Ped Hem/Onc Kate Flashcards
peripheral pancytopenia w/ hypocellular bone marrow
acquired aplastic anemia
most common inherited anemia?
Congenital Aplastic Anemia- Fanconi anemia
defective DNA repair that is caused by genetic mutation- pancytopenia
congenital aplastic anemia
weakness, fatigue, pallor, frequent infections, purpura, petechiae, bleeding, neutropenia, low platelet count
acquired aplastic anemia
hx of pica w/ decreased serum ferritin, serum iron, increased TIBC
elevated RDW
iron deficiency anemia
megaloblastic anemia finding on peripheral smear
hypersegmented neutrophil
spherocytes on peripheral smear indicate
hereditary spherocytosis
a-thalassemia severity is related to?
of gene deletions
B-minor thalassemia presents?
asymptomatic, mild, microcytic hypochromic anemia
B-major thalassemia presents?
homozygous for B-globin mutation, early death
chronic hemolysis: pallor, fatigue, jaundice, & development of gallstones during childhood & adolescence
Pain due to vaso-occlusion
sickle cell
labs showing thrombocytopenia and/or neutropenia, followed by progression to pancytopenia
congenital aplastic anemia
short stature, cafe-au-lait spots, cephalic issues, developmental delay
congenital aplastic anemia
peripheral pancytopenia w/ hypocellular bone marrow
low reticulocyte count
acquired aplastic anemia
what is the most common anemia
iron deficiency anemia
heinz bodies on peripheral smear?
G6PD
osmotic fragility test?
detects elevated RBC hemolysis
for hereditary spherocytosis
what are the two diagostics for hereditary spherocytosis
spherocytes on smear
osmotic fragility test
lead poisoning shows what on peripheral smear?
basophilic stippling
primary polycythemia is
congenital erythrocytosis- elevated RBCs
secondary polycythemia is
in response to hypoxemia
most common cause of secondary polycythemia
cyanotic congenital heart disease