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MLT 120 Exam II Flashcards

1
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How are anemias classified according to cause?

A

Increase red cell destruction - hemolytic

decrease red cell production

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How are anemias classified according to morphology?

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Macrocytic/normo
Normocytic/normochromic
Microcytic/hypo

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3
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What are the symptoms of anemia?

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depends on rate of onset of the anemia
reduction of O2 transport to tissues
reduction in blood volume
increase cardiac output
hypotension, fatigue
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What is the peripheral blood picture in vitamin B12 and folate deficiency?

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oval macrocyte
hypersegs
pacytopenia-increase plt, wbc, rbc

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5
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What do you see in the bone marrow of B12 and folate deficiency?

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megaloblast
giant bands
WBC presursors
M:E ratio is lowered

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6
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What specifically causes pernicious anemia?

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lack of intrinsic factor (IF)

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7
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What main clinical manifestations distinguishes vitamin B12 deficiency from folic acid deficiency?

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neurological symptoms; B12 needed to make myelin sheaths

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8
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What conditions can produce non-megaloblastic macrocytic anemia?

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liver disease

alcoholism

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9
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What poikilocytes are often seen in liver disease?

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round macrocytes and target cells

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10
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What parameters are decreases in aplastic anemia and what bone marow precursor cells are decreased?

A

All

panctyopenia

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11
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What is the peripheral blood picture in aplastic anemia and what would the retic count be expected to be?

A 
Normo/Normo
no howell-jolly bodies
basophilic stippling
nRBC
*no signs of increased RBC production*
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12
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shift to the left - bands

shift to the right - hyperseg

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retic

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13
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What are the most common causes of aplastic anemia?

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chemicals - benzene
drugs - chlorophenocol
decrease retic

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14
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Name several causes of myelophthisic anemia.

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leukemia
metastatic carcinoma
lymphoma
multiple myeloma

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15
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What poikilocyte is especially associated with myelophthisic anemia because it indicates extramedullary hematopoiesis?

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tear drop cels

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16
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What is the blood picture in chronic renal disease?

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burr cell
helmet cell
Normo/Normo

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17
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What is the main cause of anemia due to renal disease and to what kidney function test is the anemia frequently proportional?

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decrease erythropoietin production

BUN

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18
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What is the common characteristics of ALL hemolytic anemias?

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increase red cell destruction

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19
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What are the characteristics of anemia due to chronic disorders?

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Increase iron stores
N/N to M/H b/c iron not utilized properly
decrease serum iron
normal TIBC

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20
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What type of RBC abnormality result in hereditary spherocytosis and how does it affect the shape and OF of the RBC?

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cell membrane abnormality

round but not concave; no room to take on extra liquid

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21
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What biochemical pathway involves the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-P-D)?

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HMP shunt

** hexose monophosphate pathway

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22
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What usually precipitates a hemolytic crisis in G6PD deficiency?
What inclusion does this deiciency produce?

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presence of oxidizing agent

Heinz bodies-denucleated Hgb

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23
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What is the most unusual characteristic lab finding in ABO erythroblastosis of the newborn?
In AIHA?

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spherocytes

Positive direct Coombs

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24
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How do PCH and PNH differ?

In which conditions is the Donath-Landsteiner antibody found?

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PCH;cold hemoglobinuria is Not genetic-extracorpuscular; Ab extrinsic
PNH;nocturnal hemoglobinuria;genetic-intracorpuscular; Ab intrinsic-sensitive to complement

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25
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What RBC abnormality is responsible for the formation of burr cells and thorn cells?

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cell wall membrane

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26
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A2 globin chains

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alpha 2 delta 2

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27
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F globin chains

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alpha 2 gamma 2

28
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H globin chains

29
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Bart’s globin chains

30
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Which globin chains are present only during embryonic development?

A

zeta and epsillon

Gower

31
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Major hgb of newborns

32
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Hgb that is insoluble when reduced

33
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Hgb resistant to alkaline

34
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Hgb C

35
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Hgb S

36
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Hgb F

37
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Hgb A

A

accelerates, faster than fast

38
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Hgb H

A

hell on wheels, fastest

39
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What poik is the “common denominator” of peripheral blood smears of patients with hereditary hemoglobinopathies?

A

target cells

40
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What is the specific amino acid substitution in hgb S?

In hgb C?

A

Valine-for glutamic acid in the 6 position on beta chains

Lysine-for glutamic acid in the 6 position on beta chains

41
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What are the clinical manifestations of sickle cell anemia?

A

aplastic and thrombotic crises
OF is decreased due to target cells
infection of salmonella

42
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What is the best test to use to differentiate sickle cell anemia and sickle cell trait?

A

hemoglobin electrophoriesis

43
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What does the peripheral blood smear usually show in sickle cell trait?

A

normal red cell morphology except for occasional target cell

44
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What are the characteristics of hemoglobin C disease?

Hemoglobin SC disease?

A

target, mild hemolytic, rod shape crystals, envelope cells

bird or washing monument crystals, + solubility test

45
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Why does the hemoglobin combo of S and D create a problem in the lab diagnosis on hemoglobinopthaies?

A

they migrate together on alkaline

*pH6 and citrate agar used to separate

46
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What does the peripheral blood smear usually show in IDA?

What does the serum iron and TIBC show?

A 
Microcytic/Hypochromic
ovalocytes
target cells
tear drop cells
no signs of increase RBC production

decrease serum iron; increase TIBC

47
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IDA yellow-green skin

48
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G6PD deficiency

49
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Spoon shaped nails in IDA

A

Koilonychia

50
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Eat weird stuff

A

Pica syndrome

51
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What are some causes of IDA?

A 
chronic bleeding
hookworm
bleeding ulcer
menstruation issues
babies on table food too soon
52
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What is the specific cause of Thalassemias?

A

decrease rate of synthesis of one of the polypeptide chains

53
Q

Mediterraneans

Cooleys

A

beta thalassemia

54
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What hgb are increased in thalassemia major?

Why?

A

hgb A2 and hgb F

to compensate because they can not make A beta chain

55
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homozygous alpha thal

A

Bart’s disease

56
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thal minor- less severe

A

Cooley’s

57
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congenital aplastic anemia

A

Fanconi’s anemia

58
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heterozygous alpha thal

A

Hgb H disease

59
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What are the characteristics of sideroblastic anemia?

A

Micro/Hypo
increase iron stores
BM: ringes sideroblast, nRBC with iron

60
Q

What is the RBC inclusion most frequently associated with lead poisoning?

A

basophilic stippling

61
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What blood cell parameters are increased in polycythemia vera?

A

pancytopenia; increase RBC, WBC, plts

62
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What is the cause of secondary polycythemia?

What parameters are increased in this condition?

A

increase secretion of erythropoietin

increase RBC

63
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What are the possible causes of relative polycythemia?

A

decrease plasma volume
dehydration
stress
severe burns

64
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How do hemachromatosis and hemosiderosis differ?

A

hema-organ damage occurs;iron accumulation

hemo-iron in norm storage areas

65
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B12 deficiency
folate deficiency
alcoholism
liver PK

A

Macrocytic/Normochromic

MCV increase

66
Q

IDA
Thalassemia
Sideroblastic anemia
Pb poisoning

A

Microcytic.Hypochromic

decrease MCH;MCV;MCHC

67
Q

hemobloinopathies - inherited
sickle cell
sickle cell trait
Hgb SC disease

A

Normocytic/Normochromic

normal MCV;MCHC

MLT 120- Hematology (5 decks)

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