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Hematology - Hematopoiesis, Erythropoiesis, & Stains Flashcards

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What is a Romanowsky stain?

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a nonvital (dead cell) polychrome stain

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List the 4 Romanowsky stains.

GWML

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  1. Giemsa stain
  2. Wright and Wright-Giemsa stain
  3. May-Grunwald stain
  4. Leishman stain
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List the components of a Wright stain.

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  1. methylene blue - a basic dye that stains acidic cellular components BLUE (DNA and RNA)
  2. eosin - an acidic dye that stains basic components red-orange (hemoglobin and eosinophilic cytoplasmic granules)
  3. methanol fixative - fixes cells to slide
  4. phosphate buffer (6.4)
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What is Prussian blue?

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a nonvital monochrome stain - stains specific cellular components

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Lis the components of a Prussian blue stain.

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  1. potassium ferrocyanide
  2. HCL
  3. safranin counterstain
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What is Prussian blue used to visualize?

IHU

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  1. iron granules in RBCs (siderotic iron granules)
  2. histiocytes
  3. urine epithelial cells
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List the supravital (living cell) monochrome stains.

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  1. new methylene blue
  2. neutral red with brilliant cresyl green as a counter stain
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What is new methylene blue used for?

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to precipitate RNA in reticulocytes => measure of bone marrow erythropoeisis

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What is neutral red/brilliant cresyl green used for?

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visualize Heinz bodies => G6PD deficiency and other unstable hemoglobin disorders

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Are fixatives used in supravital stains?

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no

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Where does hematopoiesis occur in the fetus?

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1-2 mo: yolk sac (primitive erythroblasts; embryonic hgb - Gower I, Gower II, & Portland)

3-6 mo: liver spleen (liver is primary site)

7 mo - 4 yr: bone marrow (ALL marrow is active)

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List the organs of the reticuloendothelial system (RES).

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  1. bone marrow
  2. spleen
  3. liver
  4. thymus
  5. lymph nodes
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List the functions of the reticuloendothelial system.

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  1. hematopoiesis
  2. phagocytosis
  3. immune defense
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List the location of active marrow in adults.

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flat bones

  1. skull
  2. sternum
  3. pelvis
  4. ribs
  5. vertebrae
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Which hormone regulates the rate of erythropoiesis?

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Erythropoietin (EPO)

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Explain blood cell maturation.

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Where and when is EPO produced?

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-produced by the kidneys in response to cellular hypoxia and stimulates stem cells in the bone marrow, primarily CFU-E, to mature into erythrocytes

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Which cells are derived from a common myeloid progenitor (CMP) cell in the bone marrow?

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-erythrocytes
-granulocytes
-monocytes
-thrombocytes (platelets)

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What is the precursor of the platelet?

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megakaryocyte

-platelets are fragments of megakaryocyte cytoplasm

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Where are lymphocytes produced?

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  1. primary lymphoid tissue (thymus and bone marrow)
  2. spleen
  3. lymph nodes
  4. intestine-assoc. lymphoid tissue
  5. tonsils
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What is the normal lifespan of an erythrocyte?

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120 days

-phagocytic cells of the RES removed aged RBCs from circulation
-iron and globin chains are recycled
-heme is degraded and excreted as bilirubin

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In a normal individual, what % of RBCs is replaced daily?

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1%

-reticulocytes are released from the bone marrow into the circulation to replace aged cells removed by the RES

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In the primary lymphoid tissue, what is the site of pre-B cell differentiation?

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bone marrow

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In the primary lymphoid tissue, what is the site of pre-T cell differentiation?

