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Anaemia and Microcytic anemia Flashcards

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Define anaemia

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  • reduced total RED CELL mass
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What are the markers for anaemia?

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  • HEMATOCRIT

- Hb conc.

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When are you considered anaemic?

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  • man: <130 g/L (Hct: 0.38-0.52)

- WOMAN: <120g/L (Hct: 0.37- 0.47)

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What is the role of the macrophage to the red cell? -

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  • provides iron to the RBC
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How to measure Hb conc. using the spectrophotometric method?

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  • lyse the red cells and create a Hb solution
  • stabilise the Hb molecules with a CHELATING agent
  • measure the OPTICAL density at 540nm *more OD = more Hb)
  • —conc is calculated against the KNOWN standard
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How to measure hematocrit?

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  • ratio/ % of the WHOLE blood that is RED when the sample settles
  • MODERN machines calculate by ADDING the calculated volume of the red cells
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When are Hb/Hct NOT a good marker of anaemia?

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when they are not in a steady state

  1. those who have a MASSIVE, RAPID blood loss
    - —-Hb will appear the SAME amount as prior the blood loss (untilplasma expansion)
  2. hemodilution (raised plasma volume will cause a proportionate reduction in Hb)
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How does the bone marrow respond in anaemia?

What are they >

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  • rise in RETICULOCYTES

- —they are red cells that have JUST left the BONE marrow

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What do reticulocytes appear as?

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  • larger than avg red cells
  • purple appearance (d.t RNA reminence)
  • POLYCHROMATIC in blood film
  • —remnants of protein making machinery
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How long does it take the reticulocytes to appear in the blood smear?

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  • a few days
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What do automated analysers tell us about red cells?

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  • cell size (MCV)
  • # OF RED CELLS (CONC)
  • Hb conc.
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What are the fts of automated analysers?

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light scattering properties

  • rapid
  • reproducible
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2 Main pathophysiological paths of anaemia?

How does the retic counts differ from one another?

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  • decr. prodn (LOW retic count)

- incr. destruct. or LOSS of red cells (HIGH retic. count)

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What is another name for decr. prodn?

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  • Hypoproliferative (reduced rate of erythropoiesis)

- maturation abnormality (ineffective erythropoiesis)

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What causes incr. destr. of red cells?

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  • bleeding

- hemolysis

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Where may the maturation abnormality be present?

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  • NUCLEAR defects (impaired cell division)

- CYTOPLASMIC DEFECTS (impaired hemoglobinisation)

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If MCV is LOW, what may it indicate?

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  • probable issue with hemoglobinisation
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IF MCV is HIGH, what may it indicate?

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  • issue with MATURATION
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What does hypochromic, microcytic anaemia indicate?

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  • deficient Hb synthesis

- cytoplasmic deficit

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What causes haem deficiency?

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  1. LACK of IRON for erythropoiesis (d.t chronic disease/ iron def.)
  2. Problems with Porphyrin synthesis (V.RARE) (LEAD poisoning and pyridoxine responsive anaemia)
  3. Congenital sideroblastic anemia
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What is iron needed for?

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  • ion transport (needed for ATP prodn in the Mitochondria)

- Oxygen transport (Hb, myoglobin)

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How many mg of iron is absorbed in a day?

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Where is iron stored?

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in a protein called ferritin IN THE LIVER

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Where is the circulating iron bound to an dwhere is ti transported to ?

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Transferrin— transferred to the BONE marrow macrophages that FEED it to the red cell precursors

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WHen is transferrin saturation reduced? And Incr.?
- in iron def. - reduced in ANAEMIA of chronic disease (USE ferritin conc. instead) - - INCREASED in genetic hemachromatosis
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What does trasnferrin do?
- transports iron from DONOR tissues (macrophages/ intestinal cells and hepatocytes) to tissues expressing transferrin receptors (erythroid marrow)
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When does ferritin drop? -
- WHEN there is NOT much of stored iron ----iron def.
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How much iron can ferritin store? -
up to 4000 ferric ions
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When may one have ABSOLUTE iron deficiency?
- those on a VEG diet | normal in girls
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What causes iron deficienct?
- GI blood loss (esp. in men ) | - not absorbing enough (MALABSORPTION---COELIAC DISEASE and ACHLORHYDRIA)
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What causes chronic blood loss
Menorrhagia Gastrointestinal (Tumours/Ulcers/Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents) Haematuria
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Epithelial changes in microcytic anemia (iron def.)?
- skin changes | - koilonychia
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When is one considered to have menorrhagie?
- those with menses blood loss >60ml | - ---i.e >30mg iron loss in a month
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What is the normal blood loss in menses?
- 30-40ml/month
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What is calculated in a red cell indices?
- Hematocrit - mean cell HB - Mean cell Hb Conc.
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Where is Hb synthesized? What is required?
in the cytoplasm -----results in SMALL cells 2. globins, Haeme (porhyrin and iron -Fe2+)
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What occurs as a result of LOW raw material of Hb?
- results in SMALL red cells with a LOW hb content | microcytic and hypochromic
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What causes globin deficiency>
- thalassaemia
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Why is iron toxic for it to freely float around in the body?
- generates FREE radicals ' | - therefore needs a safe transport system
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Describe the structure of an adult Hb.
4 globin sub-units---each containing a SINGLE haem molecule - --a haem gr. contains a SINGLE FE2+ ion - --each haem gr can bind one Oxygen molecule
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So where is iron found and thus could be tested?
``` FUNCTIONAL iron (Hb) Transported iron ( serum iron/ transferrin/ transferrin saturation) Storage Iron (serum ferritin) ```
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How many binding sites for iron atoms on transferrin?
2 sites
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What is Ferritin? | What does its presence in the blood suggest>
- large intracellular protein | - ----tiny amount of ferritin in serum =intracellular ferritin synthesis in resp. to iron status of the host.
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What is a indirect measure of iron storage?
- serum ferritin
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SO iron deficiency could be a combination of _______ and ______
ANAEMIA | REDUCED storage iron (FERRITIN)
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Why does poor acid prodn in the stomach affect iron absorption? Name 2 conditions where acid prodn by the stomach is reduced.
Acid is needed to convert iron to its ferrous state (Fe2+) - post gastrectomy - use of PPIs
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How to differentiate mild thalassemia from iron def. anaemia?
- RDW is NORMAL in thalassemia (genetic defect present in ALL cells) - ---wider in iron def. anaemia (some cells are able to get iron; others are not)

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