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blood smear

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placing a drop of blood on a slide and using another slide to spread it into a thin, even layer that can be stained

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centrifuged peripheral blood

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RBCs on bottom, plasma up top

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what area of the blood smear do you focus on?

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the feathered edge

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what is the color of a blood smear indicative of?

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hematocrit

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ideal characteristics of a blood smear

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RBCs not touching, central pallor present in most RBCs, not too widely spread apart or distorted

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hematocrit

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ratio of the volume of RBCs to that of whole blood. typically around 3x [Hb]

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MCV (mean red cel volume)

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the average volume of a red cell in your specimen

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(RDW) red cell distribution width

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measure of the variation of the RBC volume in you specimen. standard deviation of the volume over the mean

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what do we use as a visual reference range for MCV

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the size of a lymphocyte nucleus

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microcytosis definition

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low MCV <80.

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hypochromasia

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increased central pallor >1/3 diameter of RBC. usually associated with a low hemoglobin and microcytosis.

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macrocytosis definition

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high MCV >100.

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what does an increased reticulocyte (purplish blue) indicate?

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bone marrow is responding to a stimulus to create more red blood cells. measure of marrow’s ability to respond to anemia/hypoxia

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anemia definition

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a decrease in the number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. insufficient RBC mass to deliver adequate O2 to tissues

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two causes of anemia

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decreased erythropoesis, or increased bleeding/RBC destruction

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after seeing reduced hematocrit levels, what do you look for?

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MCV to determine (micro/normo/macrocytic anemia)

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how can you distinguish between destructive/productive problem of anemia?

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reticulocyte count: high (destructive/blood loss issue), low (production issue)

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MCV count for microcytic anemia

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<80

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MCV count for normocytic anemia

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80-99

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MCV count for macrocytic anemia

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> 100

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4 causes of microcytic anemia

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iron deficiency anemia, anemia of chronic inflammation/chronic disease, thalssemia, sideroblastic anemia

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iron deficiency anemia

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form of microcytic, hypochromic anemia. most common nutritional deficiency in the world, toddler, adolescent women, older adults at risk

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patient presentation with iron deficiency anemia

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low hemoglobin, low MCV, high RDW. Elliptocytes also present.

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thalassemia

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problem with hemoglobin synthesis due to abnormalities in synthesis of globin chains (alpha, beta). causes microcytic hypo chromic anemia.

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patient presentation with thalassemia
VERY low MCV. presence of target cells
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hemolytic anemia
one of the classes of normocytic anemia
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hereditary spherocytosis
defect in RBC cytoskeleton. normochromic, normocytic hemolytic anemia. high reticulocyte count (polychromasia). undergo increased hemolysis in spleen, shorter lifespan
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spherocyte
RBCs that have lost membrane and take on a spherical shape. lack central pallor.
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common causes of macrocytic anemia
megaloblastic anemia, liver disease, alcohol
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megaloblastic anemia
vitamin B12 or folate deficiency that leads to ineffective erthryopoesis due to defects in DNA synthesis.
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patient presentation with megaloblastic anemia
large RBCs and hyper segmented neutrophils
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life span of RBCs
120 days
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role of G6PD in RBC
protection from oxidative damage (maintains NADPH for glutathione)
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where are senescent RBCs destroyed?
spleen
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advantage of sigmoid O2-Hb dissociation curve?
releases O2 at low partial pressure (deoxygenated tissues) and binds O2 at high partial pressure (lungs)
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what right shifts O2-Hb curve?
decreased pH, increased CO2, increased temperature, increased 2,3-DPG (all leading to reduced oxygen affinity/increased oxygen unloading)
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what left shifts O2-Hb curve?
increased pH, decreased CO2, decreased temperature, decreased 2,3-DPG, CO poisoning (all leading to increased affinity/decreased unloading)
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cytokine most important for erythroblast formation from stem cell?
EPO
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where is EPO made?
kidney
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what induces kidney to secrete EPO?
hypoxia, anemia (reduced levels of oxygen in tissues) via HIF-1
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how does EPO induce erythroblast formation?
stimulates erythroid cells in bone marrow to proliferate
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what CBC values are low in anemia?
RBC count, Hemoglobin levels, Hematocrit
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5 possible causes of anemia
kidney disease (decreased EPO), EPO unable to stimulate marrow, bone marrow disorder, blood loss, decreased red cell survival
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how to mechanistically classify of anemia
reticulocyte levels
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how to morphologically classify of anemia
MCV
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low reticulocyte count
marrow isn't active or marrow disorder or decreased EPO (<1ish%)
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high reticulocyte count
marrow is healthy and compensating as in hemolysis or bleeding (>1ish%)
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corrected reticulate count
takes into account actual number being made rather than percentage. corrects for anemia
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formula for corrected reticulocyte count
%reticulocytes* (actual hematocrit/45)
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causes of decreased RBC production
iron/B12/folate deficiencies (no building blocks), anemia from chronic disease (can't use iron), renal disease (EPO deficiency), aplastic anemia/toxins/immune mediated (lack of RBC precursors)
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causes of intracorpuscular RBC destruction
abnormal membrane, enzyme deficiency, abnormal Hb, thalassemia
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causes of extra corpuscular RBC destruction
immune hemolytic anemia, RBC fragmentation, infection (malaria)
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reticulocyte count after acute bleeding
will take 2-7 days to increase
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reticulocyte count after occult bleeding
initially elevated but over time, with loss of iron, levels decrease from normal
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mild anemia Hb levels
10-12
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moderate anemia Hb levels
8-10
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severe anemia Hb levels
<8
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signs and symptoms of anemia related to low oxygen delivery
fatigue, decreased exercise tolerance, light headedness, skin/conjunctiva/nail bed pallor
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signs and symptoms of anemia related to cardiovascular response
rapid, bounding pulse >100. dyspnea, heart failure
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signs and symptoms of anemia due to iron deficiency
spoon like nail changes, pica
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symptom of anemia due to hemolysis
jaundice
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hypovolemia
low blood volume, usually due to trauma and rapid loss of blood --> acute anemia
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signs and symptoms of hypovolemia
SHOCK: pale/damp skin, low blood pressure on standing, weak pulse, confusion/coma, decreased urine output

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