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Red cells 2 - acquired anaemias Flashcards

1
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What does normal haemoglobin depend on?

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sex, age, ethnicity, time sample taken etc..

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Normal male Hb values

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12-70 (140-180)

>70 (116-156)

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3
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Normal female Hb values

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12-70 (120-160)

>70 (108-143)

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4
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clinical features of anaemia

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SOB 
pallor
tiredness 
dizziness 
ankle swelling
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5
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Underlying causes clinical features of anaemia

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bleeding eg menorrhagia, GI bleed
malabsorption eg diarrhoea
splenomegaly and jaundice

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6
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bone marrow pathophysiology anaemia

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cellularity, stroma, nutrients

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7
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RBC pathophysiology anaemia

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membrane, enzymes, haemoglobin

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8
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destruction/loss anaemia pathophysiology

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bleeding
haemolysis
hypersplenism

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9
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MCV

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mean cell volume = cell size

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10
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MCH

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mean cell haemoglobin

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11
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3 morphological types of anaemia

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hypochromic microcytic
normochromic normocytic
macrocytic

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12
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What you would measure in each of the 3 morphological types of anaemia

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Hm = Serum ferritin 
Nn = Reticulocyte count
M = Vit B12/folate or bone marrow
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13
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serum ferritin results and what they mean

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low = iron deficiency anaemia 
normal/high = secondary anaemia, thalassaemia
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14
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Is there a pathway for excess iron excretion?

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no

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15
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What happens to absorbed iron?

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bound to mucosal ferritin and shedded OR

transported across basement membrane by ferroportin

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16
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What is iron bound to in plasma?

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transferrin

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17
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What is iron stored in cells as?

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ferritin

18
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hepcidin

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produced by hepatocytes
bind to ferroportin and stop iron absorption
chronic anaemia of inflammatory diseased

19
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History - iron deficiency anaemia

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dyspepsia/Gi bleed, menorrhagia, diet, increased requirement eg pregnancy, malabsorption eg coeliac

20
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Examination - iron deficiency anaemia

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koilonychia
tongue atrophy and angular cheilitis
abdominal and rectal

21
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managing iron deficiency anaemia

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oral iron (IV if intolerant)
rarely blood transfusion
diet, ulcer therapy, gynae etc..

22
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Reticulocyte findings and what it means

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increased - acute blood loss/haemolysis

decreased - marrow infiltration , secondary anaemia

23
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haemolytic anaemia - 2 main things

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increased red cell destruction = decrease Hb

compensation by bone marrow = increase Reticulocyte count

24
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extravascular and intravascular haemolysis

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extravascular = reticuloendothelial system and immune mediated 
intravascular = in vessels, non immune mediated
25
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congenital haemolysis

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hereditary spherocytosis
enzyme deficiency
haemoglobinopathy

26
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acquired haemolysis

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autoimmune 
mechanical (heart valve), PET, DIC, infection
27
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Direct antiglobulin test

A

detects antibody or complement on RBC

reagent is anti human IgG or anti complement

28
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DAGT results and what they mean

A 
\+ve = immune mediated 
-ve = non-immune mediated
29
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How to find out if patient is haemolysing

A 
FBC 
reticulocyte count 
blood film 
serum bilirubin 
heptaglobin
30
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How to find out the mechanism of haemolysis

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AGT, urine, blood film

31
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managing haemolysis

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support marrow function - folic acid
autoimmune - steroids
splenectomy, transfusion?
remove valve, infection, sepsis etc

32
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secondary anaemia type

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normochromic normocytic

33
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megaloblastic anaemia

A

B12/folate deficiency

34
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non-megaloblastic anaemia

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marrow infiltrate

drugs

35
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appearance of megaloblastic anaemia

A

yellow tinge - bilirubin

36
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Vitamin B12 absorption

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binds to intrinsic factor made by parietal cells

absorbed in distal ileum

37
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commonest cause of B12 deficiency

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pernicious anaemia

38
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pernicious anaemia

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auto antibodies directed against INTRINSIC FACTOR

39
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How long does it take for pernicious anaemia symptoms to appear?

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1-2 years

40
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megaloblastic anaemia treatment

A

B12 - im injection

oral folate –> ensure B12 levels normal if neuropathic symptoms

41
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other causes of macrocytosis

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drugs eg ART, methotrexate
hypothyroidism
alcohol
disordered liver function

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