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thymus

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What is antigen-independent lymphopoiesis?
pre-B and pre-T cell differentiation in the primary lymphoid tissues
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What is antigen-dependent lymphopoiesis?
lymphopoiesis that depends on antigenic stimulation of T and B lymphocytes -occurs in secondary lymphoid tissue - lymph nodes, spleen, gut-associated tissue (Peyer's patches)
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What happens to the nuclear:cytoplasmic (N:C) ratio as most cells mature?
the ratio decreases as the volume of the nucleus decreases
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What is the best indicator of the age of a cell?
that amount of chromatin clumping in the nucleus
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What is the color of the cytoplasm in blasts?
royal blue due to the presence of RNA
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What is the significance of nucleoli in a cell nucleus?
they are sites of ribosomal RNA synthesis -seen in the nuclei of immature cells and reactive lymphocytes -indicate that the cell is capable of mitosis
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How are leukocytes classified?
1. phagocytes (granulocytes, monocytes) 2. immunocytes (lymphocytes, plasma cells, monocytes)
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List the granulocytes.
1. neutrophils 2. basophils 3. eosinophils
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What leukocyte is the first to reach the tissues and phagocytize bacteria?
neutrophils
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Which leukocyte arrives at the site of inflammation after neutrophils?
macrophages (monocytes in tissues)
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What type of immunity do T lymphocytes provide?
cellular immunity
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What lymphocyte makes up 80% of lymphocytes in the blood?
T lymphocytes
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When activated, what to T lymphocytes produce?
cytokines/interleukins
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What do B lymphocytes develop into in the tissue?
plasma cells
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What do B lymphocytes produce?
antibodies
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What type of immunity do B lymphocytes provide?
humoral immunity
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What is the function of natural killer (NK) lymphocytes?
destroy tumor cells and cells infected with viruses -also known as large granular lymphocytes (LGLs)
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What is the function of eosinophils?
modulate allergic response caused by basophil degranulation
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What is the function of basophils?
mediate immediate hypersensitivity reactions (type I, anaphylactic)
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Name the stages of development in the erythrocytic series, using 2 systems of nomenclature.
1. rubriblast (pronormoblast) 2. prorubricyte (basophilic normoblast) 3. rubricyte (polychromatophilic normoblast) 4. metarubricyte (orthochromic normoblast) 5. diffusely basophilic erythrocyte (polychromatophilic erythrocyte/reticulocyte) 6. mature erythrocyte
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Pronormoblast 14-24 um N:C ratio is 8:1 royal blue cytoplasm fine chromatin 1-2 nucleoli normally confined to the bone marrow
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-14-24 um -N:C ratio is 8:1 -royal blue cytoplasm -fine chromatin -1-2 nucleioli -normally confined to the bone marrow
Pronormoblast
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Basophilic normoblast 12-17 um N:C ratio of 6:1 deep blue cytoplasm chromatin is coarser with slightly visible parachromatin nucleoli usually not visible normally confined to the bone marrow
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-12-17 um -N:C ratio of 6:1 -deep blue cytoplasm -chromatin is coarser with slightly visible parachromatin -nucleoli usually not visible -normally confined to the bone marrow
basophilic normoblast
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polychromatophilic normoblast 10-15 um N:C ratio is 4:1 cytoplasm is polychromatophilic due to hemoglobin production chromatin is clumped with distinct areas of parachromatin (spoke-like pattern) last stage to divide normally confined to the bone marrow
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-10-15 um -N:C ratio is 4:1 -cytoplasm is polychromatophilic due to hemoglobin production -chromatin is clumped with distinct areas of parachromatin (spoke-like pattern) -last stage to divide normally confined to the bone marrow
polychromatophilic normoblast
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Orthochromic normoblast -8-12 um -N:C ratio is 1:2 -nucleus is pyknotic -last nucleated stage -normally confined to the bone marrow
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-8-12 um -N:C ratio is 1:2 -nucleus is pyknotic -last nucleated stage -normally confined to the bone marrow
orthochromic normoblast
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polychromatophilic erythrocyte -7-10 um -no nucleus -cytoplasm is diffusely basophilic (bluish tinge) -reticulum seen with supravital stain -0.5-1.5% of RBCs in adult peripheral blood
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-7-10 um -no nucleus -cytoplasm is diffusely basophilic (bluish tinge) -reticulum seen with supravital stain -0.5-1.5% of RBCs in adult peripheral blood
polychromatophilic erythrocyte
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mature erythrocyte -7-8 um -biconcave disk -reddish-pink cytoplasm with area of central pallor 1/3 diameter of cell
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-7-8 um -biconcave disk -reddish-pink cytoplasm with area of central pallor 1/3 diameter of cell
mature erythrocyte
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What is the last nucleated stage in the development of an erythrocyte?
orthochromic normoblast (metarubricyte)
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What is asynchronous erythropoiesis?
the nucleus and cytoplasm mature at different rates
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What causes megaloblastic asynchronous erythropoiesis?
vitamin B12 and/or folic acid deficiency
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Explain megaloblastic asynchronous erythropoiesis.
-nucleus lags behind cytoplasm in maturation -cells grow larger without dividing
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What characteristics of megaloblastic asynchronous erythropoiesis are seen on the peripheral smear?
oval macrocytes
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What causes iron deficiency asynchronous erythropoeisis?
iron deficiency - reduces erythropoietin production
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Explain iron deficiency asynchronous erythropoiesis.
-cytoplasm lags behind nucleus in maturation due to inadequate iron for hemoglobin synthesis
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What characteristic is seen on the peripheral smear in iron deficiency asynchronous erythropoiesis?
microcytic, hypochromic RBCs
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What is the best way to judge the size of an erythrocyte on a Wright-stained smear?
a normocytic RBC is approx. the same size, or slightly smaller than the nucleus of a mature lymphocyte
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What is the first sign of accelerated erythropoiesis?
increased reticulocyte count
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What substances are needed for erythropoiesis?
1. iron 2. amino acids 3. folic acid/B12 4. erythropoietin 5. vitamin B6 6. trace minerals
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Why is iron needed for erythropoiesis?
transports oxygen (ferrous state - Fe2+)
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Why are amino acids needed for erythropoiesis?
globin-chain synthesis
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Why are folic acid and B12 needed for erythropoiesis?
DNA replication/cell division
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How does the size of a cell change during maturation?
becomes smaller
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How does the N:C ratio of a cell change during maturation?
becomes smaller
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How does the cytoplasm of a cell change during maturation?
-less basophilic due to loss of RNA -granulocytes produce granules -erythrocytes become pink due to hemoglobin production
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How does the nucleus of a cell change during maturation?
-becomes smaller -nuclear chromatin condenses -nucleoli disappear -in granulocyte series = nucleus indents, then segments -in erythrocyte series = nucleus is extruded

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