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define hemoglobinemia

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excess hemoglobin in blood plasma

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define hemoglobinuria

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excess hemoglobin in urine

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define hematuria

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blood in urine

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define hemosiderinuria

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hemosiderin in urine

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define the membrane defect in hereditary spherocytosis

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  • vertical spektrin ankyrin defect
  • causes lipid destabilization and loss of membrane material with age
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describe osmotic fragility with hereditary spherocytosis

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increased

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describe relative anemia (hydremia)

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  • increase plasma vol but stable hct
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list possible causes of hydremia

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  • pregnancy
  • hyperproteinemia
  • mass IV or FFP infusion
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describe classic presentation of hereditary spherocytosis

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  • jaundice
  • splenomegaly
  • anemia
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describe treatment possibilities of HS

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  • if mod to severe hemolysis = splenectomy
  • splenectomy will resolve symptoms but defect persists
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lab findings of spherocytosis

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  • DAT (=)
  • folic acid: decrease (using more)
  • MCV: decrease
  • MCHC: increased
  • reticulocytes: increased in normal response
  • RDW: increased
  • osmotic fragility: increased
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describe the principle of osmotic fragility

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RBCs placed in hypotonic soln will draw in water and swell until lysis

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at what point do normal rbc pops begin lysis

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0.45% and complete at 0.35%

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what is the osmotic fragility of target cells

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decreased due to less hgb present opening up space for water

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equation of osmotic fragility

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% hemolysis = (OD of sample supernatant/OD of water tube)*100

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at what point do spherocytes begin hemolysis in osmotic fragility testing

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0.85%-0.55%

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describe the main defect in hereditary elliptocytosis

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defect in alpha or beta chain spectrin - horizontal interactions causing failure to return to disk shape

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lab findings of hereditary elliptocytosis

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  • inc elliptocytes
  • MCV norm-inc
  • MCHC norm
  • osmotic fragility norm
  • may be mildly heat sensitive
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what is the RBC morphology of spherocytic HE

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spoon shaped ovalocytes
- protective against malaria

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describe the defect of hereditary pyropoikilocytosis

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alpha or beta spectrin mutation and decreased synthesis of alpha spectrin leading to fragmentation

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describe thermal instability of hereditary elliptocytosis

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  • heated at 45 C they fragment
  • normal cells fragment at 49C
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findings of hereditary pyropoik

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  • facial bone abnormalities
  • MCV decrease
  • MCHC inc
  • inc spherocytes/elliptocytes
  • micro poik
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describe defect of hereditary stomatocytosis

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  • deficiency of stomatin and failure of sodium potassium pump
  • increase cellular water = cells swell
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other lab findings of hereditary stomatocytosis

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  • MCV inc
  • MCHC decrease
  • stomatocytes
  • osmotic fragility inc
  • 2,3-BPG decrease
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describe defect of hereditary xerocytosis
- cells lose potassium due to permeability defect causing dehydration
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lab findings of hereditary xerocytosis
- MCV inc - MCHC inc - stomatocytes - target cells - puddle cells - 2,3-BPG decrease - osmotic fragility decrease
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describe the defect in acanthocytosis
- abnormal membrane lipids reflect dist of plasma phospholipids - acanthocytes contain excess cholesterol
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describe possible causes of acanthocytosis
- hereditary absent LDL - liver disease - malnutrition - certain blood groups - vitamin E deficiency
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generally describe anemia of liver disease
- cholesterol and lipids are inc leading to alteration of RBC - round macrocytes
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generally describe anemia of alcoholism
- ethanol has direct toxic effect on precursor cells, marrow cellularity, and rbc morphology
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what is the most common hereditary enzyme deficiency
G-6-PD (X linked)
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what is G6PD responsible for
- hexose monophosphate shunt and generation of NADPH to protect from oxidative injury
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what are the consequences of oxidative agent activity
denatured hgb (heinz bodies) and skeletal structural abnormalities
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how does G6PD result in hemolysis
- due to heinz body formation and removal - limited to older cells due to lower amt of G6PD - amt retics affect rate of hemolysis
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what stain is used for identification of heinz bodies
supravital stains
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how does the G6PD screening test determine G6PD deficiency
- G6PD deficiency shows no fluorescence under UV light - cells with G6PD will fluoresce
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what pathway is pyruvate kinase associated with
embden-meyerhof - ATP production
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how does PK screening show deficiency
- PK deficiency shows fluorescence under UV light
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how can PK deficiency be treated
it can't, only supportive therapy
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describe the defect in PNH
an acquired myeloproliferative disorder w/ defect in pluripotent stem cell causing absence of anchor protein
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in PNH how does a lack of anchor protein affect the cell
no production of CD55 or 59 allowing complement fixation on the cell membrane
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how does night time effect PNH
slow metabolic rate at night lowers plasma pH increasing complement activity and lysis
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what can PNH evolve into
- aplastic anemia - IDA - 30% of patients have aplasia before PNH
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describe the hemolytic factor of MAHA
RBC pass through fibrin strands and fragment - chronic course - DIC is an acute MAHA
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what two disorders are associated with MAHA
- thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) - hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
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define TTP
abnormal clots with low platelets and bruising
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what is the mechanism causing TTP
- small platelet aggregates and unusually large vonWilebrand factor platelets swarm around
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what causes long vonWillebrand factor
absent ADAMTS13 - responsible for cleavage of VW
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how does vonwilebrand usually work in the body
- broken up pieces via ADAMTS13 are involved in adhesion of platelets to site of injury
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what are the two forms of TTP
- acquired (more common): autoantibody to ADAMTS13 - rare inherited ADAMTS13 deficiency
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describe HUS
- resembles TTP - found in young children - causes acute renal failure - absence of neurologic symptoms
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how does HUS associated with MAHA relate to infections
- after enteric infection toxins target renal capillary endothelium - initiate DIC and cancels fibrinolysis - platelet activation - platelet aggregation in kidney
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other causes of non-immune hemolytic anemia
- malignant hypertension - DIC - malignant fibrin - chemotherapy - aortic heart valve (unnatural tissue damages RBCs as they pass) - march hemoglobinuria (physical damage)
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describe autoimmune hemolytic anemia and two main kinds
Ab against self - warm reactive (most common): IgG reacts at body temp, DAT + - cold reactive: IgM reacts at 4C, DAT =
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describe cold agglutinin disease syndrome
- anti-I, secondary to infection - cold weather causes agglutination of RBC in skin capillaries - DAT + at 15-32 for complement
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describe paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH)
- common in kids - associated with viral disorder - IgG binds and fixes complement at low temp - hemolysis of fixed cells at higher temps
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what is the classid antibody of PCH
donath-landsteiner
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describe immune complex drug induced hemolytic anemia
drug and pt Ab form complex that attaches RBC and activates complement
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describe hapten drug induced hemolytic anemia
drug nonspecifically bound to RBC and pt develops anti-drug Ab that reacts with cell bound drug
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define alloimmune hemolytic anemia
antibody against foreign antigen - typically transfusion rxn or HDN
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describe the principle kleihauer betke test for fetal hgb detection
all hgb elute from rbcs in acid bath, hgb F elutes slower and can be distinguished from adult hgb once stained with hgb stain

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