QUANTITATIVE RED CELL DISORDERS Flashcards
QUANTITATIVE RED CELL DISORDERS
- IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
- ANEMIA OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
3.SIDEROBLASTIC ANEMIA
Lead Poisoning
Porphyrias
4.IRON OVERLOAD
5.MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA
-develops due to inadequate intake, increased need, impaired absorption, and chronic blood loss
- develops slowly, progressing through stages that physiologically blend into one another.
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
Storage compartment
ferritin
Transport compartment
transferrin
Functional compartment
hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochrome
Hemoglobin N
Serum Iron N
TIBC INCREASED
Ferritin DECREASED
STAGE 1 IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IDA
Hemoglobin N
Serum Iron DECREASED
TIBC INCREASED
Ferritin DECREASED
Stage 2 IDA (Transport iron depletion)
Hemoglobin DECREASED
Serum Iron DECREASED
TIBC INCREASED
Ferritin DECREASED
Stage 3 IDA
( Functional iron depletion)
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA SYMPTOMS
-Fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath (especially with exertion)
-Pallor is evident in light-skinned individuals
-Pallor in the conjunctiva, mucous membranes or palmar creases of dark-skinned individuals
-Glossitis
-Angular cheilosis
-Koilonychia
-Pica
Laboratory diagnosis:
Screening: IDA should be suspected when the CBC findings show a ?
hypochromic, microcytic anemia with an elevated
RDW but no consistent shape changes to the RBC
Serum ferritin DECREASED
Serum iron DECREASED OR NORMAL
TIBC INCREASED
Transferrin saturation DECREASED
Iron deficiency anemia or IDA
-inflammation is the unifying factor
- sideropenia in the face of an ABUNDANT IRON stores is the central feature
- the impaired ferrokinetics is the more significant cause of the anemia
ANEMIA OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
Substances that contribute/explain the inconsistency of decreased serum iron despite the abundant iron stores:
1.Hepcidin - a hormone produced by hepatocytes to regulate body iron levels
2.Lactoferrin - an iron-binding protein in granules of neutrophils
3.Ferritin
Peripheral blood picture is that of mild anemia, with hemoglobin concentration usually 8-10 g/dL, and without reticulocytosis
ANEMIA OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
Normocytic, normochromic.
Prussian blue stain of the bone marrow confirms abundant stores of iron in macrophages.
ANEMIA OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
are a diverse group of diseases that include hereditary and acquired conditions
SIDEROBLASTIC ANEMIA
- the metal affects the central nervous system and the hematologic system
- interferes with porphyrin synthesis
Lead Poisoning
- basophilic stippling is a classic finding
- represents punctate basophilia
Lead Poisoning
-are diseases characterized by impaired production of the porphyrin component of heme
- is the most often used to refer to the hereditary conditions that impair production of protoporphyrin
Porphyrias
most common inherited porphyria
Acute intermittent hepatic porphyria
Deficient enzyme:
Uroporphyrinogen I synthetase/ Porphobilinogen synthase
Acute intermittent hepatic porphyria
Increased delta-aminolevulinic acid and porphobillinogen in urine
Acute intermittent hepatic porphyria
Deficient enzyme
Coproporphyrinogen II oxidase
Hereditary coproporphyria
Increased coproporphyrin III in urine and feces
Hereditary coproporphyria