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Nurs 2005: Hematology Disorder Flashcards

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Bone Marrow

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  • blood forming tissue
  • produces cell components of blood
  • all development of common stem cell
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What are the 3 types of blood cells?

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  1. erythocytes = RBC
  2. leukocytes
  3. platelets
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What is the func of eythrocyes?

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  • oxygenation

- hemoglobin transports O2

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What is the production of erythrocytes?

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  • regulated by cellular O2 requirements and general metabolic activity
  • Erythropoiesis*
  • Reticulocyte - immature erythrocytes
  • nutrition = folic acid, iron, vit b12
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Anemia

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  • dec in RBC
  • dec hemoglobin and hematocrit
    • blood cells are destroyed
  • not disease but manifestation
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What are the clinical man of Anemia?

  1. mild anemia
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Hb = 10-14

  • SOB during exercise
  • palpations
  • external dyspnea
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  1. moderate anemia
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Hb= 6-10

  • SOB at rest
  • inc palpations
  • dyspnea
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  1. severe anemia
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Hb = <6

  • tachycardia
  • affects all body systems
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What are the severe clinical man of anemia?

  1. CV
  2. Resp
  3. Neuro
  4. GI
  5. MS
  6. Skin
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  1. CV
    - inc HR
    - angina
    - MI, CHF
  2. Resp
    - inc RR
    - dyspnea
  3. Neuro
    - h/a
    - dizziness
  4. GI
    - spinomegaly = large spleen
    - hetomegaly = large liver
  5. MS
    - bone pain
  6. Skin
    - pale yellow
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  1. “cytic”
    a. macro/micro
  2. “chromic”
    a. hypo
    b. normo
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  1. “cytic”
    - cell size

a. macro/micro
- large/small

  1. “chromic”
    - hemoglobin content

a. hypo = less than normal
b. normo = normal

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Macrocytic- Normochomic Anemias

A. Pernicious Anemia aka megaloblastic

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  • impaired Vit B 12 absoption
    • vit b 12 = DNA synthesis
  • lack of folic acid
  • cells mature quickly but quickly die
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Pernicious Anemia PATHO

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  • defective secretion of intrinsic factor

- needed for absorption of vit 12

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Pernicious Anemia ETIOLOGY

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  • gastic atrophy

- surgery

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Pernicious Anemia Clinical Man

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  • weakness, fatigue
  • GI problems
  • neuro
  • general problems
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Pernicious Anemia DIAGNOSTIC TEST

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a. serum B 12
- low

b. RBC = big
H&G =

c. Shillings test
- drink Vit 12 solution
- look at amount absorbed in urine

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Pernicious Anemia TREATMENT

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  • vit b 12 injections
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B. Folic acid

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  • lack of vit folate (folic acid)
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Folic acid PATHO

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  • folate needed for DNA synthesis

- RBC formation and maturation

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Folic acid ETIOLOGY

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  • poor diet
  • poor absorption
  • alcohol abuse
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Folic acid CLINICAL MAN

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  • weakness, fatigue
  • GI problems
  • general problems

similar to PA BUT NO NEURO problems

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Folic acid TX

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  • folic acid
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Microcystic- Hypochormic Anemia

A. Iron Deficiency Anemia

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  • depletion of iron in body

- ddec supply of iron for hemoglobin

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Iron Deficiency Anemia PATHO

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a. iron stoes for RBC production depleted

b. insufficient iron transported to bone marrow
- alter RBC production starts

c. hemo deficit RBC’s enter circulation
- replace normal response

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Iron Deficiency Anemia ETIOLOGY

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  • inadequate intake
  • malabsorption
  • blood loss
    • GI bleeding
    • heavy bleeding

d. preggo
- iron go goes to fetus

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Iron Deficiency Anemia CLINICAL MAN

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  1. tongue and lips
    - sore and inflamed mucosa
    - beeft red
  2. H/A
  3. numbness, tingling
  4. confusion
    - lack of O2 in brain
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Iron Deficiency Anemia TESTS

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a. RBC = small
H&H = less

b. serum Fe

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Iron Deficiency Anemia TX

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  • stool sample then treat cause

- iron supplements

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B. Polycythemia

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  • inc RBC
  • thick blood
  • excess vol
    • inc BP and work of heart
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Polycythemia PATHO

  1. primary
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  • chronic problem
    • poor circulation/perfusion
  • caused by excessive proliferation of erythrocyte precursors in marrow.
  • myloproliferate disorder
  • seen > 50 years old
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Polycythemia PATHO

  1. secondary
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  • caused by hypoxia
  • compensatory mechanism
  • inc RBC d/t underlying system disorder
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Polycythemia CLINICAL MAN

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  1. plethora
    - red hands, feet, d/t vasoconstriction
  2. enlarged retinal and cerrebral veins
    - d/t blood pooling
  3. liver and speel enlargement
  4. headache
  5. confusion
  6. visual disturbances
  7. painful itching
    - poor blood flow in mass cells
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polycythemia TESTS

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  1. blood test
    - RBC and WBC high
  2. bone marrow biopsy
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Polycythemia TX

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  • reduce blood vol
    • RBC phlebotomy
  • fluids

