Cont 3 Flashcards
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Increase RBC
Polycythemia
Decrease RBC
anemia
Cause anemia
Decrease erythropoiesis (NO Fe, NO vitB12, aplastic anemia/ bone marrow disease)
Increase erythrolysis (Hemolysis, hepatosplenomegaly)
Bleeding (acute-injury, chronic GI bleeding, menstruation, preg/delivery)
Def polycythemia
increase hematocrit with normal blood volum
Cause polycythemia
Primary: uncontrolled erythropoisis in bone marrow (Polycythemia Rubra Vera)/ cancer
Secondary: pathologically increase erythropoitein production - kidney (hypoxia b/c decrease local perfusion)
Polycythemia impact on circulation
increase hematocrit
increase TPR
Therapy polycythemia
traditional: remove/ dilut blood
current: eliminate stimuli/ suppression erythropoiesis
Type of anemia based on
chromic index
Hypochromic means
Fe dependent
Hypochromic microcyter anemia
Hyperchromic means
pernicious anemia
Normochromic menas
aplastic anemia
Hypochromic microcyte cause
NO/ malabs Fe
increase Fe requirement (pregnancy, lactation, rapid growth children)
Hypochromic microcyte symptoms
unspecific
Effect of hypochromic
decrease Hematocrit, HgB, MCV (cell size), MCH (amount HgB)
low ferritin, Fe in serum
increase total Fe binding capacity TIBC in blood - transferrin
Therapy hypochromic
oral Fe supplement
(food: total body Fe human: 3-4g
2/3 of it incorporated into heme erythrocytes)
Hyperchromic megaloblastic
NO B12 (rarely folic acid)
intrinsic factor deficiency:
Primary: NONE
Secondary: hypacidity, anacidity, alcoholism, tumor
Hyperchromic megaloblastic symptoms
Neurological: neuritis, dementia
Non specific: weight loss, pale, dry skin, diarrhea, soreness tongue, tendency for hemolysis
Effect Hyperchromic megaloblastic
decrease/ extremely low RBC no., hematocrit, HgB
increase MCV, MCH
peripheral smear: macrocytes
Therapy hyperchromic megaloblastic
parenteral
B12 supplement
folic acid
Fe
VitC
Normochromic, other types includes
hermorrhagic
hemolytic
aplastic
sicke cell anemia
thalassemia
Hermorrhagic
acute/ chronic blood loss
Hemolytic def
life span RBC decrease
Cause hemolytic
hemoglobin abnormal
bacterial. viral inf, autoimmune disease
toxins
aplastic
bone marrow disease -> reduced hemopoiesis