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Pyrroles is synthesized from

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succinyl coA and glycine

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Synthesis of hemoglobin begins with and ends with

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Synthesis of hemoglobin begins in the proerythroblasts and continues even into the reticulocyte stage of the RBCs.

when reticulocytes leave the bone marrow and pass into the blood stream they continue to form hemoglobin for another day or to until they become mature erythrocytes

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protoporphyrin IX is synthesized from

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b. 4 pyrroles

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of iron forms from

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Heme and protoporphyrin IX

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hemoglobin chain (alpha or beta)

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formed from polypeptide and heme

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what is hemoglobin A synthesized form

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2 alpha chains 2 beta chains

4 subunits

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anemia define

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Abnormally low number of circulating red blood cells or level of hemoglobin, or both, resulting in diminished oxygen-carrying capacity.”

sign nOT dz

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major function of RBC

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also known as erythtrocytes is to transport hemoglobin which carries oxygen form the lungs to the tissues

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functions of the RBC

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transport hemoglobin so it doesn’t leak through capillary membranes

contain carbonic anhydrase whihc catalyzes the reaction betwen CO2 and water –>carbonic acid

H2CO3

hemoglobin also serves as a acid base buffer and therefore RBC at large are great for acid base buffering

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role of carbonic anhydrase

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makes it possible for the water of the blood to transport enormous quantities of CO2 in the form of bicarbonate ion (HCO3−)

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three “dz” that are very similar

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Thyroid, Depression, Anemia present VERY similarly

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reduced oxygen capacity could be caused by

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imparied oxygen transport (i.e. hemoglobin)
or reduced red cells

Condition typically results from red cell loss (hemolysis/hemorrhage), deficient erythropoiesis, or deficient hemoglobin production

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physical effects of hypoxia and sxs assoicated with anemia

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i. Fatigue
ii. Weakness
iii. Dyspnea
iv. Angina
v. HA, faintness, dim vision

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skin effects of hypoxia

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Pallor of skin, mucus membranes, conjunctiva, nails

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what could blue mucus membranes in the nose indicate

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allergies or anemia

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Normocytic

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normal-sized rbc but ↓ amount í MCV 80-100 fl

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Macrocytic

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presence of large rbc in peripheral smear í MCV>100 fl

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Microcytic

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presence of small, often hypochromic, rbc in peripheral blood smear í MCV<80 fl

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anemia usually characterized by a low MCV

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Microcytic

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etiologies of microcytic anemia

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” IDA: Iron Deficiency Anemia

“ Thalassemia

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etiologies of normocytic anemia

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” ACD: anemia of chronic disease (or anemia of inflammation)

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etiologies of Macrocytic anemia

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” B12/Folate deficiency

“ w/ ↑ reticulocyte: hemolysis

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diagnostic that tells you O2 carrying capactiy

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Hgb

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Hct tells you

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% of intact RBCs and RBC count

