THE HAEMOLYTIC ANAEMIAS Flashcards

1
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The life span of red blood cells is ____

A

120 days.

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2
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Haemolytic disorders are conditions which lead to a reduction in the _______ of red cells .

A

mean lifespan

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↓in RBC lifespan →↑in rate of ________= compensated haemolytic state

A

erythropoiesis

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4
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When lifespan of RBC falls to _____, erythropoiesis can no longer compensate hence haemolytic anaemia ensues

A

15days

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Haemolytic anaemia is therefore a form anaemia due to increased (premature) ___________, either in the ________(___) or _________(____) for which the ______ cannot compensate.

A

destruction of red blood cells (RBCs)

blood vessels (intravascular haemolysis)

elsewhere in the human body (extravascular)

marrow

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HAEMOGLOBIN STRUCTURE

Hb molecule is a _____ of __ poly____ chains (globins),
A ______ molecule is attached to each globin chain.

A

tetramer; 4 ; peptide

haem

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7
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Adult Hb consist of
____ __chains , each ___ amino acid long
__ ___chains, each ____ amino acid long

A

2 α; 141

2 β ; 146

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8
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Hemolytic Anaemia Can be classified in several different ways:

Site of ______
Site of ______

A

destruction

defect

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Hemolytic Anaemia Can be classified in several different ways:

Site of destruction*:
•_________ HA
•_________ HA

Site of defect**:
• __________ (______) defect
• _________ (_____) defect

A

Extravascular

Intravascular

Intracorpuscular; intrinsic

Extracorpuscular; extrinsic

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10
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Hemolytic Anaemia Can be classified in several different ways:

Site of destruction*:
• Extravascular HA: premature destruction of RBC by ______ in the _______
• Intravascular HA: haemolysis occur mainly in the _______

A

macrophages: Reticuloendothelia system (RES)

circulation

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Hemolytic Anaemia Can be classified in several different ways:

Site of defect**:
• Intracorpuscular (intrinsic) defect: structural or functional defect ____ the RBC
• Extracorpuscular (extrinsic) defect: caused by abnormality in RBC’s _______

A

within

environment

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CAUSES of INTRACORPUSCULAR (INTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia:

Inherited defects:

_______ defects
________ defects
__________

Acquired defects
___________

A

Red cell membrane
Enzymatic
Hemoglobinopathies

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)

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CAUSES of INTRACORPUSCULAR (INTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia:

Inherited defects
1. Red cell membrane defects
a. Hereditary _______
b. __________
c. Hereditary _______

A

spherocytosis

Pyropoikilocytosis

elliptocytosis

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CAUSES of INTRACORPUSCULAR (INTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia:

Inherited defects:

Enzymatic defects

a. _____ pathway defects – _______ deficiency, etc.

b.______ pathway defects: ______ deficiency

A

Glycolytic; pyruvate kinase

Pentose; G- 6-PD

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CAUSES of INTRACORPUSCULAR (INTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia:

Acquired defects
1. _____________

A

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)

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CAUSES of INTRACORPUSCULAR (INTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia:

Inherited defects: Hemoglobinopathies

a. Qualitative defects – ______ disease , _______ disease, _______ disease, etc.
b. Quantitative defects – _______

A

sickle cell
HB C
HB E

thalassemias

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17
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CAUSES of EXTRACORPUSCULAR (EXTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia :

_________ hemolytic anemias

__________ hemolytic anemias

A

Immune

Non- immune

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18
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CAUSES of EXTRACORPUSCULAR (EXTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia

Immune hemolytic anemias
_________
________

A

Auto- immune
Allo-immune

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19
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CAUSES of EXTRACORPUSCULAR (EXTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia

Non- immune

_______

________ agents

_______ processes
__________/_______

A

Infections

Physical

Microangiopathic

Splenic sequestration/hypersplenism

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20
Q

Microangiopathic processes include:

___________ (DIC), __________ (TTP), ___________ (HUS), etc.

A

disseminated intravascular coagulations

thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura

hemolytic uremic syndrome

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CLASSIFICATION OF HAEMOLYTIC ANAEMIA (HA)-

Inherited or acquired
– Typically, inherited disorders are caused by __________ defect
– Acquired haemolytic disorders are caused by ____________ factors

– Exceptions include:
________________

A

intrinsic (intracorposcular)

extrinsic (extracorpuscular)

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH)

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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH) is an (inherited or acquired?) disorder with an (intrinsic or extrinsic?) defect.

