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Characteristics of Blood

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  • Blood is a liquid tissue

* Blood is 45% cells and 55% plasma

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Contents and characteristics of plasma

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• The liquid part of blood
o Dissolved solutes such as sodium, potassium, bicarbonate, electrolytes, hormones, cytokines and other particles
• 93% of plasma is water, and 7% of plasma is protein, mainly albumin, immunoglobulins (gammaglobulins)

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Characteristics of serum

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  • The fluid remaining after blood clots
  • Analyzed for most blood lab tests
  • Since it doesn’t contain fibrinogen (a coagulation protein) so it doesn’t clog the lab equipment
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What are the formed elements

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• Erythrocytes (RBC), leukocytes (WBC), and thrombocytes/platelets

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Characteristics of RBC

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  • intact whole cells

- are most abundant (they need to transport oxygen)

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Characteristics of platelets

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are the fragments of the cytoplasm of a bone marrow cell (megakaryocyte)

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Where do formed elements reside in?

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Bone Marrow

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Characteristics of Red Marrow

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 In central cavity of bones of the spine, pelvis, ribs, cranium, and the proximal ends of long bones
 25% develops RBC
 75% develops WBC (because they have a shorter life span)

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Characteristics of yellow marrow

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stores fat and can become red marrow if necessary

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Where do blood cells also exist

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Spleen, lymph nodes, thymus

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What does the quantity of cells depend on?

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o Life span

o Rate of production

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The generation of blood cells

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Hematopoiesis

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What do all cells arise from?

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Pluripotent hematopoietic stem cell

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What does the pluripotent stem cell give rise to?

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2 multipotent stem cells

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What is another name for the multipotent stem cells

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Progenitor cells

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What do progenitor cells give rise to?

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  • Lymphoid Progenitor Cells

- Myeloid Progenitor Cells

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What do lymphoid progenitor cells give rise to

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-Lymphocytes 
(T cells (mature in thymus) B cells (mature in bone marrow and turn into plasma cells))
-Leukocytes
-WBC

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What do myeloid progenitor cells give rise to?

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  • Granulocytes (Neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils)
  • Monocytes
  • Erythrocytes
  • Megakaryocytes
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Do white blood cells contain a nucleus?

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Yes

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What is the role of granulocytes?

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(Neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils)

-Part of inflammatory reactions, have digestive enzymes, in allergic reactions

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What is the role of megakayocytes

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  • Precussor cells to platelets

- Stop bleeding, role in coagulation

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Where are blood cells made in a fetus?

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Liver and Spleen

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Where are blood cells made from birth on?

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-Shifts to the red marrow

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Do the liver and spleen retain their ability to produce cellular elements?

