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Anaemias : Diagnosis and Classification Flashcards

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What is anaemia down to?

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  1. Failure of production of RBC
  2. Destruction of RBC
  3. Loss of RBC
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The production of sufficient numbers of functional red blood cells is dependant on what 4 things ?

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  1. Synthesis of haem
  2. Synthesis of globin chains and incorporate to form Hb
  3. Effective erythropoiesis
  4. Functional bone marrow environment
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What can cause too little iron?

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  1. Reduced absorption by the GIT

2. Using too much iron during erythropoiesis

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What enhances the absorption of iron ?

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Vitamin C

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Where is iron absorbed and which iron is absorbed easier?

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Across the GI epithelial cells 
Haem iron (animal sources) >>>> non haem iron
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What packages iron and why is this needed ?

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Ferritin

Free intracellular iron is toxic

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A low ferritin level is indicative of what?

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Iron deficiency

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What are the 4 tests to assess the iron profile ?

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  1. Serum iron
  2. Ferritin
  3. Transferrin
  4. Transferrin saturation
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What type of anaemia is iron deficiency anaemia?

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Microcytic (low MCV) , (Low MCH and Low MCHC) anaemia

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Where are our genes for alpha globin?

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Chromosome 16

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Where are is our beta globin gene?

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Chromosome 11

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Give an example of quantitative anaemia.

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Thalassaemia

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Give an example of qualitative anaemia.

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Sickle cell disease

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What mutations fully and partially inhibit the synthesis of the beta globin in beta thalassemia?

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Completely - B0 type mutations

Partially - B+ type mutations

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What occurs due to a failure of B globin chain production ?

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— It results in an imbalance between alpha and beta chains

— free alpha chains are highly unstable which causes intramedullary destruction of red cell precursors and ..

— shortened life span of red blood cells that make it into circulation (haemolysis)

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What are patients with beta thalassemia major dependent upon?

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Transfusions

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What are the three types of beta thalassemia ?

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Beta thalassemia major
Beta thalassemia intermedia
Beta thalassemia minor

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What disease do you get if you inherit 3 bad alpha globin chains?

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Hb H thalassemia

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What forms Hb S?

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A change in the B globin gene on chromosome 11 with a Glu going to a Val

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What can cause low O2?

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  1. Infection
  2. Acidosis
  3. Dehydration
  4. Vigorous exercise
  5. Surgery
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What type of anaemia is sickle cell anaemia and what does this mean?

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Haemolytic (cells are being destroyed quicker than they are being produced)

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What are some acute complications of small vessel obstruction ?

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  1. Painful crisis
  2. Acute chest syndrome
  3. Priapism
  4. Stroke
  5. Acute anaemia
  6. Aplastic crisis
  7. Multi-organ failure
  8. Acute cholecystitis
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What are some chronic complications of small vessel obstruction?

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  1. Nephropathy
  2. Chronic pain
  3. Pulmonary hypertension
  4. Retinopathy
  5. Neurological impairment
  6. Hyposplenism
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What does your spleen part of ?

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Immune response

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What does a high reticulocyte count indicate ?
It tell us that our bone marrow is working incredibly hard to push out the red cells and this is usually in response to something
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Numbers of reticulocytes are _____ in the bone marrow and _____ in the peripheral blood
High | Low
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What are B12 and floaters essential in the formation of?
Purines and pyrimidines
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Where do we get B12 and folate ?
Dietary intake
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What binds to B12 in the stomach?
Specialised gastric parietal cells release intrinsic factor into the system and these binds the B12 within it
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Where does B12 come from ?
Animal sources only
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Where does absorption of B12 occur?
Distal small intestine
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Where is erythropoietin found?
In the kidneys
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What does erythropoietin cause?
- Activation of HIF - Increases EPO gene transcription and translation - Causes increase in RBC production
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What would you expect from a mutation causing constitutive activation of HIF?
Stimulate EPO production causing and increase RBC production leading to polycythaemia
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What does increased hepicidin affect ?
How our body is able to absorb iron across gut membrane
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What can occur as a result inflammation malignancy is chronic conditions ?
1. Increased hepicidin 2. Relative decrease in erythropoiesis 3. LEADS TO FAILURE IN RBC PRODUCTION
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What does aplasia mean?
Inability to form a cell you are interested in
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How is red cell aplasia marked?
Severe reticulocytopenia
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What are the acquired causes of aplastic anaemia ?
- infection (parvovirus B19) - drugs - autoimmunity - malignancy
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What is the congenital cause of aplastic anaemia ?
Diamond blackfan anaemia
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What can parvovirus B19 cause ?
A transient block in erythropoiesis
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What can cause failure of the bone marrow environment ?
- infiltration by malignant cells - infiltration disease - immune destruction - drug destruction
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What does haemolytic anaemia describe ?
Any process in which there is increased breakdown or destruction of mature RBCs resulting in a shortened life span
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What can indicate a breakdown in RBCs ?
- anaemia - raised bilirubin - raised LDH - decreases haptoglobin - increased reticulocytes - positive Coombes test - spherocytes, schistocytes
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What is bilirubin?
The breakdown product of haem
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When is LDH released ? (Lactate dehydrogenase)
RBCs are broken down
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What else causes high LDH?
- malignancy | - other tissue damage
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What causes unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia?
- overproduction of bilirubin | - failure to conjugate bilirubin
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What are congenital problems that cause haemolytic anaemia ?
- membrane problems - enzyme production - haemoglobin problems
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What are the acquired causes of haemolytic anaemia ?
- mechanical - immune - drugs - infection - other
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What enzyme problems can cause haemolytic anaemia ?
* G6PD deficiency | * Pyruvate Kinase deficiency
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What are microcytic RBCs indicative of?
- iron deficiency | - thalassemia
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What are macrocytic RBCs indicative of?
- B12 / folate deficiency - alcohol / drugs - haemolysis - hypothyroidism - bone marrow infiltration - pregnancy
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What problems can someone have with normocytic RBCs?
- acute bleeding - anaemia chronic disease - mixed aetiology

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