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What kind of stem cell differentiates and matures to form different blood cell lines

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Hematopoietic stem cells

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What is erythropoiesis

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The process that produces RBCs

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Describe the structure of Hb

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4 proteins chains, 2 alpha and 2 beta, each chain has a heme group

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What stimuli are there to increase erythropoiesis

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Low level of O2
High altitude
Increase in exercise
Loss of lung tissue in emphysema

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Describe the feedback mechanism of erythropoiesis

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Negative:

  • reduced O2 levels in blood
  • kidney releases erythropoietin
  • erythropoietin stimulates red bone marrow
  • enhanced erythropoiesis increases RBC count
  • increases O2 carrying ability of blood and then yeh lol
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What are the 2 types of red cell disorders

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  • Anaemia

- Polycythaemia

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Describe features anaemic red cell disorders

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  • Defined as Hb below the normal for the age, gender and ethnic background
  • ↓ red blood cells, ↓ Hb level or defective Hb
  • ↓ oxygen carrying capacity of blood
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Describe features polycythaemia red cell disorders

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  • Over-production of red blood cells
  • ↑ Viscosity & BP, decrease flow rate of blood with ↓ O2 delivery
  • Lead to embolism, stroke or heart failure
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How does primary polycythaemia occur

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Due to cancer of erythropoietic cell line in the red bone marrow

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How does secondary polycythaemia occur

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From dehydration, emphysema, high altitude

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What causes reduced erythrocyte and Hb production

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Deficiency States -

  • Iron deficiency
  • Folic acid deficiency
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency
  • Coeliac/Crohn’s disease (malabsorption or iron folic acid and B12)
  • Bone marrow Aplasia
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Name some etiological factors that cause anaemia

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  • Increased RBC destrcution
  • Anaemia of chronic disease
  • Acute blood loss
  • Chronic renal failure associated anaemia
  • malignancy related, bone marrow infiltration associated anaemia
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what can cause increased destruction of RBCs and lead to anaemia

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  • Sickle cell anaemia
  • Thalassemia major/minor
  • Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • Hereditary spherocytosis
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What does microcytic mean

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Smaller RBCs

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What are hypo chromic RBCs

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RBCs with less colour under microscope due to less Hb

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What does microcytic mean

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Larger RBCs

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What do MCH and MCV mean

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MCV = measure of average size of your RBCs
MCH = measure of Hb and colour in RBCs
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How are MCV and MCH affected with microcytic + hypochromic RBCs

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MCV and MCH are lowered

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How are MCV and MCH affected with macrocytic RBCs

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MCV and MCH are raised

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What is the most common anaemia and which population does it occur most often

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Iron deficiency anaemia

Predominant in women of child bearing age

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What are some of the causes of iron deficiency anaemia

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Acute or chronic blood loss
Menorrhagia
GI bleeding
Chronic intake of aspirin and NSAIDs
Iron deficiency (vegans)
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what arrest clinical features of iron deficiency anaemia

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Early - none
Late - 
- Tiredness
- Dyspnoea
- Palpitations 
- Tachycardia
- Conjunctiva pallor
- Cold intolerance, tingling and numbness of extremities
- Koilonychia, Patterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome
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What are the dental aspects of iron deficiency anaemia

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  • Sore tongue
  • Atrophic glossitis
  • Cadidiasis
  • Angular stomatitis
  • Apthous-like ulcerations
  • Pallor of oral mucosa
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What investigations and treatments are done for iron deficiency anaemia

