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Pathology of Red Blood Cells and Bleeding Disorders (Part 3 of 3) Flashcards

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What components are involved in primary bleeding disorders?

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platelets, vWF, and vessel wall

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what components are involved in secondary bleeding disorders?

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coagulation

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what components are involved in tertiary bleeding disorders?

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fibrinolysis factors

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what is the timing of bleeding for primary bleeding disorders?

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immediate

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what is the timing of bleeding for secondary bleeding disorders?

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delayed

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what is the inheritance pattern for primary bleeding disorders?

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autosomal dominant

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what is the inheritance pattern for secondary bleeding disorders?

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autosomal or x-linked recessive

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what is an example of a more extreme vessel wall disorder?

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hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

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perivascular amyloid is a red flag for what?

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myeloma

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what is the technical value for thrombocytopenia?

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platelet count less than 150,000

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when do symptoms of thrombocytopenia typically present?

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when platelet count is less than 50,000

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when might you get dangerous spontaneous bleeding with thrombocytopenia?

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when platelet count is less than 20,000

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what could be happening to cause thrombocytopenia?

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decreased production, decreased survival, or sequestration

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what occurs with HIV-associated thrombocytopenia?

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HIV can suppress marrow by infection of HSC or autoantibodies can form against platelets

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what could cause myelosuppression?

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chemotherapy, chloramphenicol, penicillamine, or gold salts

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what could cause drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia?

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quinidine, vancomycin, and heparin

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What is an example of immunologic destruction of platelets?

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immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

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what is immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)?

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when antibodies are created against platelets- a sensitized platelet is covered with these opsonizing antibodies and then our own spleen sees the antibody and the splenic macrophages clear them

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how does ITP present?

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petechiae, purpura, CBC will show thrombocytopenia, platelet antibodies may be present, bone marrow will show increased megakaryocytes

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how do you treat ITP?

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by reducing the immune response using corticosteroids, IV Ig, and anti-CD20

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what is the medication name for anti-CD20?

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rituximab

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What are two examples non-immunologic destruction of platelets?

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thrombotic microangiopathies: 1. thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) 2. hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)

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what are the symptoms of TTP?

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the pentad: fever, thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA), neurologic defects, renal failure

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what are the symptoms of HUS?

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there is an overlap of symptoms with TTP, but less neuro manifestations and more renal; HUS is more likely to be seen in kids