A

Acquired

Intrinsic

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23
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Pathways of RBC Destruction: Extravascular

RBCs phagocytized by _____ cells
RBC ______ is broken down
Hemoglobin broken into ___________
___________ are recycled.

A

Reticuloendothelial

membrane

haem, iron and globin

Globin and iron

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24
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Iron binds to ______, returns to ______

Haem is broken down into _______

A

transferrin; marrow

excretable form

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25
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Pathways of RBC Destruction: Extravascular

Most hemoglobin degradation occurs within the ______ of the ____.

_____________ portions are conserved and reutilized.

Heme is reduced to _______, eventually degraded to _______, and excreted in the ____.

Thus, indirect indicators of erythrocyte destruction include the ______ level and _______ concentration in the _____.

A

macrophages; spleen

The globin and iron

bilirubin; urobilinogen; feces

blood bilirubin

urobilinogen; urine

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Heme breakdown

Heme is (oxidized or reduced?) to ______ by _______ which is (oxidized or reduced?) by ______ to water (soluble or insoluble?) indirect ______ (conjugated or unconjugated?) which then binds to _____

A

Oxidized; biliverdin; heme oxygenase

Reduced; biliverdin reductase

Insoluble ; bilirubin; unconjugated

albumin

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27
Q

Indirect bilirubin is conjugated in the ____ by __________ to direct bilirubin which is water (soluble or insoluble?) capable of
______ and _____ excretion.

A

liver

glucoronly transferase

Soluble

biliary and renal

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28
Q

Haemolysis leads to excess production of bilirubin but within livers ability to conjugate

T/F

A

F

Beyond it

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29
Q

High plasma concentrations of unconjugated bilirubin (normal concentration ~ _____ mg/dL)

A

0.5

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30
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Pathways of RBC Destruction: intravascular

Free hemoglobin binds to _____ and is then (oxidised or reduced?) to ________ which binds to
–__________
– ________ :.
These proteins are cleared by the _____ where the heme is broken down to recover iron & produce bilirubin.

A

haptoglobin

Oxidized; methhemoglobin

hemopexin; albumin

liver

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31
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Methemoglobin + albumin = ______

A

methemalbumin

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32
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Pathways of RBC Destruction: intravascular

When the erythrocyte is destroyed within the vascular system, hemoglobin is released (directly or indirectly ?) into the ___. Normally, the free hemoglobin quickly complexes with _______, and the complex is degraded in the _____.

In severe hemolytic states, _____ can become depleted, and free hemoglobin dimers are __________

Additionally, with ______ depletion, some hemoglobin is quickly oxidized to _______ and bound to either _______ or _______ for eventual degradation in the liver.

A

Directly; blood

haptoglobin; liver

haptoglobin; filtered by the kidney.

haptoglobin; methemoglobin

hemopexin or albumin

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33
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CLINICAL FEATURES OF HAEMOLYTIC STATES

•Evidence of increased red cell destruction
–_______
–______

A

jaundice

pallor

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34
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CLINICAL FEATURES OF HAEMOLYTIC STATES

•Presence of ______ stones In chronic haemolytic states

•_______

•Expansion of _______ in (congenital or Acquired?) HA

– Frontal & parietal bossing

A

Pigment

Splenomegaly

marrow cavities

Congenital

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35
Q

EVIDENCE OF HAEMOLYSIS-

LABORATORY
Biochemical consequences of haemolysis
– Hyper_____________ (____jugated)
– Reduced ________

A

bilirubinaemia; unconjugated

serum haptoglobin

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36
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EVIDENCE OF HAEMOLYSIS-

Morphology:
Evidence of damaged red cells.

–_________, red cell ____,
________cells.