. meds

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WBC: Leukocytes

Leukocytes FUNC

  • inc name
  • dec name
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  • phagocytosis of bacteria and foreign particles
    inc: LEUKOCYTOSIS
    dec: LEUKOPENIA
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Types of WBC

  1. Granulocytes:
    a. neutrophils
    • neutrophilia = ?
      - neutropenia = ?
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  • strong phagocyctic activity
  • primary phagocytic cell = inflam - - -
  • neutrophilia = infection, inflam, necrosis
  • neutropenia = prolong infection
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Types of WBC

  1. Granulocytes:
    b. esinophils
  • eosinophilia = ?
  • eosiniopena = ?
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  • allergic response in parasitic infections
  • eosinophilia = allergies, infections
  • eosiniopena = surgergy stress
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Types of WBC

  1. Granulocytes
    c. basophils
  • basophilia
  • basopenia
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  • limited role in phagocytosis
  • contain heparin, serotonin, histamine
  • basophilia = allergic rx, infection
  • basopenia = preg, shock, hyperthyroidism
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  1. Lymphocytes function
  • lymphocytosis
  • lympocytopenia
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  • cellular and humoral responses
  • lymphocytosis = viral infection, hepatitis, leukemia
  • lympocytopenia = AIDS, renal failure, steriods
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Lymphocytes :

a. B cells
b. T cells

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a. B cells:
- stim by antigens = antibodies

b. T cells:
- cellular immune response

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  1. Monocytes func
    - monocytosis
    - monocytopenia
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  • large, slow moving potent pahgocyes = macrophages
  • monocytosis = late infection, chronic infection
  • monocytopenia = rare
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Platelets

  1. Thrombocytes FUNC
    - normal range
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  • blood coagulation
  • control bleeding

normal range
140 k - 340 k

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  1. Thrombocytopenia
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< 100 k platelets

<10 k severe bleeding

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Thrombocytopenia ETIOLOGY

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  • viral infection
  • nutritional deficits
  • meds
  • ITP = autoimmune destruction of platelets
  • TIP = platelets aggregate = occlusion
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Thrombocytopenia CLIN MAN

a. petechiae
b. purpura
c. ecchymosis
d. ?

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a. petechiae = red dots on skin
b. purpura = bigger red dots together
c. ecchymosis = bruise
d. prolong bleeding

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Thrombocytopenia TESTS

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  1. platelet count
    - dec amount
  2. bleeding time
    - punc skin and see how long it’ll take to clot
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Thrombocytopenia TX

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  • dec platelets = platelets

ITP = steroids

TIP = plasma

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Thrombocythemia

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  • elevated count >400k
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Thrombocythemia ETIOLOGY

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  • accelerated production

- splenectomy

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Thrombocythemia CLIN MAN

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  • thrombosis formation
  • headache
  • transient ischemic attacks
  • GI hemorrhage
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Thrombocythemia TX

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  • meds to suppress bone marrow

- pheresis = remove platelets

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Clotting Mechanism:

  1. Vascular response
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  • vasoconstriction after blood vessel injurty
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Clotting Mechanism

  1. Platelets
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  • activated after injury
  • form clumps, plug
  • facilitates rx of clotting factors
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Clotting Mechanism

  1. Clotting factors
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  • activated after injury and thromboplastin

- thrombin –> fibrinogen –> fibrin

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Coagulation Disorders:

A. Impaired Hemostasis

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  • vit K

- liver disease

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Coagulation Disorders:

B. Thrombohemmorrhagic Disorder: Disseminated Intravascular Coagluation

A

thornosis and hemorrhage

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Coagulation Disorders:

B .DIC ETIOLOGY

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  • underlying disease
  • shock
  • infection
  • obsetric accident
  • burns]
  • trauma
  • liver disease
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B. DIC PATHO

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  • enhanced coagulation mech
  • activation of fibronlytic system
  • depletion of clotting factors
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B. DIC Clin MAN

a. Bleeding
b. Thrombosis

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a. Bleeding:
- pallor
- petechia, bruising
- inv RR and HR
- hemoptysis
- dec BP
- GI bleeding
- HA = change in mental status

b. Thrombosis
- dyspnea
- PE
- tissue necrosis
- ARDS
- kidney damage

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Coagulation Disorders:

B. DIC Test

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  • platelet count
  • fibrin split products
  • bleeding time
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Coagulation Disorders:

B. DIC TX

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  • treat cause
  • blood products
  • anticoagulants
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Spleen FUNC

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  • hematopoietic
  • fllter
  • immune
  • storage
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Spleen Alt in Func:

  1. Overactive spleen
  2. underactive spleen
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  1. hypersplenism
    - reduc all circulating blood cells
  2. Removal of spleen
    - dec immune sys
    - inc leukocytes
    - more defective blood cells
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Lymph System FUNC

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  • prevent edema
    • carries fluid from interstitial spaces and returns excess fluids
  • transport protein and fat

Lymph nodes contain lymphocytes, monocytes and macrophages which cleanse lymph of foreign particles and microorganisms.

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Alternations in Func

Lymphadenopathy

a. localized
b. general

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a. localized
- infection in that area

b. generalized
- lymphs enlarged everywhere = cancer

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