exam 2 Flashcards
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Hematocrit
volume of packed RBC expressed as a % of total peripheral blood
hemoglobin chains: types
Alpha, beta, gamma, epsilon
hemoglobin chains: factors
iron, vitamin b12, vitamin b6, folic acid
hemoglobin: cellular structure
porphyrin heme ring produced y mitochondria, iron inserted to form heme, globin chains produced by ribosomes and are joined to heme = hemoglobin
hemoglobin: levels
anemia = <13.5 g/dL for men, <12.5 g/dL for women. transfusion needed < 8 g/dL
anemia
reduction of hemoglobin in blood to below normal levels
anemia: pathogenesis (actions)
iron deficient, breast feeding, vegetarian diet, peptic ulcer, menorrhagia, pregnancy, carcinoma, gastrectomy
anemia: morphology
two ways
due to chronic disease: chronic inflammation and malignant condition
microcytic homochromic: decrease production of hemoglobin (iron, Hb, porphyrin ring)
types of anemia: aplastic
3 types
physiological changes
symptoms
what do they crave
idiopathic, secondary, primary (leukemia)
bone marrow depleted of hematopoietic cells and consists only of fibroblasts, fat cells, and scattered lymphocytes
uncontrollable infections, bleeding tendency, chronic fatigue, sleepiness, weakness
crave chewing ice cubes
types of anemia: macrocytic (megaloblastic)
low vitamin B12 or folic acid
folic acid: inadequate intake (green veggies and fruits), absorbed in jejunum, malabsorption caused by disease (alcoholics and elderly) and or increased demand (pregnancy, cancer)
b12: pernicious anemia: autoimmune due to autoantibodies against parietal cells and intrinsic factor, lack of gastric IF = stomach cancer or gastric bypass surgery, dx: Schilling test: oral radioactive b12 and cold b12; fatigue, short of breath, weakness, neurologic symptoms (can be fixed by therapy)
sickle cell anemia
substitution of glutamic acid by valine (point mutation), african americans (7-10%HbAS, 0.4% HbSS)
SHORT ANSWER: pathogenesis of sickle cell anemia
at low O2 partial pressures (venous side of circulatory system), abnormal HbS molecules crystallize into long, insoluble, polymerized rods, distorting shape of RBC, resulting in occlusion of capillaries, compromising O2 delivery to tissues which causes headaches, pain, cardiopulmonary insufficiency, recurrent infections, delayed intellectual development, neurologic deficits in children
thalassemia
genetic defect in the synthesis of HbA (adult hemoglobin) that reduces the rate of globin chain synthesis
alpha thalassemia: reduced synthesis of alpha chain of globin (gene deletion, usually 4 on chromosome 16)
one deletion: asymptomatic
two deletions: mild anemia with inc. RBC count
three deletions: severe anemia
four deletions: lethal in utero, hydrops fetalis
beta thalassemia: reduced synthesis of beta chain of globin
minor: hetero, mild and nonspecific symptoms
major: homo, severe and serious, chronic transfusions necessary
crew cut look
polycythemia
primary (polycythemia vera): clonal proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells, uncontrolled production of RBC (mutation; erythropoietin dec., always linked with blood cancer); symptoms due to blood hyperviscosity: blurry vision, headache, inc. risk of venous thrombosis, flush face due to congestion (plethora) and itching (eg. after bathing, inc. histamine
secondary: inc. RBC volume owing to bone marrow hyperplasia by inc. erythropoietin, caused by prolonged hypoxia; high altitudes, anoxia secondary to chronic lung disease (COPD), congenital heart disease
leukemia
WBC precursors in bone marrow and peripheral blood
types of leukemia: acute lymphoblastic
most common form in children, massive infiltration of bone marrow and peripheral blood with immature lymphoid cells (blasts)
good prognosis with chemo
types of leukemia: acute myelogenous
who does it affect
what physiological changes
prognosis
acid type
most common acute form in adults, clonal proliferation of myeloblasts in bone marrow (20%), fatal in 6 months with no treatment, all trans retinotic vitamin A acid
types of leukemia: chronic myelogenous
pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells, too many in peripheral blood and bone marrow, Philadelphia chromosome, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, transplant, chemo
types of leukemia: hairy cell
cells affected and how
+ for
sign
treatment
neoplastic proliferation of mature B cells, + for tartrate-resistant acid phosphate (TRAP); splenomegaly; good response to 2-CDA (chemo, adenosine deaminase inhibitor)
types of leukemia: chronic lymphocytic
lymphoid cells; lymph node involvement leads to generalized lymphadenopathy and is called small lymphocytic lymphoma; 7-9 years after dx
lymphoma
ages
organs affected
malignant or benign?
any age, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, bone marrow, no benign types
types of lymphoma: non-Hodgkins: follicular
most common form, older people, slow growing, 7-9 years after dx
types of lymphoma: non-Hodgkins: diffuse-large cell
most common aggressive form; tissues infiltrated with large lymphoid cells that have irregular nuclear outlines and prominent nuclei
chemo
types of lymphoma: non-Hodgkins: Burkitt’s
malignant tumor of small B cells (EBV); extranodal masses, sub-saharan (jaw), abdominal mass; high mitotic index
“starry sky”