THE HAEMOLYTIC ANAEMIAS Flashcards
The life span of red blood cells is ____
120 days.
Haemolytic disorders are conditions which lead to a reduction in the _______ of red cells .
mean lifespan
↓in RBC lifespan →↑in rate of ________= compensated haemolytic state
erythropoiesis
When lifespan of RBC falls to _____, erythropoiesis can no longer compensate hence haemolytic anaemia ensues
15days
Haemolytic anaemia is therefore a form anaemia due to increased (premature) ___________, either in the ________(___) or _________(____) for which the ______ cannot compensate.
destruction of red blood cells (RBCs)
blood vessels (intravascular haemolysis)
elsewhere in the human body (extravascular)
marrow
HAEMOGLOBIN STRUCTURE
Hb molecule is a _____ of __ poly____ chains (globins),
A ______ molecule is attached to each globin chain.
tetramer; 4 ; peptide
haem
Adult Hb consist of
____ __chains , each ___ amino acid long
__ ___chains, each ____ amino acid long
2 α; 141
2 β ; 146
Hemolytic Anaemia Can be classified in several different ways:
Site of ______
Site of ______
destruction
defect
Hemolytic Anaemia Can be classified in several different ways:
Site of destruction*:
•_________ HA
•_________ HA
Site of defect**:
• __________ (______) defect
• _________ (_____) defect
Extravascular
Intravascular
Intracorpuscular; intrinsic
Extracorpuscular; extrinsic
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 _______
macrophages: Reticuloendothelia system (RES)
circulation
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 _______
within
environment
CAUSES of INTRACORPUSCULAR (INTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia:
Inherited defects:
_______ defects
________ defects
__________
Acquired defects
___________
Red cell membrane
Enzymatic
Hemoglobinopathies
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)
CAUSES of INTRACORPUSCULAR (INTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia:
Inherited defects
1. Red cell membrane defects
a. Hereditary _______
b. __________
c. Hereditary _______
spherocytosis
Pyropoikilocytosis
elliptocytosis
CAUSES of INTRACORPUSCULAR (INTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia:
Inherited defects:
Enzymatic defects
a. _____ pathway defects – _______ deficiency, etc.
b.______ pathway defects: ______ deficiency
Glycolytic; pyruvate kinase
Pentose; G- 6-PD
CAUSES of INTRACORPUSCULAR (INTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia:
Acquired defects
1. _____________
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)
CAUSES of INTRACORPUSCULAR (INTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia:
Inherited defects: Hemoglobinopathies
a. Qualitative defects – ______ disease , _______ disease, _______ disease, etc.
b. Quantitative defects – _______
sickle cell
HB C
HB E
thalassemias
CAUSES of EXTRACORPUSCULAR (EXTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia :
_________ hemolytic anemias
__________ hemolytic anemias
Immune
Non- immune
CAUSES of EXTRACORPUSCULAR (EXTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia
Immune hemolytic anemias
_________
________
Auto- immune
Allo-immune
CAUSES of EXTRACORPUSCULAR (EXTRINSIC) hemolytic Anaemia
Non- immune
_______
________ agents
_______ processes
__________/_______
Infections
Physical
Microangiopathic
Splenic sequestration/hypersplenism
Microangiopathic processes include:
___________ (DIC), __________ (TTP), ___________ (HUS), etc.
disseminated intravascular coagulations
thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura
hemolytic uremic syndrome
CLASSIFICATION OF HAEMOLYTIC ANAEMIA (HA)-
Inherited or acquired
– Typically, inherited disorders are caused by __________ defect
– Acquired haemolytic disorders are caused by ____________ factors
– Exceptions include:
________________
intrinsic (intracorposcular)
extrinsic (extracorpuscular)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH) is an (inherited or acquired?) disorder with an (intrinsic or extrinsic?) defect.
Acquired
Intrinsic
Pathways of RBC Destruction: Extravascular
RBCs phagocytized by _____ cells
RBC ______ is broken down
Hemoglobin broken into ___________
___________ are recycled.
Reticuloendothelial
membrane
haem, iron and globin
Globin and iron
Iron binds to ______, returns to ______
Haem is broken down into _______
transferrin; marrow
excretable form
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 _____.
macrophages; spleen
The globin and iron
bilirubin; urobilinogen; feces
blood bilirubin
urobilinogen; urine
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 _____
Oxidized; biliverdin; heme oxygenase
Reduced; biliverdin reductase
Insoluble ; bilirubin; unconjugated
albumin
Indirect bilirubin is conjugated in the ____ by __________ to direct bilirubin which is water (soluble or insoluble?) capable of
______ and _____ excretion.
liver
glucoronly transferase
Soluble
biliary and renal
Haemolysis leads to excess production of bilirubin but within livers ability to conjugate
T/F
F
Beyond it
High plasma concentrations of unconjugated bilirubin (normal concentration ~ _____ mg/dL)
0.5
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.
haptoglobin
Oxidized; methhemoglobin
hemopexin; albumin
liver
Methemoglobin + albumin = ______
methemalbumin
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.
Directly; blood
haptoglobin; liver
haptoglobin; filtered by the kidney.
haptoglobin; methemoglobin
hemopexin or albumin
CLINICAL FEATURES OF HAEMOLYTIC STATES
•Evidence of increased red cell destruction
–_______
–______
jaundice
pallor
CLINICAL FEATURES OF HAEMOLYTIC STATES
•Presence of ______ stones In chronic haemolytic states
•_______
•Expansion of _______ in (congenital or Acquired?) HA
– Frontal & parietal bossing
Pigment
Splenomegaly
marrow cavities
Congenital
EVIDENCE OF HAEMOLYSIS-
LABORATORY
Biochemical consequences of haemolysis
– Hyper_____________ (____jugated)
– Reduced ________
bilirubinaemia; unconjugated
serum haptoglobin
EVIDENCE OF HAEMOLYSIS-
Morphology:
Evidence of damaged red cells.
–_________, red cell ____,
________cells.
Evidence of increased red cell production
–________
– _______ red cells
Reduced red cell span
–____________ (____)
Micro-spherocyte; fragments; sickle
Polychromasia; Nucleated
Radioactive chromium (51Cr )
EVIDENCE OF HAEMOLYSIS-
CLINICAL:
______
______
jaundice
anaemia
EVIDENCE OF HAEMOLYSIS-
Intravascular haemolysis:
_________
Reduced serum __________
_______uria
________uria
Reduced _______ levels
_____________emia
Haemoglobinaemia
haptoglobulin
Haemoglobin
Haemosiderin
haemopexin
Methaemalbumina
Methaemalbuminaemia is tested for by the __________ test
Schumm’s
LABORATORY EVIDENCE OF
INCREASED ERYTHROPOIETIC ACTIVITY
•Peripheral blood:
-_________(polychromasia) and _________(nucleated red blood cells)
-_________ : high MCV
Reticulocytosis; erthroblastaemia
Macrocytosis
LABORATORY EVIDENCE OF
INCREASED ERYTHROPOIETIC ACTIVITY
•Bone marrow
-Erythroid ______
–Reduced _______/____ ratio
•Bone
Changes in the ______ and _____ bones
hyperplasia
myeloid/erythroid
skull and tubular
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
Polychromatophilia
Increased
Erythroid hyperplasia
Unconjugated
Reduced or absent
N or increased