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Any time you have an increased reticulocyte count, you need to think
why is the person working so hard to push RBCs into the blood before they are ready? What are they replacing? What are they trying to adapt to? this is seen with hemolytic anemia
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Possible jaundice think
might be producing more bilirubin than they can handle
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Hgb content can refer to
normochromic-normal hemoglobin hypochromic- less hemoglobin Typically don't see hyperchromic anemias
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Iron deficiency
can't make heme and so red cells are smaller (microcytic)
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If acute blood loss, and anemic tend to see what in terms of cell morphology
- tend to have normal cell morphology (normal cell size and normal Hgb content)
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If you lose blood over long period of time - you become
iron deficient and get small cells
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acute blood loss think
think hypovolemia/shock
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sxs associated with acute blood loss
Will feel symptoms consistent w/ anemia at relatively high hemoglobin levels - don't usually get as low as you will with chronic loss could feel this at 9 or 10 Fluid enter compartment, dilutes blood, Hgb/Hct fall with normal cell morphology iv. Chronic loss leads to iron
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chronic blood loss leads to
Chronic loss leads to iron deficiency anemia over time, NO volume depletion (microcytic anemia) Your body adapts to that blood loss so your hemoglobin can be down to 6 usually 13.5 to 17.5 grams men For women, 12.0 to 15.5
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what labs are important when assessing anemia
red cell indicies/Hgb is usually ordered as part of a cbc used to diagnose the cause Average red blood cell size (MCV) Hemoglobin amount per red blood cell (MCH) The amount of hemoglobin relative to the size of the cell (hemoglobin concentration) per red blood cell (MCHC
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chronic kidney disease anemia
secondary to loss of erythropoietin
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why is tachycardia seen as a sx of anemia
cycling the RBC you have faster for quicker oxygenation might also increase your ventilation rate
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in the developed world iron deficiency anemia is related to
diet
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in the developed world iron deficiency anemia is related to
bleeding
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pathophys of hereditary spherocytosis
Deficiency of red cell membrane proteins (spectrin, ankyrin) that helps maintain the disc shape get a little beach ball loss of surface area loss of disc results in the impeded ability to travel through small spaces and the result is damage
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what happens to the body in hereditary spherocytosis
Signs include jaundice- bilirubin accumulation from distruction splenomegaly- destruction occurs in the spleen bilirubin stones
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tx for hereditary spherocytosis
take out the spleen where most of the hemolysis is happening | keep red cells a little bit longer and stave off destruction to the bone marrow
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why would we see a aplastic crisis with hereditary spherocytosis
g. Aplastic crisis when red cell production disrupted as by virus
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what can put a sickle cell pt into crisis
``` exertion cold stress altitude stress dehydration acidosis ``` Low oxygen tension leads to sickling can all result in a lot of occlusive damage to the vasculature with the cells get caught
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Sickle Cell Anemia
Point mutation in beta chain of hemoglobin, abnormal substitution transmitted in by recessive pattern
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what % of pts present with heterozygotic sickling
40% sickling with heterozygotic trait
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Thalassemias
seen in (MEDITERRANEAN population
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Thalassemias
Alpha: result of deletion of alpha subunit on Chromosome 16 severe disease Hgb H formed Beta: usually caused by point mutations in b subunit. Relative increases in Hgb A2 and F.
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Thalassemias tests
Diagnosis -- Electrophoresis í get a hemoglobin electrophoresis and it tells you different proportions of different hemoglobin i. Normal pt's don't Hgb H
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Microcytosis out of proportion to the degree of anemia
Thalassemias
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MCC worldwide
(dietary deficiency or bleeding) IDA microcytic hypochromic anemia
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Anisocytosis
red cells are all different sizes, they are not similar to each other seen in IDA because of increased production to make up for low hemoglobin
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Poikilocytosis
abnormally shaped red blood cells seen in IDA because of increased production to make up for low hemoglobin
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this type of anemia results from impaired nucleic acid synthesis when the cells are turning over
Megaloblastic Anemias not till the very end that the precursor cell losses the nucleus
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MCC of megaloblastic Anemias
MCC: B12 or folate deficiency can't turnover the DNA as fast as you normally would cell is getting bigger and bigger as it's waiting for nucleus to turn over DNA generating more and more cytoplasm but doesn't' have the cofactors it needs to turnover the DNA offspring are bigger
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B12 is absorbed and stored where
a. Bound to intrinsic factor in stomach b. Absorbed at terminal ileum c. Stored in liver (sufficient for 3 years without intake)
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Microcytic Anemia (MCV <80fL) MC and 2nd MC
IDA MC 2nd: thalassemia
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AKA bone marrow depression
Aplastic Anemia Fatty replacement of bone marrow - loss of all 3 stem cell lines results in loss of all products pancytopenia
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pancytopenia
reduction in all blood cell numbers seen with bone marrow depression (aplastic anemia)
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sxs with aplastic anemia
e. Petechiae and bruising from loss of platelets, and infections from WBC loss
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causes of aplastic anemia
Often caused by exposures (radiation, chemicals, Felbamate & tegretol [AED]) and chronic liver disease (where clottng factors are made)
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tx of aplastic anemia
May require BMT (bone marrow transplant)
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ACD: Chronic Disease theory
a. Common result of chronic infections (eg AIDS, RA, SLE, Hodgkin's) Theory focuses on macrophage and lymphocyte role in sequestering iron, destroying red cells, chemical suppression of EPO response, inhibited precursor cells, reduced Fe transport Similar to IDA (microcytic/hypochromic) - separate from CRF (normocytic/normochromic)
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the capacity of a red cell is about ____ hbg
1/3 MCHC (mean corpuscular hmg content) should always be around 33%)
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RDW
reticulocyte distribution width aka variability in size standard deviation of red cell size when this is high it means that you have a lot of different size red cells (Reticulocytes and epo are high trying to repair) 1. Reference range = 11-14.5
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measure aka variability in size
reticulocyte distribution width (RDW)
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average volume of RBC
v. MCV
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if I say MCV you say
cell size
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MCV If low = then microcytic
1. If low = then microcytic
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mcv If high
= then macrocytic
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MCV if normal
If normal = normocytic
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vi. MCH
= Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
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how to tell if you have a good sample of blood
with rule of 3'r (red count, Hgb content and Hematocrit should be roughly mupltiples of 3) if it fits= good specimen
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Evaluate anemia
good specimen= rule of 3's i. Hgb/Hct 1. 14-18 men 2. 12-16 women ii. Check MCV and classify iii. Check RBC count
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if you see microcytic hpochromic anemia what should you suspect and hwta labs would you get
IDA iron studies Total iron binding capacity (TIBC) Ferritin
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Ferritin
how we store iron (MOST important one) 1. Below 15 is diagnostic of iron deficiency anemia even if we don't see anything else 2. Last thing she restores is the
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if iron level is low
if iron level is low, binding capacity is high
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with macrocytic anemia order
i. Get a B12 level ii. Get a folate level iii. Iron studies are NOT indicated but do it anyway to r/o 1. Since it is macrocytic there is not reason for them to Iron deficient
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hallmark of Thalassemia
hallmark if microcystosis out of proportion to the presentation MCV will be super low without fatigue
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Thalassemia dx test
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
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the goal with IDA
to repair ferritin level
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who gets macrocytic anemia due to B12 deficiency
" Pernicious anemia (MC); gastrectomy = ↓production of intrinsic factor (can't absorb B12) " H. Pylori infxn " Competition for Vit B12 in gut " Pancreatic insufficiency " Decr ileal absorption of B12 = surgical resection, Crohn's MC " Dietary & transcobalamin II deficiencies = RARE cause

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