Normocytic-Normochromic Anemias Flashcards
What is the most common cause of aplastic anemia?
Idiopathic (unknown)
What are the four secondary causes for aplastic anemia?
Chemicals, Drugs (chloramphenical), Radiation, and infections (Chronic)
What is the most common congenital disorder associated with aplastic anemia?
Fanconi’s anemia
What is the BM cellularity of aplastic anemia?
Hypocellular
What is the CBC results of someone with aplastic anemia?
Pancytopenia Decreased in HGB and HCT, Normocytic normochromic.
What is the RBC morphology of someone with aplastic anemia?
No characteristic; few present.
What is the retic count for someone with aplastic anemia?
Decreased to absent.
What is the treatment for someone with aplastic anemia?
Take away offending agent, support therapy, immunosuppressive therapy. Cure = BM transplant
What type of Poik is in every hemoglobinapathy?
Targets
What is the amino acid substitution for someone with sickle cell?
Valine for glutamic acid
What are the 3 factors contributing to sickling process?
Hypoxia, acidosis (CO2) and Dehydration
What is the cause for painful crisis in SC?
Infection, fever, dehydration, exposure to extreme cold (tissue damage)
What are the causes for acute chest syndrome in SC?
Infarction of lungs
What are the causes for high risk of infection in SC?
Tissue damage in spleen
What is the difference from SC disease and SC trait in regards to inheritance?
SCD: inherited two sickle genes, one from each parent.
SCT: Inherited one normal gene from one parent and one sickle gene from the other
What is the difference from SC disease and SC trait in regards to hemoglobin nomenclature?
AS = Trait SS = Disease
What is the difference from SC disease and SC trait in regards to solubility results?
AS and SS remain turbid and are insoluble. only AA is soluble and is thus clear
What is the difference from SC disease and SC trait in regards to hemoglobin electrophoresis results?
AS: two bands A>S
SS: S>F (no A)
What is the difference from SC disease and SC trait in regards to RBC morphology?
SS: Targets, sickles, schistocytes, sphereocytes
AS: Slight targets, usually no sickles unless in crisis
What is the difference from SC disease and SC trait in regards to treatment?
SS: Hydration, Morphine, antibiotics, blood transfusions
AS: No treatment
What is the principle of the sickledex solubility test?
Reduction; S- HGB is insoluble, A is soluble
What is the reagent for the sickledex solubility test?
Sodium dithionite or sodium metabisulfite
What are the causes for false positives in the sickledex solubility test?
Protienemia, >18g/dL, other sickling HGBs
What are the causes for false negatives in the sickledex solubility test?
Newborn, HGB
What is the amino acid substitution for someone with hemoglobin C disease?
Lysine for glutamic acid
What is the difference from Hemoglobin C disease and Hemoglobin C trait in regards to clinical presentation?
CC: mildly hemolytic; splenomegaly
AC: Asymptomatic
What is the difference from Hemoglobin C disease and Hemoglobin C trait in regards to hemoglobin nomenclature?
CC = disease AC = trait
What is the difference from Hemoglobin C disease and Hemoglobin C trait in regards to hemoglobin electrophoresis?
CC = 100% C, (no A) AC = A>C
What is the difference from Hemoglobin C disease and Hemoglobin C trait in regards to RBC morphology?
CC: Targets +, Crystals, polychromes, (increase in retic)