WK 2 Chapter 3- hematopoietic function Flashcards
what are thrombocytes?
platelets
what are leukocytes?
all the WBCs
what are lymphocytes?
a type of leukocytes (type of WBC)
What are erythrocytes?
red blood cells
what is the function of erythrocytes?
full of oxygen: travel out of tissues–> offload their oxygen–> gather some carbon dioxide–> then come back to the lungs to get more oxygen
what is hemostasis?
stoppage of blood flow
what is an example of normal hemostasis?
when it seals a blood vessel to prevent blood loss and hemorrhage–> i.e. a cut or damage to vessel
what is an example of abnormal hemostasis?
when it causes abnormal clotting (stroke) or it is insufficient to stop blood flow
what is the goal of oxygen getting into the cells?
put it into cells with glucose to create energy
what is the function of platelets?
help clot areas that are damamged
What are the 5 stages of hemostasis with a cute?
- vessel spasm (decrease blood loss by slowing blood flow to that area)
- formation of platelet plug (now the vessel stops spasming)
- blood coagulation (platelet/RBC join onto plug to form more of a clot)
- Clot retraction (clot retracts to bring healthy tissue closer together, starts to heal)
- Clot Dissolution (clot breaks down, new tissue forms over that area. Macrophages eat debris, fibroblast form new fibers)
Describe the clotting cascades?
PROthrombin will turn into thrombin–> thrombin activates fibrinogen to turn into fibrin–> fibrin forms fibers to go over the clot–>platelets and RBCs attach to fibrin & they all cover the cut or damage to form a clot (i.e. thrombus).
what does thrombin do?
activates fibrinogen to turn into the active form of fibrin
what is prothrombin?
the inactive form of thrombin
what is fibrinogen?
the inactive form of fibrin
why do we need inactive and active forms of fibrin?
if we only had fibrin floating around in our blood (activated for clotting) we would be forming clots all the time. That is why we need thrombin to activate fibrinogen to turn into fibrin.
what is the short order of the creation of platelet plug?
Prothrombin–>thormbin–>fibrinogen–>fibrin
what is leukopenia?
decreased levels of WBCs
what is leukocytosis?
increased levels of WBCs
what % of blood is neutrophils? what do they do?
~70%, fight bacteria
what % of the blood is lymphocytes? what do theydo?
~30%, they fight viral infections
what % of the blood is monocytes? what do they do?
~7%, they turn into macrophages
what % of the blood is eosinophils? what do they do?
~3%, seen in antigen-antibody complexes and parasitic infections
what % of the blood is basophils? what do they do?
~1%, release histamine (happens during immune response)
what is the mnemonic for remembering % of types of WBCs?
Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas.— 70, 30, 7, 3, 1
what is the role of capillaries during infection?
cells of capillary shirnk, creating space for leukocytes to sneak out of cell and go to site of infection
what are 3 important things to remember about neutrophils?
- they are a type of leukocytes
- they fight bacteria
- they are the first to arrive @ the site of infection
what are 7 causes of neutropenia?
- increased usage
- drug suppression
- radiation therapy
- congenital conditions
- bone marrow cancers
- spleen destruction
- vitamin deficiency
what are manifestations of neutropenia?
- infections/ulcerations of respiratory tract, skin, vagina, and GI tract
- s/s of infection ( fever, malaise, chills).
how do you treat neutropenia?
antibiotic therapy, hematopoietic therapy
what happens with mononucleosis?
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infects the B cells by killing the B cells or being incorporated into its genome–>The B cells incorporated with EBV produce heterophile antibodies (abnormal antibodies).
what are the manifestations of mono?
what is the onset/incubation, initial and progressive manifestations, and length of course?
- insidious onset with 4-8 wk incubation
- initial=anorexia, malaise, chills
- progresses to leukocytosis, fever, chills, sore throat and lymphopathy
- acute stage= 2-3 wks, full recovery= 2-3 months
what are lymphomas?
cancer of the lymphatic system. most common hematologic CA in the US
what happens on a cellular level with hodgkins lymphoma?
solid tumors with reed-sternberg cells (abnormal B lymphocytes which are affected by the lymphoma). They grow to be much larger and they have an owl eye presentation which is how you differentiate between hodgkins/non-hodgkins non-hodgkins dont have reed-sternberg cells…non for no
what are manifestations of hodgkins lymphoma? (7)
- painless, enlarged nodes
- weight loss
- fever/ night sweats
- pruritis
- cough/SOB/chest pain
- recurrent infections
- splenomegaly
where are cells found in stage I Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
in one lymph node or 1 group of lymph nodes, one part of a tissue or an organ
Where are cells found in stage II Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
at least 2 lymph node groups on the same side of diaphragm
OR
in one part of a tissue or organ and the lymph nodes near that organ
where are cells found in stage III Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
- found in lymph nodes above and below the diaphragm.
- may be found in one part of a tissue or an organ near these lymph node groups.
- also may be in the spleen
where are cells found in stage IV Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
- cells are found in several parts of one or more organs or tissues
- or cells are in an organ and in distant lymph nodes