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T3-Blueprint: Blood Disorders Flashcards

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What is key with sickle cell disease?

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Hydration and oxygenation

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Sickle cell disease is a genetic issue resulting ins ever reduction in ____

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Circulating RBC

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What is the average life span for sickle cell?

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45

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What is the hgb count in sickle cell? What is normal?

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2-5 gm/dl

Norm is above 11

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Sickle cell disease–RBC contain an abnormal form of HGB so what does that mean?

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RBC are inflexible and rigid (sickle shape)

More fragile= hemolysis (death of cells)

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Can sickle cell be cured?

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No

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What is treatment for sickle cell?

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Controlling anemia and relieving pain

Blood transfusions

Ions and fluid replacement is needed

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T/F: A small cold in a sickle cell patient will make them very ill

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True

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Nutrition: What do they need? What do they not need?

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Need: folic acid, and can eat normal foods but don’t need lots of sweets and fast foods

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Sickle cell patients in crisis is a HIGH PRIORITY!–What are the normal complaints they are telling if they come to ED?

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Severe pain and fever

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Screening tests for sickle cell only detect the prescence of an abnormal hb. What are they NOT specific for?

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Trait or anemia

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What is the definitive test for sickle cell?

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Hgb electrophoresis

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Sickle cell: What is the Hgb electrophoresis test?

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Definitive test for sickle cell that separates and measures the various HGB aka differentiates between trait and anemia

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Sickle cell: Ophthalmic complications. What does this mean

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  • Vitreous hemorrhage
  • Retinal detachment
  • Blindness
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Sickle cell: What is a vaso-occlusive crisis?

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CVA
Chest syndrome
Dactylitis
Painful episodes

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Sickle cell: Vaso-occlusive crisis

Chest syndrome: If they have had this in the past, will they have it again?

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They probably will

It can cause life threatening issues

Chest syndrome= chest pain, fever, cough (can worsen with or result from pneumonia)

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Sickle cell: Vaso-occlusive crisis. What may be the first symptom of vaso-occlusion?

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Hand and foot syndrome (dactylitis)

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Sickle cell: Vaso-occlusive crisis. What is the most frequent complication?

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Painful episodes occuring in joints and limbs

*Pain is there bc there is obstruction of blood flow due to sickled RBC

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What are some other complications of sickle cell disease?

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  • Cardiomegaly & systolic flow murmurs
  • Abdominal pain, GU dysfunction
  • Enlarged spleen
  • Dilute urine
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What is a main issue of sickle cell disease?

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Enlarged spleen

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SCD: Enlarged spleen is caused by picked blood. How is this treated? What can this cause?

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Treat with blood transfusion

Can cause anemia, hypovolemic shock

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SCD: What is the role of the spleen?

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Filters out infection in the body

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SCD: If the spleen is enlarged, there is risk for infection!!! Explain.

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  1. Normal cells last 3 months; sickled cells only last 1 month
  2. Keep out of crowds
  3. Penicillin is DOC for this issue
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What is sickle cell crisis triggered by?

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Viral infection or depletion of folic acid

Signs: profound anemia and pallor

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What is aplastic crisis of SCD caused by?

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Human parvo virus leading to lowered Hb, retake count

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SCD: How is aplastic crisis treated?

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Observation and transfusion

27
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SCD: T/F: Once they’ve had one stroke, they will normally have another

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TRUE

Stroke affects 10% of children with sickle cell

28
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What do we do to treat the SCD complications?

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  • IV hydration
  • Analgesia: morphine
  • Transfusion/transplants
29
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When is RBC transfusion used for sickle cell complications?

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Aplastic, hyperhemolytic, and splenic sequestration crisis

30
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SCD: Avoid heat or cold?

31
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What is treatment for FE overload?

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Chelating agent that binds with iron in the bloodstream and enhances its elimination in the urine and feces

32
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Who is more likely to get hemophilia: boys or girls?

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BOYS

*this is an X linked recessive disorder–girls have 2x, boys only have 1

33
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Hemophilia A is a deficiency in factor ?

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Factor VIII defiency

“classic hemophilia”–80% of cases

34
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Hemophilia B is a deficiency of what factor?