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Investigations = FBC and iron studies
Treatment = oral iron supplements, treat underlying cause
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Who commonly get B12 deficiency and what is the initial complaint they give
- Common in older women | - Burning of the tongue with no obvious abnormality on examination (psychosomatic)
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What are the causes of B12 deficiency
- Pernicious anaemia (autoantibody to gastric parietal cells) - Partial gastrectomy (low levels of intrinsic factors) - Crohn's/Coeliac disease (malabsorption of B12) - Nitrous oxide abuse
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What are the dental aspects of B12 deficiency
- Depapillated and beefy red tongue - Angular chelitis - Recurrent oral ulcers - Circumoral and peripheral tingling, numbness - LA is safe - Conscious sedation can be given if Hb slightly low
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What investigations and treatment are used for B12 deficiency
- Serum Vitamin B12 levels - Intrinsic factor antibodies/ Gastric anti-parietal cell antibodies Treatment - monthly IM injection of Vitamin B12
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List the aetiology of folate deficiency
- Poor intake, poverty dietary ignorance, chronic alcoholism - Malabsorption - Drug induced
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What drugs can induce folate deficiency
Phenytoin, cytotoxic drugs, HIV/AIDs drugs
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Describe the clinical features of folate deficiency
Same as B12 deficiency without neurological symptoms
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What are the dental aspects of folate deficiency
- Soreness of the tongue without depapillation/colour change - Atrophic glossitis - Angular stomatitis
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What investigations and treatment are used for folate deficiency
Investigations - Serum folate level | Treatment - daily oral intake of folic acid tablets
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What are the abnormalities found in haemolytic anaemia
- Haemoglobin formation - Erythrocyte structure/function - RBC damage by external function (malaria, drugs)
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What abnormalities of haemoglobin formation can cause haemolytic anaemia
Sickle cell disease | Thalassaemia's
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What abnormalities of erythrocyte structure/function can cause haemolytic anaemia
- Spherocytosis | - Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
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What forms of Hb are present in people with SCA
HbS and HbC
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What populations have this most commonly
African and afro-carribeans
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What kind of inheritance gives SCA
Autosomal recessive
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How does SCA work
Reduced oxygen tension causes sickling resulting in significant red blood cells breakdown (haemolysis)
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What are the clinical features of SCA
- Painful crises due to infarcts of bone, CNS, spleen and lungs - Haematological crises (aplastic) - Susceptible to infections (meningococci, pneumococci) - Chronic anaemia - Chronic hyperbilirubinaemia (jaundice, gall stones) - Sequestration syndrome (acute chest syndrome)
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What are some orofacial manifestations of SCA
- Painful infarcts in jaw or osteomyelitis - Hypercementosis - Excessive overjet and overbite ~ enlarged haemopoietic maxilla - Hypomineralised teeth
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Besides orofacial manifestations what are the dental aspects of SCA
- Prevent infections, hypoxia, acidosis or dehydration ~ precipitate crisis - Early management of infection - Patient at risk must be investigated prior to GA - Paracetamol and codeine ~ safe analgesics
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What is aplastic anaemia
- Non-functioning bone marrow - Rare - Pancytopenia ~ leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and anaemia
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What are the causes aplastic anaemia
- Idiopathic ~ exposure to benzene, irradiation, viral infections i.e hepatitis - Autoimmune disorders - Drugs ~ NSAIDs, allopurinol, anticonvulsants, cytotoxic drugs
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What are the clinical features
- Purpura is often the 1st manifestation - Anaemia (normochromic, normocytic or macrocytic; fatigue, shortness of breath, pale skin) - Susceptibility to infection - Bleeding
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What treatment modifications need to made in aplastic anaemic patients
- Anaemia (e.g. conscious sedation and GA should be avoided) - Haemorrhagic tendencies - Susceptibility to infections
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What are the oral manifestations you can see in patients with aplastic anaemia
- Ulcerative lesions of oral mucosa, oral petechiae, spontaneous gingival bleeding etc. - Gingival swelling if ciclosporin is used
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What is thalassemia
Red cell disorder most common in patients of asian, mediterranean and middle east descent
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What is Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
RBC metabolic disorder - Hb denaturation, haemolysis
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What is hereditary spherocytosis
RBC disorder that causes spherical red blood cells - haemolysis
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What is polycythaemia vera
Over production of RBCs, thrombosis is a complication
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What are some of the key investigations for SCA
- FBC (Hb, MCV, MCH and RBC distribution width - Blood film - Sickledex - Haemoglobin electrophoresis - Serum B12 - Serum folate - Serum iron studies (iron, ferritin, total iron biding capacity)
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What are the symptoms of Microcytic anaemia + MCV<80fL
- Iron deficiency - Thalassemia* - Sideroblastic anaemia*
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What are the symptoms of macrocytic anaemia + MCV>100fL
- Vitamin B12 deficiency - Folate deficiency - Alcoholism* - reticulocytosis* - hypothyroidism* - Multiple myeloma* - Myelodysplasia* - Aplastic anaemia*
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What are the symptoms of normocytic anaemia + MCV 80-100 fL
- chronic disease - haemolytic anaemia - acute blood loss* marrow infiltration*
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What can be done to manage anaemias
- Eliminate the underlying disease - Replacement therapy - Blood transfusion (acute haemolysis/blood loss) - Erythropoietin (chronic renal failure and anaemia of chronic disease)
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What replacement therapies can be used for anaemia
- Iron-ferrous sulphate, ferrous fumerate - Folate - IM B12

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