Patho Flashcards
Reduction in number of neutrophils in blood
Neutropenia
Abnormally low white cell count
Leukopenia
Clinically significant reduction in neutrophils wherein serious consequence of making individuals susceptible to bacterial and fungal infections
Agranulocytosis
SE: drugs of hyperthyroidism
Increase in number of white cells in blood
Leukocytosis
Inflammation of lymph nodes
Lymphadenitis
- most common TB
Neoplasms in bone marrow in which tumor cells are found in the peripheral blood
Leukemia
Malignant transformation of lymphoid cells residing primarily in lymphoid tissues, especially in the lymph nodes
Lymphoma
Low platelet, leukopenia, anemia
Pancytopenia
Characterized by increased marrow production of red cells, granulocytes, and platelets
Panmyelosis
ELEVATED PLATELET COUNT
Thrombocytosis (Iron Deficiency Anemia)
Platelet < 150,000
Thrombocytopenia
Increase in WBC count with left shift (eg, 80% bands) and high leukocyte alkaline phosphatase
Leukemoid reaction
Solid focus of leukemia outside the bone marrow
Chloroma
How do you differentiate leukemoid reaction from CML?
Leukemoid reaction has high leukocyte alkaline phosphatase. CML has very low leukocyte alkaline phosphatase
Types of Leukocytes
Neutropenia
Lymphocytes
Eosinophils
Monocytes
Basophils
MI
Stroke
Fracture
Neutropenia
Viral infections
Lymphocytes
Allergic reaction Neoplasms Collagen vascular disease Asthma Allergic Parasites
Eosinophils
Chronic infections
Monocytes
CML
Mast cell degranulation
Basophils
Abnormal azurophilic (primary) granules
Toxic granules
Severe infection / Sepsis
Patches of dilated ER that appear as sky-blue cytoplasmic puddles
DOHLE BODIES
Severe infections
Distinctive needle-like azurophilic granules found in myeloblasts
AUER RODS
AML
Scattered macrophage with abundant wrinkled green blue cytoplasm
Sea-blue histiocytes
CML
Small lymphocytes disrupted in the process of making smears
SMUDGE CELLS
CLL
Large cells with multiple nuclei or single nucleus with multiple nuclear lobes (owl eyes)
REED-STERNBERG CELLS
Hodgkinβs Lymphoma
Nuclear remnants are phagocytosed by interspersed macrophages (Burkitt cells) with abundant clear cytoplasm (lipid droplets)
STARRY SKY PATTERN
Burkittβs Lymphoma
Cells found in adult T-cell lymphoma which appear to have multilobated nuclei
CLOVER LEAF or FLOWER CELLS
Adult T-cell lymphoma
Destructive plasma cells tumors involving axial skeleton
PLASMACYTOMA
Multiple myeloma
Multiple nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and cytoplasmic droplets containing Ig
Bizarre multinucleated cells
Multiple myeloma
- anemia
- renal failure
- bone pain
Fiery red cytoplasm
FLAME CELLS
Multiple myeloma
Pink globular cytoplasmic inclusions
RUSSELL BODIES
Multiple myeloma
Blue globular nuclear inclusions
DUTCHER BODIES
Multiple myeloma
M proteins causes RBCs in PBS to stick in linear arrays βcoin stackedβ
ROULEAUX CONFORMATION
Multiple myeloma