Preventing Iatrogenic Anemia-LABS Flashcards
Hemoglobin
-oxygen carrying component of a red blood cell
-Normal: 135.5-16.0 g/dl
High HGB
-Hypoxia (Smoking, OSA, Lung Dx, High Altitude, CO)
-Dehydration
-Polycythemia Vera (JAK2V617F)
-EPO producing tumors (Liver, Renal, Hemangioblastoma, Pheo, Uterine)
-PV is most common chronic myeloproliferative disorder
MCV
-way to differentiate anemia. -The higher the MCV is to be more likely it’s going to be B12 or folate.
-Normal: 85.2-95.1 fL
B12
-absorbed in the small bowel. If you have something that is rerouting past the small bowel or bacterial overgrowth, something inhibiting absorption, vegan, vegetarian’s-deficiency
-deficiency most likely Pernicious Anemia (decreased intrinsic factor).
Folate deficiency
-think about medications or alcohol. Alcoholics will have macrocytosis. People on methotrexate, chemotherapy, or on high doses of Bactrim for pcp prophylaxis or PCP pneumonia
Low HGB
-Nutritional Deficiency (Iron, B12, Folate)
-Blood Loss (Trauma, GI Tract, Hematoma)
-Hemodilution
-Hemolysis
-Renal Failure
-Chronic Disease
Macrocytosis
-B12 and Folate Deficiency (most common)
-Pernicious Anemia, Surgical Resection of ileum, sprue, fish tapeworm, bacterial overgrowth (B12)
-ETOH (folate)
-Hypothyroidism
-Drugs (AZT, MTX, Hydroxyurea, Bactrim, Valacyclovir, Triamterene, Phenytoin)
-Liver disease
-Pregnancy (Folic Acid)
-Myelodysplastic Syndromes
-Cold and Warm Agglutinins
-Hyperglycemia (>600)
-Extreme Leukocytosis (>50,000)
-Reticulocytosis
RDW
-RDW can differentiate Microcytic anemias. HIGH RDW= Iron deficiency LOW RDW= Thal
Microcytosis
-If you have ever had a normal MCV, you do not have Thalassemia
-Iron Deficiency (most common)-Ferritin
-Thalassemia (alpha or beta minor)-MCV always low
-Chronic Disease
-Lead Poisoning
-Sideroblastic Anemia
-Aluminum Toxicity
WBCs
3,500-10,000 x10^9
Leukocytosis
-High WBC count
-Infection (most common)
-Leukemia
-Steroids
-Stress
-Tumor Necrosis
-Drugs (Lithium, Digoxin)
-Platelet Clumping
-Cryoglobulins
–Large leukocytosis (pneumonococcus, staphylococcus, clostridium)
Leukopenia
-Low WBCs
-Leukopenia is low WBC and is different than neutropenia
–Medications
-Myeloproliferative Disorders
-Infections (Virus, Bacterial, Rickettsial)
-Gram Negative Sepsis
Neutrophils
3500-10000/L
-Most predominant white blood cell
Neutrophilia
-high neutrophil count
-Bacterial infection
-Smoking
-Inflammatory States
-Drugs (Lithium, Beta Agonists, Minocycline)
-Myeloproliferative Disorders
-Ethylene Glycol Intoxification
-Leukocytosis with a left shift is high neutrophil count
Neutropenia
-Low neutrophils
-Post Infectious (most common)
-Drug Induced (clozapine, sulfasalazine)
-Immune Disorders
-Hypersplenism
-Bacterial infections that cause neutropenia (salmonella, tularemia)
-Neutropenia (Influenza, measles, chickenpox, rubella, HIV, dengue fever, etc. Increased lymph)
Lymphocytosis
-High lymphocyte count
-Viral infections
-Leukemia
-Bacterial (TB, Brucella, Pertussis)
-Thymoma
Lymphopenia
-low lymphocyte count
-viral (HIV)
-Inflammatory (SLE)
Monocytes
-Bacterial (Listeria, TB, Rickettsia)
-CML
Eosinophilia
-Allergies/drug reaction
-Parasites
-Churg-Strauss
-Heme Malignancies
-Cancer patients-graft vs. host
Basophilia
-Heme malignancies
Platelets
-150,000-450,000/L
-30% of platelets found in normal size spleen. Anything that causes splenomegaly can cause decrease platelets.
