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1
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What do reticulocytes (young RBCs) look like on blood smear?

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  • Large cells

- Blueish cytoplasm

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Why does the reticulocyte look blue?

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RNA within cytoplasm

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What is the normal reticulocyte count?

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1-2%

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if the bone marrow is properly functioning what is the reticulocyte count in an anemia increased to?

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> 3%

- Falsley elevated as this is a percentage of total RBC which will be lower

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What is the normal reticulocyte level multiplied by to get the corrected reticulocye count?

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Hct/45

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How can hemolysis / peripheral RBC destruction also be divided into?

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Extravascular and intravascular

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What is the bone marrow response like in hemolysis or peripheral RBC destruction anemia?

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Good bone marrow response

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What destroys RBCs in an extravascular hemolysis?

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Macrophages in reticuloendothelial system (in spleen, liver and lymph nodes)

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9
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What is globin broken down into?

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Amino acids

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What is protoporphyrin broken down into?

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Unconjugated bilirubin

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What is unconjugated billirubin bound to?

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Serum albumin

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What are the clinical and labratory findings in extravascular hemolysis?

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  • Anemia w splenomegaly (RE system)
  • Jaundice due to unconjugated bilirubin
  • Increased risk for bilirubin gallstones
  • Marrow hyperplasia w corrected reticulocyte count >3%
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What binds to free hemoglobin in the blood?

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Haptoglobin

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What are the levels of haptoglobin like in intravascular hemolysis?

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Low as they are bound to hemoglobin

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What are the clinical and labratory findings in intravascular hemolysis?

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  • Hemoglobinuria
  • Hemoglobinuria
  • Hemosiderinuria (tubular cells fall off - days later)
  • Decreased serum haptoglobin
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16
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What kind of anemia is hereditary spherocytosis?

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Normocytic anemia

- Extravascular hemolysis

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What is affected in hereditary spherocytosis?

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  • Inherited defect of RBC cytoskeleton membrane tethering proteins
  • Most commonly involves spectrin, ankyrin or band 3.1
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What will be seen on blood smear in hereditary spherocytosis?

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  • Differing RBC sizes - High RDW - RBC distribution width

- Non biconcave (no central pallor)

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How does Hereditart Spherocytosis result in anemia?

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Spherocytes are less able to maneuver through speinic sinusoids
- Splenic macrophages then consume them creating an anemia

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What are the labratory and clinical findings in HS?

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  • Spherocytes w loss of central pallor
  • Increased RDW and MCHC
  • Splenomegaly
  • Jaundice (possible billirubin gallstones)
  • Increased risk of aplastic crisis w. parvovirus B19 infection of erythroid precursors
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21
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What is MCHC?

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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

  • Average amount of hemoglobin per RBC relative to the size of the cell
  • Hemoglobin / Hct

Increased in HS

22
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What does parvovirus B19 affect?

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Erythroid precursors

- Aplastic crisis possibility

23
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How is HS (Herditary Spherocytosis) diagnosed?

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Osmotic fragility test

  • Increased fragility in hypotonic solution
  • There is no extra membrane therefore it can’t expand as easily and will burst
24
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How is HS treated?

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Splenectomy

- Splenic macrophages are what is causing the condition

25
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What will happen after splenectomy / what can be seen in Hereditary spherocytosis post-splenectomy?

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  • Anemia resolves
  • Spherocytes persist
  • Howell-Jolly bodies emerge on blood smear - Speen usually removes these DNA fragments
26
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What do Howell-Jolly bodies look like on blood smear?

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Small blue dots (DNA fragments)

27
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What kind of anemia is sickle cell?

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Normocytic hemolytic extravascular (mostly) anemia

- Also involves intravascular hemolysis resulting in decreased haptoglobin and target cells

28
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What is affected in sickle cell?

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Beta chain of hemoglobin

29
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What is replaced in Sickle cell?

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Normal glutamic acid (hydrophilic) replaced with valine (hydrophobic)

30
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What happens to hemoglobin S when deoxygenated?

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Poymerises

- Polymers aggregate into needle-like structures resulting in sickle cells

31
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What causes an increased risk of sickling?

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  • Hypoxemia
  • Dehydration
  • Acidosis
32
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What does hydroxyurea do?

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Increases levels of HbF

- Used in sickle cell

33
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What is massive erythroid hyperplasia?

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Expansion of hematopoiesis into skull and facial bones (chipmunk)

  • Extramedullary hematopoeisis w. hepatomegaly
  • Risk of aplastic crisis w. parvovirus B19 infection of erythroid precursors
  • Can occur in extravascular and intravascular hemolysis (sickle)
34
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What is Dactylitis?

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  • Sign of sickle cell in infants

- Swollen hands and feet due to vaso-occlusive infarcts of bones

35
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What is autosplenectomy?

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  • Shrunken, fibrotic spleen
  • Associated w. sickle cell
  • Howell-Jolly bodies will be seen on blood smear
36
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What organism specifically may cause osteomyelitis in patients with sickle cell?

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Salmonella paratyphi

- Autosplenectomy -> risk of encapulated organsim infection

37
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What is the most common cause of death in sickle cell adults?

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Acute chest syndrome

38
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What is the most common cause of death in sickle cell children?

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Encapsulated organism

39
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What is acute chest syndrome?

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  • Vaso-occlusion in pulmonary microcirculation

- Presents with chest pain, SOB, and lung infiltrates; often precipitated by pneumonia

40
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What is Renal papillary necrosis?

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  • Vaso-occlusive crisis of kidney

- Results in gross hematuria and proteinuria

41
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What percentage of Africans carry sickle cell?

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~ 10%

42
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What is HbS?

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Hb A (alpha2, Beta2) except the Beta chain is mutated with valine (hydrophobic) instead of glutamic acid

43
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What can carriers of sickle cell be affected by?

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Generally asymptomatic however can get microinfarctions in renal medulla
- Microscopic hematuria and eventually decreased ability to concentrate urine

44
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What causes sickling?

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Hypoxia and hypertonicity

45
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What does the metabisulfite screening test diagnose?

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Sickle cell disease and trait

46
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What will electrophoresis show in sickle cell disease?

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90% HbS, 8% HbF, 2% HbA2

- No HbA

47
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What will sickle cell trait show on electrophoresis?

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55% HbA, 43% HbS, 2% HbA2

48
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How are sickle cell and Hemoglobin C disease inherited?

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Aut Recessive

49
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What is glutamic acid replaced by in Hemoglobin C disease?

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Lysine

50
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What is seen on blood smear in hemoglobin C disease?

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Hemoglobin crystals

- Pnk/purple cylinder

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