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Acanthocytes
(Spur/spike cells)

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RBCs show many spicules

Liver disease, hyposplenism, abetalipoproteinaemia (rare)

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Basophilic RBC stippling

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Accelerated erythropoiesis or defective Hb synthesis, small dots at the periphery are seen (rRNA)

Lead poisoning, megaloblastic anaemia, myelodysplasia, liver disease, haemoglobinopathies e.g. thalassaemia

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Burr cells
(Echinocyte)

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Like a sea urchin with regular spicules

Often an artefact if blood has sat in EDTA prior to film being made.
Uraemia, renal failure, GI bleeding, stomach carcinoma

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Heinz bodies

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Inclusions on very edge of RBCs due to denatured Hb

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, chronic liver disease

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Howell-Jolly bodies

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Basophilic (purple spot) nuclear remnants in RBCs

[Note: much bigger purple spots in nucleated RBCs)

Post-splenectomy or hyposplenism (e.g. sickle cell disease)
Megaloblastic anaemia
hereditary spherocytosis

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Leucoerythroblastic

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A phrase to denote the presence of nucleated red blood cells and myeloid precursors in peripheral blood

Bone marrow infiltration i.e. myelofibrosis, malignancy

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Pelger Huet Cells

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Hyposegmented neutrophil with 2 lobes like a dumbbell
Pseudo-pelger huet cells are also hypogranular

Congenital (lamin B Receptor mutation)
Acquired (myelogenous leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes [pseudo-pelger in MDS])

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Polychromasia

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Bluish red blood cells due to presence of DNA. Polychromatic cells are usually reticulocytes which are immature RBCs

Usually increased naturally in response to shortened RBC life
↑in haemolytic anaemias
↓aplastic anaemia, chemo

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Right shift

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Hypermature white cells - hypersegmented polymorphs (>5 lobes to nucleus)

Megaloblastic anaemia, uraemia, liver disease

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Rouleaux formation

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Red cells stacked on each other

Chronic inflammation,
paraproteinaemia,
multiple myeloma

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Schistocytes

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Fragmented parts of RBCs – typically irregularly shaped with sharp edges and no central pallor

Microangiopathic anaemia, e.g. DIC, haemolytic uraemic syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, pre-eclampsia

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Spherocytes

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Sphere shaped RBCs
Often a little smaller

Hereditary spherocytosis,
Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia

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Stomatocytes

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Central pallor is straight, curved or rod-like shape. RBCs appear as ‘smiling faces’ or ‘fish mouth’

Can be an artefact during slide preparation.
If not: Hereditary stomatocytosis, high alcohol intake, liver disease

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Target cells (codocyte)

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Bull’s-eye appearance in central pallor

Liver disease, hyposplenism, thalassaemia, IDA

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poikilocytosis

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(shape) pencil cells

in iron deficiency anaemia

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Sideroblastic Anaemia

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Ineffective erythropoiesis → iron loading (bone marrow) causing haemosiderosis (endocrine, liver, and cardiac damage due to iron deposition).
* Diagnosis: Ring sideroblasts seen in the bone marrow (erythroid precursors with iron deposited in mitochondria in a ring around the nucleus).
* Causes: myelodysplastic disorders, following chemotherapy, irradiation, alcohol excess, lead excess, anti-TB drugs or myeloproliferative disease.
* Treatment: Remove the cause and consider Pyridoxine (vitamin B6 promotes RBC production). Consider giving EPO.

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what does Megaloblastic blood film mean?

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= Hypersegmented polymorphs, leukopenia, macrocytosis, anaemia, thrombocytopenia with megaloblasts. Megaloblasts are red cell precursors with an immature nucleus and mature cytoplasm. B12 and folate are required for nucleus maturation.

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how to manage pernicious anaemia ?

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Treatment: Replenish stores with IM hydroxocobalamin (B12) in 6 injections over 2 weeks.
NICE recommend testing for anti-parietal cell / anti-intrinsic factor antibodies as if there is an autoimmune cause rather than dietary, patients will need 3-monthly IM injections.

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inheritance of G6pD

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X linked recessive

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Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (inheriatnce, features, treatment)

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  • Autosomal recessive (but autosomal dominant has been observed with the disorder)
  • Clinical features: can be severe neonatal jaundice, splenomegaly, haemolytic anaemia
  • Treatment: most do not require treatment (can incl blood transfusion or splenectomy)
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how is sickle cell diagnosed ?

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Diagnosis: sickle cells and target cells on blood film, sickle solubility test, Hb electrophoresis, Guthrie test (birth) to aid prompt pneumococcal prophylaxis (+FHx)

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inheritance of factor 8 and fatcor 9 defiicney

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X linkned recessive

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diagnosis of haemophilia A?

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Diagnosis: ↑APTT, normal PT and ↓ factor VIII assay.