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Yes

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-Blood cell production by the liver and spleen | -Occur when the bone marrow if wiped out
Extramedullary Hematopoiesis
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Where are bone marrow biopsies taken from?
Iliac crest and sternum
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Characteristics of RBC (origination, life ex. components)
• Originate from myeloid progenitor cells in the marrow • Begin nucleated, but the nucleus is ejected before the cell enters the bloodstream so there is more room for hemoglobin • Live 120 days and iron and hemoglobin are recycled o Hemoglobin AIC is a great test for diabetics because it tests the past 3 months glucose levels
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What is usually the problem if you have low reticulocytes?
Problem with bone marrow
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What is the problem if you have too high reticulocytes?
Anemia
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Characteristics of hemoglobin
* Compound in RBC to which oxygen attaches to * Functions to transport oxygen from lungs to tissues * Synthesis requires iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and folic acid
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Where is erythropoietin made and what is its function?
Made in the kidney and it stimulates RBC production
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How is EPO stimulated?
By the amount of oxygen delivered to the kidneys via RBC
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Low oxygen, increases/decreases EPO and RBC
Increases
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How many heme units are on a RBC?
4
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What problems occur if you have problems with your heme state?
- Genetic defect that can cause disease - Lacking iron- can lead to iron deficiency - You wont have effective iron transport
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What stimulates WBC production
- Hormones - Inflammatory molecules - Immune molecules
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3 characteristics of WBC
* Nucleated phagocytic cells * Fight microbes and non-self-invaders * Promote repair process
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What are the number of neutrophils high in?
Bacterial infection
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What are the number of lymphocytes high in?
Viral infections
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How long do RBC live?
120 days
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How long do neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils live?
4 days
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How long do lymphocytes and monocytes live?
1 or 2 weeks
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How long do platelets live?
1 week
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How long does aspirin inhibit platelet activity
For the life of the platelet (so 1 week)
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How are old RBC removed?
The spleen
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What is the premature destruction of RBC called?
Hemolysis
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What is a sign of hemolysis?
Jaundice- bc bilirubin increases in the blood and causes jaundice
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Describe the laboratory assessment of formed elements
* Blood samples are taken from peripheral blood | * Anticoagulants are used to keep the sample clot free
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What is included on a CBC
• RBC, WBC, White blood cell differential, hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelets
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What are elevated/depressed numbers seen on a CBC if your patient has an infection
o Infection= high neutrophils and left shift (high in bacterial inflammatory responses)
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This varies between men and women and it is often used
Hemoglobin
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This is a percentage of the amount of blood that is RBC
hematocrit
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What are examples of Red Cell indicies
- MCV - MCH - MCHC
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Average cell size
MCV
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o Average amount of hemoglobin in an average RBC
MCH
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o Average concentration of hemoglobin per unit of volume in an average RBC
MCHC
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What are 2 things that are important for the diagnosis of disease
- Size of RBC | - Hemoglobin concentration
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Hypochromic=
too little hemoglobin
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Hyperchromic
too much hemoglobin
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 Elevated when RBC production increases as the bone marrow increases production
Reticulocytes
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• Abnormally low hemoglobin in the blood | o Decreased numbers of RBC, decreased hemoglobin, or both
Anemia
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Is anemia usually a sign for an underlying condition
Yes
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What is the first lab test you run to diagnoses someone with anemia
CBC and red cell indicies
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What are 2 causes of anemia
- Failed bone marrow production | - RBC loss due to hemorrhage or destruction
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What are symptoms of anemia
``` • SOB • Tired • Weak • Pale • Tachycardia o Body is demanding more O2 • Palpitations • Ticitnic • Angina o Not enough oxygen in the heart • Kidneys are going to secrete erythropoietin to increase RBC production ```
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What is the goal of anemia
• Goal is to reestablish oxygen to tissues | o Increase SV and HR
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What are 2 problems that hemorrhage creates?
-Loss of oxygen carrying capacity -Loss of iron (If you lose blood its hard to restore nutrients)
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What are some dangers of acute blood loss?
o Lose the O2 carrying capacity o Lose Iron o Danger- shock and death 
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What type of shock can be caused by blood loss
Hypovolemic Shock
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Where is chronic blood loss usually seen?
Through the GI tract (from colon, or uterus usually)
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Is blood loss fast or slow in chronic blood loss?
Slow, trickling blood loss
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If you are over 50 and you present with anemia, what is probably your diagnosis?
• GI/Colon carcinoma until proven otherwise
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What can cause chronic blood loss in a young female?
Menstrual periods
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What are 4 main features of anemia?
- Short RBC life span - Active hypercellular bone marrow - Increased blood erythropoietin - Blood that contains high amounts of reticulocytes or new RBC
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Why is the bone marrow hypercellular?
because the bone marrow works overtime to try to replace dying cells
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Why is EPO high?
secreted by the kidney to stimulate more RBC production
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How are most anemias caused?
Genetic defects
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What are 4 kinds of genetic anemias?
- Sickle cell - Hereditary Spherocytosis - Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (G6PD) - Thalassemia
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What is the mutation that causes Sickle cell?
* Point mutation of chromosome 11 | * Substitution of valine (hydrophobic) instead of glutamine acid (hydrophilic)
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How does this mutation effect the cell?
Changes the 3D shape
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What type of anemia do patients with Sickle cell present with?
Normocytic Normochromic
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What triggers Sickle Cell anemia?
* Mostly in hypoxic situation * Lose hemoglobin F * Hypoxic injury that decreases oxygen and changes the ability for O2 to be traveled on cells
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Can Sickle cell be reversed?
Yes- if you remove the cause of hypoxia | -At some point it’s not reversible and it can occlude vessels
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What can Sickle cell cause?
• Infections caused by loss of splenic immune function o Accumulated infarcts destroy the spleen o Strep pneumonia, salmonella
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What is treatment for Sickle cell?
o Increase hemoglobin F (fetal hemoglobin) o Pain control o Hydration o Make sure they have vaccines (meningitis, pneumonia, influenza)
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Describe hereditary Spherocytosis
• Spectrin mutation, in cell membrane and allows it to be flexible • When mutation, it can cause destruction cause it can’t move and deform easily o Mild anemia, jaundice, splenomegaly
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Describe G6PD
* X linked recessive genetic disorder that causes deficiency of G6PD in RBC * G6PD is important in the in the supply of energy to stabilize the RBC membrane * Mutation causes the RBC to be fragile and susceptible to destruction
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Describe Thalassemia
* A group of microcytic (low MCV) hemolytic diseases that tend to occur in people of Mediterranean decent * Impairs synthesis of the alpha or beta peptide chains of the globin protein of hemoglobin
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What does thalassemia impair?
• The genetic defect effects the amount of hemoglobin synthesized
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Describe the cells in thalassemia
* Rendered the RBC fragile and susceptible to hemolysis | * RBC are pale and normal and lack the amount of hemoglobin in the cytoplasm
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Describe the RBC in thalassemia
• Causes microcytic hypochromic RBC
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What are examples of non-genetic hemolytic anemias
- Iron defieciency - Megaloblastic (Macrocytic) - Perniciuos - Anemia of chronic disease - Aplastic anemia

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