Memorization Flashcards
Plasmin
Breaks down fibrin, fibrinogen and degrades coag factors
CD28
Molecule necessary for T cell activation
Factor V Leiden
Produces a factor V resistant to degradation by protein C –> hypercoaguable states!
Acanthocyte
Spiny RBCS seen in liver disease and abetalipoproteinemia
Basophilic stippling
Seen in thalassemia, anemia of chronic disease and lead poisoning
Bite cells
G6PD Deficiency
Burton’s line, Ab colic, foot/wrist drop, encephalopathy
Lead poisoning
X linked for deficiency in ALA synthase
Sideroblastic anemia
Child with megaloblastic anemia that can’t be cured with b12 or folate
Orotic aciduria
Mutation in uridine monophosphate
Fanconi’s anemia
DNA repair defect - cause of aplastic anemia
X-linked, back pain and hbglobinuria
G6PD defiency
Auto recessive, decreased ATP, rigid RBCs
Pyruvate kinase deficiency
Glu to Lys on B globin gene
HbC
Painful abdomen, port wine colored urine, polyneuropathy, psycho, precipitated by drugs
Acute intermittent porphyria
Accumulation of porphobilinogen, ALA, uroporphyrin
Defective porphobilinogen deaminase
Most common porphyria
Tea colored urine
Blistering cutaneous photosensitivity
Porphyria cutanea tarda
Defective uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
Defect in GP1B
Bernard soulier
Defective platelet adhesion
Defect in GpIIa/IIIb
Glanzman’s thrombasthenia
Anti-GpIIa/IIIb antibodies
ITP
Deficiency of ADAMTS 13
TTP
T(8;14), c-myc
Burkitt lymphoma
T(11;14) , cyclin D1, CD 5+, associated with chronic inflammatory states
Mantle cell lymphoma
T(14;18), b-cl2
Follicular lymphoma
T(15;17)
M3 AML
T(9;22)
CML or ALL subtype