Evidence of increased red cell production
–________
– _______ red cells

Reduced red cell span
–____________ (____)

A

Micro-spherocyte; fragments; sickle

Polychromasia; Nucleated

Radioactive chromium (51Cr )

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37
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EVIDENCE OF HAEMOLYSIS-

CLINICAL:
______
______

A

jaundice
anaemia

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38
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EVIDENCE OF HAEMOLYSIS-

Intravascular haemolysis:

_________
Reduced serum __________
_______uria
________uria
Reduced _______ levels
_____________emia

A

Haemoglobinaemia

haptoglobulin

Haemoglobin

Haemosiderin

haemopexin

Methaemalbumina

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39
Q

Methaemalbuminaemia is tested for by the __________ test

A

Schumm’s

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Q

LABORATORY EVIDENCE OF
INCREASED ERYTHROPOIETIC ACTIVITY

•Peripheral blood:
-_________(polychromasia) and _________(nucleated red blood cells)
-_________ : high MCV

A

Reticulocytosis; erthroblastaemia

Macrocytosis

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41
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LABORATORY EVIDENCE OF
INCREASED ERYTHROPOIETIC ACTIVITY

•Bone marrow
-Erythroid ______
–Reduced _______/____ ratio

•Bone
Changes in the ______ and _____ bones

A

hyperplasia

myeloid/erythroid

skull and tubular

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42
Q

In extravascular hemolytic Anaemia, how is the :

Routine blood film
Reticulocyte count
Bone marrow examination
Bilirubin state in plasma or serum
Haptoglobulin levels in plasma or serum
Plasma hemoglobin

A

Polychromatophilia
Increased
Erythroid hyperplasia
Unconjugated
Reduced or absent
N or increased

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43
Q

In intravascular hemolytic Anaemia, how is the :

Routine blood film
Reticulocyte count
Bone marrow examination
Bilirubin state in plasma or serum
Haptoglobulin levels in plasma or serum
Plasma hemoglobin

A

Polychromatophilia
Increased
Erythroid hyperplasia
Unconjugated
absent
Very increased

44
Q

Presence of the following in the urine of a patient with intravascular hemolytic Anaemia

Bilirubin
Hemosiderin
Hemoglobin

A

No
Yes
Yes in severe cases

45
Q

Presence of the following in the urine of a patient with extravascular hemolytic Anaemia

Bilirubin
Hemosiderin
Hemoglobin

A

No
No
No

46
Q

COMPLICATIONS of hemolytic Anaemia

________ crisis
_________ in chronic haemolytic states

A

Aplastic

Leg ulcers

47
Q

TREATMENT of hemolytic Anaemia

Treat ____________

Give ________ especially in chronic haemolytic anaemia

May___________ in severe forms

A

the underlying cause

folic acid

require red cell concentrates

48
Q

RED CELL MEMBRANE Structure

___laminar, _____- dimensional

Outermost layer:______,_____
Central layer: _______,_______
Inner layer: _______

A

Tri; three

glycolipids, glycoproteins

cholesterol, phospholipids

cytoskeleton

49
Q

Hereditary sperocytosis

Defined as a group of hemolytic Anaemia characterized by the presence of (sparse or dense?), ______ shaped red cells without _____

A

Dense

spherically

central pallor

50
Q

Hereditary sperocytosis

The _________ renders it susceptible to premature removal by the _____

A

abnormal cell shape

spleen

51
Q

Most common congenital HA is ??

A

Hereditary sperocytosis

52
Q

Incidence of Hereditary sperocytosis is ????

A

1 in 5000

53
Q

Hereditary sperocytosis

Which is more severe between the autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive strain and by how much

A

autosomal recessive

25%

54
Q

Hereditary sperocytosis can be missed till adulthood

T/F

A

T

55
Q

In Hereditary sperocytosis l, Haemolysis is confined to the _____ and hence ____vascular

A

spleen

Extra

56
Q

MEMBRANOPATHY: Hereditary Spherocytosis

Complications:
- ______ crisis
- ________ anaemia
- _______ crisis
-________itis
-_________iasis
-_________

A

Aplastic

Megaloblastic

Haemolytic

Cholecyst

Cholelith

Severe

57
Q

MEMBRANOPATHY: Hereditary Spherocytosis

Differentials:

______ haemolytic anaemia
______ injury
_________reactions
hyper______

A

Immune
Thermal
Haemolytic transfusion
splenism

58
Q

Management of Hereditary Spherocytosis

– _______ 5mg weekly, ______ life long
– _________ in severe or complicated forms
–________ in severe hemolytic crisis