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what occurs during TTP/HUS?
there is an exaggerated platelet plug that is activated- so instead of just a controlled normal platelet plug formation, there is a large inappropriate platelet plug; as you consume these platelets by formation of this platelet plug- thats where the thrombocytopenia is coming in; as these red cells go by, they shear against these little thrombotic foci and as they shear that's where the actual hemolytic anemia comes from--> forms schistocytes
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most cases of TTP are associated with a defect in what?
the metalloproteinases ADAMTS13
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what do most patients with TTP respond well to and why?
plasma exchange therapy- because most patients with TTP have the form with the autoantibodies against ADAMTS13
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how does plasma exchange therapy work with patients with TTP?
it takes away the multimers and antibodies and provides the patients with ADAMTS
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How is HUS different than TTP?
it is still a TMA (thrombotic microangiopathy) but it is not associated with ADAMTS13
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what is the most likely etiology of a typical case of HUS?
a shiga-like toxin elaborated by E. coli O157:H7
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how does typical HUS caused by shiga-like toxin present?
first with bloody diarrhea, but then when you do further evaluation, you may find the triad of symptoms associated with HUS
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what is the HUS triad?
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA), thrombocytopenia, and renal insufficiency
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what is the atypical form of HUS linked to?
complement dysfunction
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how do you treat HUS?
supportive therapy often leads to full remission
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what is the general description of bernard-soulier?
no adhesion
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what is the general description of glanzmann thrombasthenia?
no aggregation
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what is the general description of storage pool disorders?
there is no granule (ADP/thromboxane) release
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what are two examples of acquired forms of defective platelet function?
aspirin use and uremia
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what is grey platelet syndrome?
when you don't have alpha granules in your platelets, you'll have a bleeding tendency, the platelets are big and gray in appearance and lack granules
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von willebrand diseases present more like platelet disorders, but one von willebrand disease will be more like the type of bleeding you get in coagulation disorders. Which type?
type 3
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what is the vWF-FVIII complex?
secreted vWF has an important role- it is going to meet up with factor VIII and takes it where it needs to go- onto the surface of the platelet plug
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Von willebrand disease is going to fall into 1 of 2 major categories. what are these categories?
quantitative defects and qualitative defects
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in what types of von willebrand disease are the quantitative defects seen?
type I and type 3
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which type of quantitative von willebrand disease is the most severe?
type 3- there is severely decreased/ absent vWF
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what is type 1C von willebrand disease?
vWF is actually created, but it is so unstable that it is rapidly degraded- so there is increased clearance of vWF in type 1C von willebrand disease
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in what types of von willebrand disease are the qualitative defects seen?
type 2
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how are type 2 von willebrand diseases defined?
a lack of appropriate interaction with ligands
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what is the most common type of qualitative von willebrand disease?
type 2A
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what occurs in type 2A von willebrand disease?
there is a lack of multimer assembly- so vWF binding to other vWF does not happen with this type
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Type 3 von willebrand disease resembles what other disorder?
hemophilia
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what is the inheritance pattern of hemophilia?
x-linked recessive
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what is the main difference between hemophilia A and hemophilia B?
hemophilia a is lacking FVIII; hemophilia B is lacking FIX
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how do you treat hemophilia a? how do you treat hemophilia b?
hemophilia a treatment: replacement factor VIII; hemophilia b treatment: replacement factor IX
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what might you have if the labs showed: increased PT, increased PTT, and decreased platelet count?
DIC, liver disease, or lupus
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what occurs in DIC?
coagulation activates, thrombi form, everything gets used up, bleeding occurs
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what is the common finding in DIC?
there is too much tissue factor being released and tissue factor is a very potent prothrombotic factor
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activation of plasmin causes what?
fibrinolysis and proteolysis of clotting factors
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what is the syndrome called when the adrenal glands hemorrhage due to DIC?
waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome
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with the pathophysiology of DIC, as you are consuming your clotting factors and your platelets, what will you identify?
increased PT/PTT and thrombocytopenia
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what does increased d-dimer reflect in a patient with DIC?
reflects the fibrin split products that are occurring from fibrinolysis
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Why is bacterial infections not tested in donated blood?
because bacterial sepsis is not going to go unnoticed by the person who has it/ donated the blood
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donated blood used for transfusion could cause an infection. What is it?
transfusion transmitted bacterial infection (TTBI)
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how does TTBI present and what is it most commonly associated with and why?
dramatic presentation of fever and hypotension during transfusion; mostly associated with platelets because they are stored at room temperature
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what is the reaction called when a person with type a blood receives type b blood?
acute immune hemolytic reaction
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what antibodies are responsible for the acute immune hemolytic reaction?
preformed IgM antibodies
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what is the reaction called when someone with rh negative blood is exposed to rh positive blood?
delayed immune hemolytic response
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what antibodies are responsible for the delayed immune hemolytic reaction?
reactive IgG antibodies
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what should you suspect if a patient has an anaphylactic reaction while being transfused?
IgA deficiency
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what antibodies are responsible for the anaphylactic reaction that occurs in an IgA deficient patient undergoing a transfusion?
IgG
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What are two examples of transfusion-related phenomena?
transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) and transfusion related immune modulation (TRIM)
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How does TRALI present?
acute respiratory failure during or after transfusion; CXR shows diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltrates; may have a fever and hypotension; may be fatal
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what is transfusion related immune modulation?
when there is a pro-inflammatory response and an immune down regulation occurring at the same time

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