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DVT prophylaxis:
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Daily subcutaneous LMWH (prophylactic dose), TED stockings
o Note: Some DOACs are now licensed for DVT prophylaxis e.g. in post-op ortho patients

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Treatment of DVT/PE:
LMWH (treatment dose) followed by Warfarin or Apixaban/Rivaroxaban/Edoxaban (DOACs) * LMWH stopped once INR in therapeutic range (2-3) (with some DOACs LMWH can be stopped immediately) * Reason for continuing LMWH while warfarin started: Warfarin also affects protein C/S and often leads to procoagulant state in the first few days before anticoagulant effect Duration of treatment: * 3 months minimum * For clearly provoked VTE consider stop at this point * Unprovoked VTE needs anticoagulation for 6 months * Otherwise, needs a clinical decision to be made: there are risk stratification tools used for this. Young men and patients with high baseline D-Dimer are at greater risk. * Recurrent VTE usually needs lifelong treatment
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Warfarin mechnaism *
Inhibits the vitamin K epoxide reductase enzyme responsible for regenerating the active form of vitamin K and therefore inhibits the synthesis of factors 2, 7, 9, 10 and proteins C, S and Z
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Heparin mechanism
* Potentiates antithrombin III which inactivates thrombin, and factors 9, 10, 11
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haem changes in pregnancy
plasma volume increase red cell mass increase MCV increase WCC increase haemoglobin decrease haematocrit decrease platelets decrease
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Auer rods
acute myeloid leukaemia Auer rods are cytoplasmic inclusions containing enzymes such as MPO
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t(9;22) BCR-ABL1 (Philadelphia chromosome)
chronic myleoid leukaemia
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massive splenomegaly in blood cancer what is it?
chronic myeloid leukaemia
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common mutation in CML
* Ph+ve (Philadelphia chromosome) in 80% = chromosomal translocation (9;22) o Using FISH * PCR for BCR-ABL (Philadelphia Chr) fusion gene o Monitor disease and therapeutic response by monitoring BCR-ABL levels
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chemo for chronic myeloid leukaemia
Tx = imatinib (BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor
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Richter’s transformation
– whereby CLL transforms to more aggressive large cell lymphoma
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smear cells
CLL
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staging for CLL
Binet Staging A, B & C (Rai Staging I-IV could also be used) Stage A o High WBC o <3 groups of enlarged lymph nodes o Usually no treatment required Stage B o >3 groups of enlarged lymph nodes Stage C o Anaemia or thrombocytopenia
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different types of non-hodgkins lymphoma and how aggressive / bad they are ?
o High Grade Very Aggressive – Burkitt’s Aggressive – Diffuse Large B-Cell, Mantle Cell o Low Grade Indolent – Follicular, Marginal Zone, Small Lymphocytic * HIGHER GRADE LYMPHOMAS ARE EASIER TO TREAT!
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staging of non hodskins lymphoma
* Staging Lugano
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“Starry sky” appearance on blood film
burkitt's lymphoma (non hodkins lymphoma) NOTE: starry sky describes macrophages filled with cellular debris
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“Angular/ clefted nuclei”
Mantle cell lymphoma
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“Sheets of large lymphoid cells”
Diffuse Large B-cell (DLBC)
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“Follicular pattern” “Nodular appearance”
Follicular
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HTLV-1 infection
Adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma
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lymphoma Associated with mycosis fungoides
Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma
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t(8;14)
burkitts
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t(11;14)
mantle cell
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t(14;18)
follicular
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t(2;5)
anaplastic large cell lymphoma
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what is multiple myeloma - what proteins invovled ?
Multiple Myeloma: neoplasia of plasma cells (effector B cells antibodies) of BM. Production of monoclonal immunoglobulin - “paraprotein” → IgG most common. Middle-Aged to Elderly. Increased incidence in Afro-Caribbeans.
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes
* Characterised by: peripheral cytopenia; qualitative abnormalities of cell maturation; risk of AML transformation * Typically seen in the elderly; symptoms usually develop over weeks/months (incidental) * By definition all patients have <20% blasts (>20% blasts = acute leukaemia) Clinical Features * BM failure and cytopenias  infection, bleeding, fatigue * Hypercellular BM * Defective cells: o RBCs e.g. ring sideroblasts (abn nucleated blast surrounded by iron granule ring) o WBCs – hypogranulation, Pseudo-Pelger-huet anomaly (hyposegmented neutro) o Platelets – micromegakaryocytes, hypolobated nuclei N.B. In the exam – use an ‘investigative approach’ to pick out clues that lead to classification
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polycythaemia vera mutation
JAK2 (V617F).
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raised red cells causes ?
Primary causes: * Polycythaemia vera * Familial polycythaemia Secondary causes ( EPO): * Disease states (renal Ca), high altitude, chronic hypoxia e.g. COPD Relative (Pseudo) Polycythaemia Red cell mass normal but plasma volume is reduced. * Dehydration, burns, vomiting, diarrhoea, cigarette smoking
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masive icnrease in platelets what is it ?
Essential Thrombocythaemia (or Thrombocytosis) An MPD where megakaryocytes dominate the BM. 50% associated with JAK2. Also associated with MPL mutation and CALR. Clinical features * Incidental finding in 50% * Venous and arterial thrombosis (stroke & MI), gangrene and haemorrhage * Erythromelalgia * Splenomegaly, dizziness, headaches, visual disturbances Investigations * Platelet count >600x109 * Blood film – large platelets and megakaryocyte fragments * Increased BM megakaryocytes (not reactive) Treatment * Aspirin * Anagrelide – reduce formation of platelets from megakaryocytes * Hydroxycarbamide
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TACO vs TRALI?
trali = fever, no heart failure, normal or negative fluid balance, no peripheral oedema
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trali what does it stand for ?
transfusion related acute lung injruy
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Taco what does it stand for ?
transfusion associated cirulatory overload
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