Types of anemias

Question 1

IDA

Answer 1

microcytic hypochromic

Question 2

ACD/ARD

Answer 2

microcytic hypochromic/ normocytic normochromic*MC

Question 3

Thalassemia

Answer 3

microcytic hypochromic

Question 4

Chronic blood loss anemia / IDA

Answer 4

microcytic hypochromic

Question 5

Acute blood loss anemia

Answer 5

normocytic normochromic

Question 6

hemolytic anemia (SS)

Answer 6

normocytic normochromic

Question 7

Folate deficiency anemia

Answer 7

macrocytic hyper/normo

Question 8

Pernicious anemia

Answer 8

macrocytic hyper/normo

Question 9

Aplastic anemia

Answer 9

normocytic normochromic

Question 10

AML

Answer 10

MC in 1st month of life

myeloblast, promyelocytes

Question 11

ALL

Answer 11

MC in patients over 20

L-blasts

Question 12

CML

Answer 12

Philadelphia chromosome

myelocytes, metamyelocytes, neutrophils, bands

Question 13

CLL

Answer 13

High small mature lymphocytes

Question 14

Hodgkins lymphoma

Answer 14

Reed Sternberg cells. Neutrophilia, monocytosis

Question 15

Non hodgkins lymphoma

Answer 15

Normal blood tests painless enlarged cervical nodes

Question 16

Neutrophilic leukemoid reaction

Answer 16

mimic CML, myelocytes, metamyelocytes, neutrophils, bands, NO philadelphia chromosome

Question 17

bands are early _____cells

Answer 17

neutrophil

Question 18

lymphocytic leukemoid reaction

Answer 18

mimics CLL, lymphocytosis, nothing in bone marrow and negative lymph nodes

Question 19

Multiple myeloma

Answer 19

plasma cells proliferate, normocytic normochromic, M-spike with protein electrophoresis, and bence jones proteinuria

Question 20

anisocytes

Answer 20

vary in size hemolytic anemia

Question 21

hypochromia

Answer 21

low hgb IDA, ACD thalassemia

Question 22

ovalocytes

Answer 22

IDA, megaloblastic anemia

Question 23

teardrop cells

Answer 23

thalassemia

Question 24

target cells

Answer 24

hgb in rim/central core making a target. thalassemia, sickle cell, chronic liver disease

Question 25

poikilocytes

Answer 25

abnormal shape variant anemias and leukemia

Question 26

basophilic stippling

Answer 26

RNA in rbc, lead poisoning, thalassemia, hemolytic anemias

Question 27

primary polycythemia verarubra

Answer 27

opposite of aplastic anemia, high rbc, wbc, hgb, hct = panhyperplasia, normal mcv and mch

Question 28

secondary polycythemia

Answer 28

high rbcs, hgb due to need body neeeding more o2

Question 29

tertiary polycythemia

Answer 29

dehydration decrease in plasma volume, increase rbcs, hgb, hct, with normal wbcs/platelets