A

Folic Acid; prophylaxis

Splenectomy

Blood transfusion

59
Q

Hereditary Elliptocytosis is often symptomatic

T/F

A

F

Often aymptomatic(85%)

60
Q

In hereditary Elliptocytosis there is usually no splenomegaly

T/F

A

T

61
Q

In hereditary Elliptocytosis , Anaemia occurs

T/F

A

T

62
Q

Hereditary Elliptocytosis

Has 5 clinical syndromes:

_______
_____
______
______
______

A

slet carrier, common hemolytic Anaemia , HPP, spherocytic elliptocytosis and southeast Asian ovalocytosis

63
Q

most common enzyme defect of hemolytic Anaemia is ?

A

ENZYMOPATHY- G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

64
Q

ENZYMOPATHY- G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency incidence is almost __% of the world’s population

A

1

65
Q

2 types of Normal G6PD enzyme

Most prevalent world wide is designated ___

About __% of healthy _______ have type __. Which has Normal enzyme activity

A

B

20

Africans

A

66
Q

G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is X linked

T/F

A

T

67
Q

G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is dominant

T/F

A

F

68
Q

G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

More common in males or females?

A

Males

69
Q

G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

The most common abnormal variant is the _____ type, designated ——–
– It is found in __% ____
– Enzyme activity is reduced to
About ____% of normal

A

African
A

10; blacks

10

70
Q

G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Less common abnormal variant is the ______ type,
– Enzyme activity is reduced to ____%

A

Mediterranean

1- 3

71
Q

G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Pathophysiology
– Red cell is protected from oxidative damage by constant regeneration of ____________ through the ________ cycle

-The continuous supply of ______ required to drive the ______ pathway is provide by the _________ pathway

A

reduced glutathione(GSH) via the glutathione cycle

NADPH; Hexose monophospshate

72
Q

G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
Patterns of haemolysis

– Chronic _________ HA

Life-long decompensated HA of variable severity which does not respond to ______

A

Non-spherocytic

splenectomy

73
Q

G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
Patterns of haemolysis

Episodic Haemolysis
• (More or Less ?) common presentation
• Acute haemolys is induced by increased _________- usually ____vasular Haemolysis

A

More

oxidant stress

Intra

74
Q

G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

• Triggers of acute haemolysis
– ______
–_____ beans- aaaaa
-_______

A

Drugs

Fava; favism

infections

75
Q

Triggers of acute hemolysis

Fava beans- favism

• Associated only with the ______ variance

A

Mediterranean

76
Q

• Most common cause of neonatal jaundice is ????

A

G-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

77
Q

G6PD enzymes —activity—source

B
A
A-
M

A

100; widespread
90; blacks
8-20; blacks
0-7; Mediterranean whites

78
Q

Laboratory features of G6PD

–______
– ____ cells
-_____ bodies

A

Anisocytosis
Bite
Heinz

79
Q

IMMUNE HAEMOLY TIC ANAEMIA

Autoimmune HA:

• _________ hemolytic anemia

•_______ hemolytic anemia •
•____-induced IHA

A

Warm autoimmune

Cold autoimmune

Drug

80
Q

IMMUNE HAEMOLY TIC ANAEMIA

Autoimmune HA:

• Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
(Idiopathic, Secondary : ______ disorders, ______ diseases)

A

Lymphoproliferative; autoimmune

81
Q

IMMUNE HAEMOLY TIC ANAEMIA

Autoimmune HA:

• Cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia

-__________ syndrome
- _______________

A

Cold agglutinin

Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria

82
Q

Cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Cold agglutinin syndrome
• (Idiopathic, Secondary- _____, ________, LPD)
• Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (Idiopathic, Secondary- _____,_____,_____)

A

mycoplasma; infectious mono

measles, mumps, syphilis

83
Q

IMMUNE HAEMOLY TIC ANAEMIA

Alloimmune HA
• As ________ reactions

A

blood transfusion

84
Q

Warm AI Hemolysis

Can occur at all age groups
T/F

A

T

85
Q

Warm AI Hemolysis is more common in which gender?