-(Ferritin, CRP, Sed Rate, Ceruloplasmin, Fibrinogen, alpha 1 antitrypsin, haptoglobin)
-Acute Phase Reactants… Body mobilizes for stress situation. Iron, fibrinogen, haptoglobin to handle bleeding.
Type 2 heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
is 3-5 days drop in plts after exposure-if large drop 5-10 days after exposure is something to be concerned about
Type 1 HIT
1 day after exposure to heparin
Thrombocytosis
-High Plt
–Infection (most common)
-Post Surgical Status
-Malignancy
-Splenectomy
-Acute blood loss
-Iron deficiency
-Inflammation (Acute Phase Reactant)
Thrombocytopenia
-Low plt
–Increased destruction (ITP, SLE, DIC, TTP, HUS, HELLP)
-Decreased production (Aplastic Anemia, ETOH, Viral infections)
-Splenomegaly
-Pseudo (RBC Transfusion)
-Drugs (Heparin, Quinine, Valproic Acid, Sulfonamide)
-Typically want to consider a peripheral smear
Sodium (Na)
-135-145mmol/L
–Primary extracellular cation and responsible for approx. half of the plasma osmolality
-Lasix (last 6 hours-works for 6 hours). If patient got a dose of Lasix I wont check a urine sodium for at least 6 hours.
-Correct sodium slowly
Hypernatremia
-Dehydration (Fever, sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, primary hypodipsia)
-Diabetes Insipidus (Neurogenic, Nephrogenic)
-Cushing’s Disease
-Osmotic Diuresis/Diarrhea (Hyperglycemia, Mannitol)
-Aggressive normal saline hydration
-Elevated Na = ADH secretion and thirst
-Serum sodium 1.6 for each 100 increase over 100.
-If you’re giving a lot of NS you can drive up hypernatremia and hyperchloremia creating metabolic acidosis (there are 9g of salt in a Liter bag NS)
What could happen if you give a patient with SIADH fluid such as NS
-hypotonic hyponatremic
-Could drive Na down
-A pt receiving a lot of free water or NS with SIADH could seize
-more volume equals more antidiuretic hormone with more free water retention creating lower sodium.
–Next step then is to check urine sodium <10-if serum sodium is low it will tell your body don’t pee out salt. So if that serum sodium is low but their urine sodium is high, that’s indicating SIADH and they’re on free water restriction
-100 cc of 3% hypertonic
Hyponatremia
-Overhydration
-Dehydration (Vomiting, Diarrhea, Diuretics)
-SIADH (Head trauma, Seizure, CNS disease, Neoplastic)
-Adrenal Failure
-Pseudo (Hyperglycemia) FOR EVERY 100 ABOVE 100 ADD 1.6
-Congestive Heart Failure, Cirrhosis
-Polydipsia
-Ecstasy
Potassium (Hyperkalemia) (3.6-5.2 mmol/L)
-Decreased excretion (renal dx)
-Tissue Catabolism (rhabdo, hemolysis, GI bleed)
-Cell shift (acidosis, lack of insulin)
-Excessive intake (IV, PO, KCl salt substitute)
-Blood transfusion
-Medications (ACE/ARB, K+ sparing, cyclosporine, NSAIDS)
-Pseudo (hemolysis, elevated WBC (> 50K) platelets (>1million))
-Heparin Induced Hypoaldosteronism (2-4d after admin)
Hypokalemia
-GI loss (Diarrhea, Ileostomy, Emesis, NGT)
-Cell shift/Redistribution (Increased insulin, albuterol, alkalosis)
-Hyperaldosteronism
-Poor intake
-Drugs (Diuretics, Prednisone)
-Geophagia
-40% of HypoK+ also HypoMg+2. replace Mg first.
High Bicarbonate
-Metabolic Alkalosis (Volume Contraction)
-Respiratory Acidosis
-Can be an indicator for HF patients and those diuresing
Low Bicarbonate
-Metabolic Acidosis
-GI Loss
-Renal Loss
Normal creatinine level
0.6-1.1 mg/dL
-BUN/Creatinine ratio 20:1 =dehydrated
-When creatinine goes up GFR goes down
-Creatinine is a 24-hour delay
1) Kidney damage with normal or increased GFR90
2) Kidney damage with mild decrease in GFR 60-89
3) Moderate decrease in GFR 30-59
4) Severe decrease in GFR 15-29
5) Kidney failure <15 (or dialysis)