Non-Neoplastic WBC Abnormalities - Usera Flashcards
what are the four methods to measure WBCs in the lab?
- automated hem. analyzers
- bone marrow aspirate and biopsy
- flow cytometry
- peripheral smear
what are the three general factors that affect neutrophil concn in the blood?
- bone marrow production and release
- rate of egress to tissue and survival time in the blood
- ratio of marginating to circulating neutrophils in peripheral blood
What is the number at which someone has neutrophilia?
ANC> 7.0 x 10^9/L
T/F: Neutrophilia can be in response to a physiologic, not just pathologic process
true
How long does it take for marginated neutrophils to return the to circulating pool?
20-30 minutes
Stress, steroids, epinephrine, and what cytokine can move neutrophils from margination into the ciruclating pool?
IL6
How long does it take for neutrophils from the marrow storage pool to be released into the blood?
4-5 hours; released by IL6
How long does it take to increase the marrow mitotic pool?
days
How does epi increase the neutrophil count?
causes them to demarginate
What are six major categories of causes of neutrophilia?
DIPINN Drugs Inflammation Physiologic Infection Neoplastic Necrotic
Vascular collagen and vasculitis are (blank) causes of neutrophilia
inlfammatory
Bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses, and spirochetes are (blank) causes of neutrophilia
infectiious
stress, exercise, and pregnancy are (blank) causes of neutrophilia
physiologic
Carcinoma, sarcomas, and MPDs are (blank) causes of neutrophilia
neoplastic
burns, ischemic necrosis, and tissue damage are (blank) causes of neutrophilia
necrotic
What is the ANC in REACTIVE neutrophilia?
<30
Reactive neutorphilia shows with a (blank) shift in myeloid maturation to band cells
left shift
Toxic granulation, Dohle bodies, and vacuolization are morphologic changes of neutrophils seen in (blank)
left shifting during reactive neutrophilia
T/F: the leukemoid reaction is benign
true
The ANC in the leukemoid reaction is usually (blank) and has many circulating (blank) leuokcyte precursos
> 50 with many immature leukocyte precursors
What type of cell is ocassionally present during a leukemoid reaction
blast celss
What disease do you need to exclude when the leukemoid reaction is on you DDx?
CML
The (leukemoid/leukoerythroblastic) rxn has the presence of nucleated RBCS
LEB
the LEB reaction has a left shift in (blank) maturation
granulocyte
The (leukemoid/LEB) rxn is associated with myelophthisic processes, severe hemorrhage, hemolytic anemia, or MDS
LEB; anemias and hemorrhage make you think of RBCs
What are the limits in whites and blacks for neutropenia?
whites: <1.3
What is the ANC to define agranulocytosis?
<0.5
Pseudoneutropenia is caused by (blank)
endotoxin
What drug that is used to treat schizophrenia can cause agranulocytosis?
Clozapine
T/F: Cachexia often leads to neutrophilia from the presence of a shock state
phony as a 3 dollar bill. Cachexia = neutropenia
What are the six general causes of neutropenia?
iCHOAD intrinsic defects Cachexia Hematologic disorders OVERWHELMING infection Autoimmune Drugz
What are the 4 intrinsic defects that cause neutropenia?
F*CCK!!
- Fanconi’s
- Kostmann’s
- Cyclic neutropenia
- Chediak-Higashi
Megaloblastic anemia, myelodysplasia, marrow failure, hypersplennism are all (blank) disoders that lead to neutropenia
hematologic
Chloramphenicol, EtOH, chemo, abx, and clozapine can all cause (neutrophilia/neutropenia)
neutropenia
What are the three protozoal infections that commonly cause neutropenia?
Malaria, Kala-azar, Relapsing fever
Of the intrinisic defects leading to neutropenia, what is the only one caused by a maturation defect? What is the cause of all of the others?
Chediak-Higashi is caused by a maturation defect. All the others are caused by myeloid hypoplasia
Name this disease:
Panmeyloid hypoplasia
Heterogenous presentation due to csome instability
Presents in childhood: aplastic anemia, congenital physical deformities.
Susceptible to hematopoetic and solid organ malignancies
Fanconi’s Anemia– you’ll see the XRay of the weird joints
Name the disease: ANC<200/uL Variable modes of inheritance Early myeloid precursors in the marrow that do not mature, ELA2 and HAX1 implicated
Kostmann’s Syndrome,
What is the medical name for Kostmann’s Syndrome?
Infantile genetic agranulocytosis
Name the disease: Presents in infancy or childhood Auto. Dom with variable exrpression 21-30 DAY PERIODICITY ANC
cyclic neutropenia
ELA (1/2) is also known as neutrophil elastase
ELA2
What are the two most common congenital neutropenias?
Pregnancy induced hypertension and infection
EDTA-dependent agglutinin, old speciments, WBC fragility and paraprotein formation can all lead to (blank) neutropenia
spurious
What is this morphology?
Azurophilic granules associated with Dohle bodies and vacuolization during septicemia and other toxic states
toxic granulation
What makes up a Dohle body?
remnants of free ribosomes and the rER
When do you see Dohle bodies?
During severe bacterial infections, pregnancy, burns, and toxic states
(Toxic granulation/Dohle bodies/Vacuolizatoin) is a precursor to sepsis
vacuolization
T/F: vacuolization may be a false finding in stored blood
true
Why do we get vacuolization in neutrophils?
Lots of dead and dying material around them gets phagocytosed, that’s why its an early marker of sepsis as it indicates everything is fucking dying
Shistocyte RBC morphology indicates the pt could be in what life threatening condition?
DIC
If you see a bacteria (such as a diplococci like S. aureus) inside a neutrophil, you are looking at what morphologic state?
abnormality
What stages of neutrophil maturation do we see toxic granulation?
Meta, band, and neutrophil stages
The Pelger-Huet Anomaly is autosomal (dom/rec)
dominant; has homo and heterozygous forms
T/F: Pelger-Huet anomaly indicates a functional defect in the neutrophil
false; clinically asymptomatic
A pince-nez nucleus indicates what morphologic state?
Pelger-Huet anomaly
The Pelger-Huet anomaly can be confused with a reactive (blank) shift
left
What are the general characteristics of a Pelger-Huet anomaly?
Hyposegmented neutrophils, sparse granules, single or pince-nez nucleus
> 5% of neutrophils with (blank) or more lobes or any single one with (blank) lobes constitutes hypersegmentation
5% with 5, or one with 6
What states are associated with hypersegmentation?
Megaloblastic anemia (B12 def), chronic infection, MDS
T/F: Hereditary hypersegmentation is associated with refractory megaloblastic anemia
false; associated with no disease!`
A loss of vibratory proprioception indicates what vitamin def?
B12
The Alder-Reilly anomaly is auto (dom/rec)
recessive