A

Female

86
Q

Warm AI Hemolysis is ____% idiopathic

A

50

87
Q

Cold AI Hemolysis
– Usually Ig ___
– Acute or Chronic form
– Chronic:

•C/F:
–______ patients
–____, ____ & often ___ fingers, toes, ears, or nose (_____)

•Inv:
– e/o hemolysis
– P Smear: Micro-spherocytosis
– Ig __ with specificity to ___ or ____

A

M

Elderly

Cold; painful; blue ; Acrocyanosis

M; I ; I Ag

88
Q


Treatment of Cold AI Hemolysis
– Treatment of the ______
– Keep _______
–_____ treatment
– Blood ______

A

underlying cause

extremities warm

Steroids

transfusion

89
Q

Treatment of Warm AI hemolysis

– Correct the underlying cause
–______ 1mg/kg po until Hb reaches ___mg/dl then taper slowly and stop
– ________: for life threatening problems
– If no response to steroids , try _______ or,
–__________: Azathioprine, Cyclophosphamide

A

Prednisolone

10

Transfusion

Splenectomy

Immunosuppressive

90
Q

NON IMMUNE HA

__________ to red cells

Drugs

______

Infections

Hyper______

A

Mechanical trauma

Burns

splenism

91
Q

NON IMMUNE HA
Mechanical trauma to red cells:

-Abnormalities in ________

  • ______________

-_____________ HA

A

heart and large vessels

March haemoglobinaemia

Microangiopathic

92
Q

NON IMMUNE HA
Mechanical trauma to red cells

Abnormalities in heart and large vessels




March haemoglobinaemia Burns
Aortic valve prostheses, coarctation of aorta Microangiopathic HA
Haemolytic uremic syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenia, disseminated intravascular haemolysis


• •
• Drugs
Infections

Malaria, clostridium perfringens
Hypersplenism

A
93
Q

Cold IHA; Warm IHA

AGE
Ig
Temperature

A

40-80; all age
M; G
3-4; normal body

94
Q

In cold, _____ clumps and activates _____

A

Rbc

IgM

95
Q

Dacrocyte is to ________ as drepanocyte is to _________

A

Myelofibrosis

Sickle cell

96
Q

Coombs test is positive in ????

A

Immune hemolytic Anaemia

97
Q

In G6PD deficiency

Favism is common in blacks of African Decent

T/F

A

F

98
Q

In G6PD deficiency

Morphologic findings include Heinz bodies, Blister Cell and bite cells

T/F

A

F

No blister cells

99
Q

Coomb’s tests is positive in only _____ Anaemia

A

Immune hemolytic

100
Q

Hb C disease is a genetic blood disorder that affects ______, a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. It is caused by a mutation in the ____ gene

In Hb C disease, the mutation results in the production of an abnormal hemoglobin called hemoglobin C. Hemoglobin C is _______ at carrying oxygen than normal hemoglobin (hemoglobin ___), which can lead to mild to moderate anemia.

A

hemoglobin

HBB

less efficient

A

101
Q

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)

caused by a deficiency or dysfunction of an enzyme called ______, which is responsible for _______ called _______.

Without this enzyme, VWF can accumulate in the blood vessels and form blood clots, which can block the flow of blood to organs and tissues.

A

ADAMTS13

breaking down a protein

von Willebrand factor (VWF)

102
Q

TTP is more common in which gender

A

Women

103
Q

hemolytic uremic syndrome

In all cases, HUS is characterized by the destruction of _______, the formation of _________, and ______ damage.

A

red blood cells (hemolysis)

blood clots in small blood vessels (thrombosis)

kidney

104
Q

Non-megaloblastic macrocytosis:

This type of macrocytosis is characterized by ____ red blood cells with _____ nuclei.

It can be caused by a variety of factors, including ____ disease, _______,_______ , certain medications (such as chemotherapy drugs), and ________ syndromes

A

large; normal

liver

alcoholism, hypothyroidism

myelodysplastic

105
Q

______ cells are seen in microandiopathic haemolysis

_________ are seen in autoimmune haemolysis

_________ are seen in hereditary spherocytosis

A

Fragment

Microspherocytes

Microspherocytes

106
Q

Presence of spherocytes in hemolysis caused by hereditary enzymopathies

T/F

A

F