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Factor IX

“Christmas disease”

35
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Hemophilia: What is there difficulty controlling bleeding?

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Bleeding time is exteneded due to lack of factor required for blood to clot

36
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Hemophilia: When may difficulities become apparent?

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Male circumcision…but may not become apparent until infant becomes more active and prone to injuries during toddler years

37
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Hemophilia: What are s/s?

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Active bleeding
Hematomas/bruising
Hemarthrosis
Headache
Slurred speech
Decreased LOC
38
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Hemophilia: Avoid hot or cold?

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AVOID HOT!

39
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What are some tests for hemophilia?

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aPTT
Factor specific assays
Platelet and prothrombin time
Whole blood clotting time

40
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Hemophilia: Ok to take rectal temps?

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Avoid this, as well as skin punctures and use surgical aseptic technique

41
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What are Factor VIII and IX ?

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Clotting factors necessary to begin clotting cascade

42
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Why do we give factor VIII and IX to hemophilia patients?

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This is given via port-a-acth bc this is what hemophilia pts ar deficient in

43
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What is the key sign to prolonged bleeding to the joints in hemophilia pts?

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Hemoarthritis

44
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What are s/s of prolonged bleeding to the joints in hemophilia pts.?

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  • Joint pain stiffness
  • Warmth
  • Swelling
  • Redness
  • Loss of ROM
  • Deformitis
45
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Hemophilia: How do we treat prolonged bleeding to joints?

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Must treat immediaely!

RICE

Active ROM after bleeding controlled

Maintain ideal weight to avoid stress to joints

Encourage regular exercise and PT

46
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Hemophilia: If we need to give injections or perform an invasive procedures, how should we pretreat?

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Pretreat with their specific factor (VIII or IX)

47
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Hemophilia: How do we prevent bleeding at home?

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Padded crib

48
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Hemophilia: How do we prevent bleeding for toddlers?

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Environment free of clutter–padding corners of furniture

Dress toddlers in extra layers of clothing to provide padding

49
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Hemophilia: How do we prevent bleeding for preschool?

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Supervision/diversion

50
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Hemophilia: How do we prevent bleeding in school aged?

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Set activity restrictions

Low contact sports!!! (tennis, swimming)–use protective equipment

51
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Hemophilia basics–Whats important for client educatin?

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  • Use soft bristle toothbrush
  • Up-to-date on immunizations
  • Med ID wristband or tags need to be worn
  • RICE
52
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Why is iron deficiency anemia common in infancy?

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Ages 12-36 months are most at risk due to consuming a diet high in cow’s milk without adequate intake of foods high in iron

*Hgb requires iron…Low iron=low hgb

53
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Why are adolescents at risk for iron deficiency anemia?

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Poor diets
Menses
Obesity

54
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How should we administer iron for iron deficiency anemia?

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Give on empty stomach (with juice, NOT MILK)

Give with meals and start with reduced dose and gradually increase if GI distrubce occurs

Give with Vit. C to help increase absorption

55
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If we are given liquid iron, how should child drink it?

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Through a straw

*brush teeth to prevent staining

56
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What should we tell parents about stools of children who are taking iron?

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Stools with be tarry green–this is normal

57
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If we give iron IM, how should it be given?

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z-track method–do not massage afterward!

58
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What is epistaxis?

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Nose bleed

59
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How do you stop a nose bleed?

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Sit up and slightly lean forward and pinch bridge of nose for 10 min

60
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A secondary disorder of coagulation that occurs as a complication of a number of pathologic processes (hoopla, acidosis, shock, burns)

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

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What are the hallmarks of DIC?

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Bleeding and clotting

62
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DIC: What is the patho and why is this bad?

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Starts when the clotting process gets started abnormally–thrombin is made faster than body can neutralize it…bad bc child is susceptible to uncontrollable hemorrhage into vital organs

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S/S of DIC?

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  • Petechia
  • Purpura
  • Bleeding form openings
  • Bleeding from umbilicus or trachea (newborn)
  • Bleeding evidence in GI
  • Hypotension
  • Organ dysfunction from infarction and ischemia
64
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Therapeutic management for DIC?

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Control of underlying or imitating cause which usually stops problem spontaneously

Platelets and fresh frozen plasma may be needed

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