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ANAEMIAS AND BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS Flashcards

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Where is bone marrow found

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It occupies the medullary cavity of long bones and trabeculae spongy bone

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What is bone marrow composed of

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Red and yellow marrow

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What is red marrow

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Flat bones and ends of long bones that are responsible for making blood cells

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What is yellow marrow

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Middle of flat bones mainly made up of fat cells

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Describe normal red cells

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  1. Biconcave disks

2. Not nucleated

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What do normal red cells do

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They transport oxygen via haemoglobin

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Where are normal red cells made

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They are produced in the marrow under the control of the hormone erythropoietin

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Where is erythropoietin made

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Made in the kidneys in repose to tissue hypoxia

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What is anaemia defined as

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A reduction in the haemoglobin concentration of the blood

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What is the normal range of haemoglobin

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135-180 g/l for males

115-155 g/l for females

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What is haemoglobin made up of

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A module of “haem” (iron) and globin (a protein)

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Before treating anaemia what must we do

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Determine the cause

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What can anaemia be caused by

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  1. Blood loss
  2. vitamin or mineral Deficiency
  3. Impaired bone marrow function
  4. Haemolysis
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Name some common vitamin deficiency’s that can lead to anaemia

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  1. Vit b12
  2. Iron
  3. Folate
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What can impaire bone marrow function

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  1. Chemotherapy
  2. aplastic anaemia
  3. bone marrow infiltration with malignant cells
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How do we investigate the underlying cause of anaemia

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  1. Full blood count (FBC)

2. Blood films

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What do blood film tell us

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Gives the Hb concentration and red cell parameters such as Mean Corpuscular Volume) (MVC)and mean cell Hb

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List the different types of anaemia

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  1. Hypo-chromic microcytic anaemia
  2. Microcytic anaemia
  3. Normochromic normocytic anaemia
  4. Thalassemia
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What is hypochromic microcytic anaemia

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Pale small red blood cells

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What can Hypo-chromic microcytic anaemia be caused by

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  1. Iron deficiency

2. thalassaemia

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How much iron does the normal adult body contain

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3-5 grams

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How many grams of iron do adult males and females need

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1mg/day for men

2mg/day for women

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When might women need to increase their iron content

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When they are pregnant they’ll need 3-4mg/day

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Where in out diet can we get iron from

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  1. broccoli,
  2. beans/peas,
  3. potatoes with skins,
  4. spinach,
  5. iron fortified cereals, raisins,
  6. watermelon,
  7. dried apricots,
  8. meat,
  9. egg yolk,
  10. sea food
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What can iron deficiency be caused by
1. Blood loss 2. Pregnancy 3. Malabsorption 4. Dietary
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What can blood loss be caused by
1. Peptic ulcers 2. GI cancers 3. menorrhagia, 4. hookworm
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List some clinical features of iron deficiency
1. Fatigue, poor concentration 2. Breathlessness on excretion 3. Pallor 4. Glossitis and angular stomatitis 5. Koilonychia (concave nails)
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What is the clinical presentation of iron deficiency dependant on
Severity and speed
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How can we diagnosis iron deficiency
1. Full blood count 2. Blood film 3. Plasma ferritin 4. Bone marrow iron stores
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What will the FBC of a patient with Hypo-chromic microcytic anaemia look like
Anaemia with low mean corpuscular volume and mean cell Hb
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What will the blood film of a patient with Hypo-chromic microcytic anaemia look like
Small pale red cells that are hypochromic/Microcytic
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What will the plasma ferritin of a patient with Hypo-chromic microcytic anaemia look like
Reduced
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What is the normal plasma ferritin level
12-250 MCH/L
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How do we treat iron deficiency anaemia
1. Iron replacement with oral ferrous sulphate tablets 2. IV iron if intolerant to oral iron 3. Blood transfusion
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What is macrocytic anaemia
Vitamin b12 or folate deficiency characterised by megaloblastic anaemia
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Why is folate important
Needed for the synthesis of purine and pyramidine bases needed for DNA
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Why is B12 important
Essential fro cell folate utilisation
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What can happen if folate or B12 is deficient
staves DNA of bases and affects all rapidly dividing cells especially blood cells in marrow §
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Where can we find B12 in our diet
Animal food sources
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How much Vitamin B12 do we need
1-2mcg daily
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How much vitamin B12 does our body store
1mg (enough for 5 years)
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What can B12 related anaemias include
1. Pernicious anaemia 2. Disease/resection of the terminal ileum 3. Dietary
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Where is folate found
Green leafy vegetables and fruit
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How much folate do we need daily
150mcg daily
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How much folate does our body store
100mg
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What can folate related anaemias be caused by
1. Dietary deficiency 2. Malabsorption 3. Increased demands
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List some clinical features of Microcytic anaemia
1. Fatigue 2. Weakness 3. Breathlessness on Exertion 4. Glossitis 5. Neuropathies 6. Aphthous stomatitis 7. oral dysaesthesias
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How do we treat Microcytic anaemia
supplements orally or as IM injections
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What can macrocytic anaemia be caused by
1. Vitamin b12 or folate deficiency 2. myelodysplasia, 3. haemolysis, 4, drug and alcohol, pregnancy 5. hypothyroidism
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What does normochromic mean
Normal coloured
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What does normocytic mean
Normal size
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What is normochromic normocytic anaemia caused by
Chronic disease
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What is thalassemia
A group of inherited conditions affecting haemoglobin characterised by the reduction or absent production of Hb
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what can a reduction or absence of the production of Hb result in
Inability to carry sufficient oxygen in the blood
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List some of the symptoms of thalassemia
1. Shortness of breath 2. Fatigue 3. Fainting attacks
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Name the 2 variants of thalassemia
1. Trait thalassaemia = asymptomatic | 2. Major thalassaemia = severe symptomatic disease
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How many blood groups are there
more than 300
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What systems do we use in to check blood groups
1. ABO system | 2. Rhesus system
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What is the ABO blood system good fro
Important to match donation and patient
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Name the most common blood group
O
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Name the different blood groups from most common to rarest
0 A B AB
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What is fatal haemolytic transfusion reactions caused by
Human error
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How common is fatal haemolytic transfusion reactions
1 in 600,000 to 1 in 1,000,000

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