rev Flashcards
Serum
= Plasma – (Fibrinogen, clotting factor II, IV, VII).
↓ plasma protein➝↑ permeability➝
edema
Albumin / Globulin ratio (A/G ratio): =
1.2 – 1.6
Size of RBCs :
7.5micro in diameter “variable”
Hb important buffer in blood as it contains
many amino acids histidine
Factors↑ erythropoietin:
(1) Hypoxia
(2) 3C: Catecholamine, corticosteroid, cobalt salts.
(3) 2A: Androgen, alkalosis.
(4) Growth hormone & thyroxine
Renal failure is associated with anemia that can be treated only by
erythropoietin
In………………………… the stem cells do not respond to erythropoietin
aplastic anemia
Iron is released from heme by
Heme oxygenase enzyme
Total body iron :
(4-5 g)
Plasma globulin (Transferrin) is …………. saturated.
35%
Vit. B12 Not synthesized in the body, so it’s called …………
extrinsic factor.
( ↓ RBCs↓ WBCs, ↓Platelet)
Pancytopenia
Macrocytic (↑ MCV) Hyperchromic (↑ MCH):
a- Vit. B12 deficiency
b- Folic acid deficiency
ABO system antibodies are …………….. type & can’t cross placenta
IgM