CHAPTER 4 Flashcards
(107 cards)
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HEMOGLOBIN
RBC
vit and minerals
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35%
65%
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Molecular weight:
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64,000 Daltons
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Respiratory pigment: gives the red color to the blood
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HEMOGLOBIN
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1 gm Hb can carry (?) O2
1gm Hb can carry (?) Fe
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1.34 ml
3.47 mg
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Represents (?) of the total body weight
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> 1%
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It occupies (?) of the red cell mass ([?]O2)
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28%
72%
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HB BIOSYNTHESIS Regulated by
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oxygen tension in the kidneys
Hormones
Enzymes in the heme synthesis pathway
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FUNCTION
Lungs –
Tissues –
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100 mmHg
20 mmHg
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– imp for gas exchange
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Ca and CO2
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COMPONENTS
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Globin chain
Heme group
2, 3 BPG
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Globin chains
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2 Alpha Chains
2 Beta Chains
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Dimer
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Globin chain
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Determines the type of Hb
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Globin chain
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The difference in the globin chain relates both to the
(?) in the chain.
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sequence and to the number of amino acids
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Heme =
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Protoporphyrin IX + Fe+2
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141
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A
Z
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Unknown
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E
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146
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B
D
G
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Portland
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ZG
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Gower 1
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ZE
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Gower 2
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AE
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HbF
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AG
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HbA1
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AB
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HbA2
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AD
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Occurs in the mitochondria and cytoplasm of bone marrow erythrocyte precursors
HEME SYNTHESIS
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Organ for removing:
spleen + macrophages
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STAGES
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Iron is delivered to reticulocyte by transferrin
Iron Delivery and Supply
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Inside the mitochondria
Synthesis of Protoporphyrins
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Mediated by erythropoietin and vit B6
Synthesis of Protoporphyrins
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Recycling
Hb Degradation
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Separation of globin (transported) and heme (further processing)
Hb Degradation
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Cellular respiration; alters O2 carrying capability
2, 3 DIPHOSPHOGLYCERATE (DPG)
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90% of tot energy needed by rbcs
2, 3 DIPHOSPHOGLYCERATE (DPG)
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Major pathway
2, 3 DIPHOSPHOGLYCERATE (DPG)
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2, 3 DIPHOSPHOGLYCERATE (DPG) PATHWAY
Rapoport-Luebering Shunt
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Regulates Hemoglobin affinity to O2
2, 3 DIPHOSPHOGLYCERATE (DPG)
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Facilitate the unloading oxygen from Hb in the tissues
2, 3 DIPHOSPHOGLYCERATE (DPG)
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Breakdown of the RBC (splenic culling, phagocytosis)
ERYTHROCYTE DESTRUCTION
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Toward the end of 120 day life span of the RBC, it begins to break down.
ERYTHROCYTE DESTRUCTION
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The membrane becomes
less flexible
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The concentration of cellular hemoglobin
increases
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Enzyme activity, especially glycolysis,
diminishes
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Occurs when hb breaks down in the blood and free hb is released into plasma
Intravascular Hemolysis (10%)
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Free hb binds to the haptoglobin, hemopexin and albumin and engulfed by macrophages.
Intravascular Hemolysis (10%)
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Intravascular Hemolysis (10%) Laboratory:
o Increased plasma Hb
o Serum Bilirubin
o Serum Lactose
Dehydrogenase
o Decreased serum
haptoglobin
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amino acids go back to the amino acid pool
GLOBIN
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Fe & Protoporphyrin
HEME
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: split off and removed by its attachment to a B-1- globulin
Iron
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Iron - reused carried by
transferrin
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Iron - stored
(ferritin or hemosiderin)
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- broken at the alpha methene bridge by heme oxygenase
Protoporphyrin ring
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- imp in the liver andspleen
Protoporphyrin ring
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- biliverdin and CO
Protoporphyrin ring
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NORMAL HEMOGLOBINS
EH
HbF
HbA1
HbA2
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first 3 months after conception
Embryonic hemoglobins
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= analogue of alpha chain
zeta chain
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= counterpart of the
gamma, beta and delta chains.
epsilon chain
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Major Hb of the fetus and the newborn infant
Hb F
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Acid and alkali resistant
Hb F
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Measured by
Alkali Denaturation & Kleihauer- Betke Acid Elution.
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HbF %
After birth, smaller amounts of HbF are produced
- 6 months = HbF is less than
- After age 2 years = HbF less than
- Adults = less than
8%
2%
1%
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HbA1 %
97%
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HbA2 %
1.5 - 3.5%
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HbA2
B-Thalassemias, hyperthyroidism and in some cases of megaloblastic anemia
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Formed when the RBCs pass through the alveolar capillaries of the lungs.
Oxyhemoglobin (HbO,)
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The O2 is loosely bound and unstable
Oxyhemoglobin (HbO,)
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Scarlet red or bright red color
Oxyhemoglobin (HbO,)
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Reduced form
Deoxyhemoglobin (HbCO2)
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Dark red color
Deoxyhemoglobin (HbCO2)
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The CO2 binds to the free amino group of the Hb to form
carbaminohemoglobin
Deoxyhemoglobin (HbCO2)
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Cherry red color
Carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO)
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Oxygen molecules bound to heme are replaced by carbon monoxide.
Carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO)
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Chief Sources of CO:
automobile exhaust, industrial wastes, tobacco smoking, charcoal burning (10%)
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CO Endogenous source:
< 1%
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CO Critical Value:
5g /100 ml
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May cause irreversible tissue changes
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= asphyxiation
> 50 to 70%
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(tissues deprived of O2)
asphyxiation
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NaOH test:
40% NaOH + EDTA-blood
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Warm gently
NaOH test
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NaOH test
HbCO
HbCO2
Red (+) HbCO
Black-Brown (+)
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Dilution test:
1mlblood+50mlwater
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Dilution test:
HbCO
HbO2
Cherry Red, pink or bluish red
Yellowish red
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Tannic Acid test:
1% Tannic acid
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Tannic Acid test
HЬСО
HbO2
Red precipitate
Black-brown discoloration
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Reduced iron (oxidized)
Methemoglobin/Hemiglobin (Hi)
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Irreversible
Methemoglobin/Hemiglobin (Hi)
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Iron in the hemoglobin molecule is in the ferric (Fe3) state instead of the ferrous (Fe2) state
Methemoglobin/Hemiglobin (Hi)
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Incapable of combining with oxygen.
Methemoglobin/Hemiglobin (Hi)
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Hi Normal
1.5%
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Hi Daily
0.5% - 3%
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- Cyanosis
1.5 g/dL (10%)
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chocolate brown color
Hi
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With strong affinity with CN
Hi
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→ HiCN poisoning
(CN) + NO2 → Hi + CN
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Carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO) Treatment:
administration of O2 (hyperbaric)
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Carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO) Absorption wavelenght:
576 nm
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Methemoglobin/Hemiglobin (Hi) Absorption wavelength:
630 - 635 nm
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Most Iron in the body must be in
Ferrous state (Fe2+)
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Binds to oxygen for transport to lungs and body tissues
Ferrous
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is not able to bind hemoglobin but binds to transferrin
Ferric iron (Fe3+)
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measures the amount of Fe3+ bound to Transferrin
Serum Iron
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free iron; indirect
Serum Iron
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total amount of iron that transferrin can bind when fully saturated
Total lron binding Capacity (TIBC)
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Total lron binding Capacity (TIBC) causrd
dec iron consumption; improper recycling of Hb
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indirect measurement of storage iron in tissue and bone marrow
Serum Ferritin
