Flow Cytometry Flashcards

1
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Argon ___ electricity heats the argon gas producing light of a single wavelength.This emitted light excites the fluorescent compounds attached to the antibodies. Fluorescent compounds emit light of a higher wavelength which is detected by the instrument.

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Function of laser

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2
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Function of Photomulitplier Tube (PMT)

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Detects photons. The more photons, the more fluorescence being emitted.

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3
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Function of Computer display.

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Electrical impulses are sent to the computer for storage, analysis, and viewing as histograms

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4
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Explain hydrodynamic focusing.

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Technique that allows cells to pass through the laser beam in a single file. one cell at a time.

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5
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Identify the cellular component measured by forward angle light scatter (FALS or FS)

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Detects particle (cell) size

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6
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Identify the cellular component measured by 90 degree light scatter (SS)

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Detects the granularity or internal composition of cells. Measured by a separate PMT

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7
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Be able to identify the cell populations of normal scattergrams

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Pictures

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8
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List the five fluorescent compounds commonly used with an argon laser in flow cytometric analysis.

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  • FITC-Fluorescein isothiocyanate-green
  • PE-phycoerythrin-orange
  • ECD-Red
  • PeCy5-Deep red
  • PeCy7
  • PI-propidium iodide-red
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9
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List three different types of samples that are acceptable for flow cytometric analysis

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Peripheral blood, BM, tissue, fine needle aspirate, lavage specimen

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10
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List two methods of preparing a single cell suspension from a peripheral blood sample.

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  • Sample is mixed with a hypotonic solution to lyse RBCs, and centrifuged, incubated for 30 mins, and run on flow cytometer
  • automated instrument: T-Q prep
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11
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Define gating

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Electronic isolation of a population of cells for analysis.

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12
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List three reasons why immunophenotypic by flow cytometry might be requested on a patient.

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  • Diagnosis of leukemias and lymphomas
  • Detection of minimal residual disease before the overt relapse of acute leukemia
  • T-cells subset enumeration in HIV patients
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13
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Define helper: suppressor (H:S) ratio

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14
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State the adult normal range for Helper:suppressor ratio

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15
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Define CD and explain the purpose of CD numbers

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CD: Cluster of differentiations; cell surface membrane receptors or markers used to characterize cells by their functions. used to identify cell clones associated with lymphatic and myelogenous leukemias & lymphomas

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16
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List CD markers for granulocytic/monocytic

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CD13, CD14, CD15, CD33, CD34

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17
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List CD markers for Erythroid

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CD71

18
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List CD markers for megakaryocytes

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CD41, CD42, CD61

19
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List CD markers for B cell

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CD19, CD20, Kappa and lambda light chains

20
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List CD markers for T cell

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CD3, CD4, CD5, CD7, CD8

21
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What is normal myeloid:erythroid ratio (M:E)?

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1.5:1-3.3:1

22
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Calculate the cellularity in an adult using the normacellular formula and determine if it is normal, hyperplasia,or hypoplasia.

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(100-Age) +/- 10

23
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Review Cytochemistry lecture for case studies

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MPO ect

24
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Calculate an LAP score and normal range

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Score times # cells. Then add up all to get LAP score

Normal range: 20-100

25
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Decreased LAP score is associated with____

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untreated CML

26
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Normal to increased LAP score is associated with _____

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Leukemoid reaction

27
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Increased LAP score is associated with______

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Pregnancy, polycythemia vera (PV)

28
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Reed-sternbergy and Hodgkin cells are seen in___

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Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

29
Q

Sezary cells are seen in ___

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Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma/Mycosis fungoides

30
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Mott cells and Flame cells are seen in____

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Plasma cells

31
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Smudge cells are seen in ___

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CLL-Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia/SLL

32
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Hairy cells are seen in ____

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Hairy cell Leukemia

33
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Genetics mutations with of Mantle cell lymphoma

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t(11;14)

34
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Genetics mutations with of Follicular lymphoma

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t(14;18)

35
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Genetics mutations with of Hairy cell leukemia

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BRAF-V600E

36
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Genetics mutations with of Burkitt lymphoma

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t(8;14)

37
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Genetics mutations with of Large granular lymphocyte leukemia.

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STAT3 gene mutation

38
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Genetics mutations found in PV (polycythemia vera), ET (Essential thrombocythemia), PMF (primary myelofibrosis)

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JAK2 V617F

39
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Genetic mutation associated with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)

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t(9;22)

40
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Genetics mutations associated with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL)

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t(15;17)

41
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Genetics mutations associated with AML-with maturation

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t(8;21)

42
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Genetics mutations associated with AML with abnormal marrow eosinophils

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inv(16) or t(16;16)