition
Decreased red blood cell mass
Normal HCT to HB ratio?
3:1
Anemia special title
Most common RBC abnormality
What is reticulocytosis
Increase in reticulocytes signaling marrow response to anemia
What is polychromasia
New immature RBC’s made in response to anemia are bigger and blue
Two GI losses causing anemia and their patient type
- Peptic Ulcer: Adult males
2. GI Neoplasm: Elderly
One GYN loss causing anemia and patient type
Woman with menorrhagia
Intravascular sees decrease in what two proteins
Hemopexin and Haptobloin due to binding Iron
Extravascular hemolysis is done by what two things?
- Spleen
2. Liver macrophages
What are the Hb and HCT level changes in extravascular hemolysis?
None
Intravascular hemolysis due to mechanical causes include?
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemias
Mechanical heart valves
What is the principal finding in microangiopathic hemolytic anemias
Schistocytes
Three types of microangiopathic hemolytic anemias?
- Disseminated Intravascular coagulation
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Three things elevated in DIC only?
Common patient type
D-dimer
PTT
PT
Pregnant
Hemolytic uremic syndrome is what age?
Cause?
Children
Toxin damage
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is due to what?
Patient type?
Adams 13 mutation
Young women
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemias have what common cause?
Lumen narrows and injures RBC’s causing them to lyse and form schistocytes
Hereditary spherocytosis Heredity Ethnic group 2 proteins affected Mechanism of path Characteristic cell shape One sequelae to know Diagnose how? Treatment? Result of treatment
Autosomal Dominant Scandinavians Ankyrin and Spectrin Lose parts of membrane over time and become sphere Spherical Cholelithiasis Osmotic fragility Splenomegaly Howell Jolly Bodies
G6PD deficiency What does G6PD normally make Function of this product Heredity Moderate version ethnicity Severe version ethnicity Causes (3) Typical histo finding in cells Typical cell shape
NADPH Reduces glutathione to protect against ROS Recessive X-linked African = moderate Mediterranean = Severe Antimalarials, Sulfonamides, Fava beans Heinz bodies Bite cells
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria Congenital or acquired Mutated gene Loss of what proteins Result of lost proteins Most common cause of death LAP score Timing of hemolysis
Acquired
X-linked PIGA gene mutation
Loss of GPI proteins so no CD55/DAF or CD59/MIRL
Complement binds to RBC’s at night and lyses them.
THrombosis
Decreased
Episodic at night
Immune hemolytic anemias definitive tests (2)
- Positive antiglobulin test (DAT)
2. Direct Coomb’s test
Alloimmune hemolytic anemia definition
Make Ab’s against foreign RBC’s
3 times alloimmune occurs
- Immediate transfusion reaction
- Delayed transfusion reaction
- Hemolytic disease of newborn
Immediate transfusion reaction
Type of hemolysis
Antibody type
Intravascular
Preformed ABO IgM antibodies
Delayed transfusion reaction
Type of hemolysis
Timing
Antibody type
Extravascular
4-6 days after transfusion
IgG Ab’s against RBC’s
Hemolytic disease of newborn Antibody type Type of hemolysis Treatment What to do before birth Most common situation
IgG against RBC's of newborn Extravascular Treat with Rhogam Plasmapheresis Mom's Anti-D Ab's against Fetal D antigen
Warm AIHA Antibody Temperature Primary or secondary Secondary causes (2) Hemolysis type RBC shape
IgG 37 degrees Primary 50% RE neoplasm or Collagen vascular disease Extravascular Spherocytes
Cold AIHA
Antibody
Temperature
Normal Cold Auto Ab’s
IgM
4 degrees
Auto Ab’s: Anti-I, Anti-H, Anti-IH