Normocytic Anemia Flashcards

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two different subtypes of anemia

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normocytic w/ low reticulocyte count

normocytic wth high reticulocyte cout

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anemias w/ low reticulocyte count

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anemia of chronic disease
aplastic anemia
chronic kdney disease
hypoprolfeirative normocytic anemia

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3
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ACD is typically ___, but can also be ___

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normochromic
normocytic
hypoproliferative

hypochromic
microcytic

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4
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ACD presents with

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normal to inc ferritin (all Fe in MOs)
decreased to nm transferrin
inc sed rate
dec epo production and diirect inhibition of erythopoiesis in bone marrow

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5
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treatment ACD

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underlying disorder

transfusions, epo –>if necessary

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aplastic anemia

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pancytopenia (w/ empty bone marrow)

  • leukopenia (low WBC)
  • thrombocytopenia (low platelets)
  • anemia
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7
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primary causes aplastic anemia and prognosis

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idiopathic, fanconi anemia

–poor

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8
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secondary aplastic anemia and prognosis

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radiation, chemotherapy, alkylating agents
drug- chloramphenicol, bezene
viruses-epstein-barr, parvo

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9
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treatments of aplastic anemia include

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G-CSF

GM-CSF

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10
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anemia of chronic kidney disease can be due to

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  • decreased epo (due to decreased renal cortical cells)
  • blood loss
  • shortened RBC survival
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11
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why do RBCs have shortened survival?

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uremic RBCs are less deformable and more prone to mechanical destruction

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12
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treatment of anemia of chronic kidney disease

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epo

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13
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4 types of normocytic anemia w/ increased reticulocyte countjjjj

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hemolysis
membranopathies
enzymopathies
hemoglobinopathies

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14
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hemolysis

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anemia due to destruction of RBC before usual 120 days lifespan

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normal RBC lifecycle

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survival of the fittest–>weaklings engulfed by macrophages that line splenic sinusoids–>hemoglobin broken down–>Fe recovered and stored in macrophage ferritin or transported back to marrow & heme ring metabolized to bilirubin, transported to liver, and excreted into bile

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16
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Haptoglobin and intravascular hemolysis

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haptoglobin binds hemoglobin released into circulation–>complex removed by RES
–prevents Fe utilizing bacteria from benefiting from hemolysis

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17
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what does intravascular hemolysis have that extravascular hemolysis does not

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hemoglobinemia
hemoglobinuria
blood-tinged plasma
blood-tined urine

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18
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seen in both intravascular hemolysis and extravascular hemolysis

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decrease RBC
increase indirect bilirubin
increase haptoglobin, LDH
increase reticulocyte

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19
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spherocytes

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RBC that have part of their membrane removed by RES and as a result lose the donut shape and have no central pallor

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20
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schistocytes

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fragment of RBC

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21
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immune hemolytic anemias

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caused by antibodies directed aganst RBC antigens

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22
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what do you use to distinguish immune hemo anemia

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Coombs test

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23
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warm antibodies bind to red cells at ___ and produce ___

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37 degrees

IgG

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24
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what are warm hemolytic anmias due to

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1/3 lymphoproliferative diseases
1/3 CT diseases like lupus
1/3 idopathic

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25
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spleens role

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destroys cells coated with IgG

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26
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treatment of warm antibodies

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underlying disease
steroids
immunosuppression if those fail
splenectomy can be curative

27
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formation of spherocyte

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antibodies attach to RBC
Fc R on splenic macrophage binds to antibody
splenic macrophage pits antibody-antigen complex fragmenting RBC
damaged RBC reseals

28
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cold anemia

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IgM antibodies bind in cold areas (nose, ears, finger tips etc)–>pick up C3b–>lyse in circulation or in liver

29
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Raynaud’s phenomenom

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fingers turn white then red and painful on exposure to cold

30
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cold anemia occurs most frequently after

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viral and mycoplastic infection

31
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three drugs that induce drug-induce hemoyltic anemia

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penicilin
quinidine
methyldopa

32
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how does penicilin cause it?

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it is a hapten [[small molecule that can elicit an immune response only wen attached to larger carrer)
–ab targeted against RBC+drug–>complement removes RBC via spleen

33
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Quinidine drug induced hemolytic anemia mech

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innocent bystander- drug combines with Ab that happens to land on RBCj

34
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methyldopa mech

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drug incoporated into RBC membranej

35
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microangiopathic hemolytic anemia & three types

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non-immune intravascular hemolytic processes with prominent red cell fragmentation (schstocytes)

  • TTP-HUS
  • DIC
  • malfunctioning heart valves
36
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thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura-HUS

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thrombocytopenia and RBC fragmentation

37
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TTP-HUS can be associated with

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ADAMTS13 mutation, HIV, shiga toxin producing Ecoli infections

38
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treatment for TTP HUS

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plasmarpheresis

39
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why do malfunctioning heart valves cause fragmentation?

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turbulence and shearing forces from high pressure gradients

40
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membranopathies

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decreases in spectrin, ankyrin ,or cyto protein–> RBC fragility

41
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types of membranopathies

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hereditary spherocytosis

paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

42
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hereditary spherocytosis epi

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congenital auto dominant

common in N europeans

43
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problem wth hereditary spherocytosis

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membrane defect so red cells processed by spleen form spears–>lyse–> inc bili, decreased haptoglobin, inc retculocytes

MCHC elevated

44
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test for hereditary spherocytosis

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osmotic fragility test (lysis of cells in hypotonic salt)

45
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if need to cure hereditary spherocytosis

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splenectomy

46
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paroxysmal noctural hemoglobinuria is caused by

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acquired (rather than inherited) intrinsic defect in cell membrane

defect in PIG-A gene–>missing membrane molecule GPI–>RBCS become vulnerable to complement medaited destruction

47
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PNH is an example of

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intravascular hemolysis

48
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clinical signs PNH

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dark urine
thrombocytopenia
anemia
DVT

49
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diagnosis of PNH

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flow cytometry

50
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treatment of PNH

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transfusion

anticomp drug Eculizumab, stem cell transplantation

51
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example of enzymopathy

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G6PD de

52
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G6PD genetics

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present on x chromosome

53
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what does G6PD

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helps keep hemoglobin molecule intact when faced wth oxidant stressed

54
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2 syndromes associated with G6PD

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hemolysis AFTER oxidant stress (drugs, infection ,diabetic ketoacidosis, eating fava beans)

chronic, on-going hemolysis w/o drug stress
-drugs that induce sulfonamides, acetysalicylc iacd, vt K, nitrofuranotoin, prmaqune, qunne, chlorampehnicol

55
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reticulocytes and G6PD

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may possess higher levels of enzyme, obscuring diagnosis

56
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G6PD may cause

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heinz bodies, bite cells

57
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hemoglobinopathies

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qualitative disorders of hemoglobin caused by mutated (rather than deleted) globin genes

58
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example of hemogloinopathy

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sickle cell disease

59
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genetics of sickle cell disease

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single AA sub on beta chain on chrom 16

if both chromosomes affected, sickle cell disease- if one affected, sickle cell disease

60
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Hb in SSD

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hemoglobin is poorly soluble when deoxygenated (Hemo S) and when polymerizes, RBCS form a sickle shape–>less deformable, vasooclussve plaques occur

61
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why is SC trait adaptive?

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R against malara

62
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treatment SCD

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propylaxis-hydration, oxygenation, warm temp, algesics–treat pain!

63
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longterm treatment SCD

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hydroxyurea–increases Hg F and decrease Hg S

stem cell transplant?