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1. What is a reticulocyte?

2. What are the locations of the mast cell and the basophil?

3. What is the function/location of the Gp1b receptor?
1. an immature RBC

2. mast cell: tissues; basophil: blood

3. binds platelets to damaged endothelium via vWF
1. What are the three main blood cell precursors after the pluripotent proginator?

2. Compare the nucleus of the basophil with that of the neutrophil?
1. myeloid, lymphoid, erythroid

2. neutrophi: multi-lobed; basophil: bilobed
1. What is the difference between poikilocytosis and anisocytosis?

2. What is the difference between a macrophage and a monocyte?

3. Multiple Myeloma is a neoplasm of what cell type?
1. aniSo=unequal size; poikilo: unequal shapes

2. monocytes: blood; macrophage: tissue

3. plasma cells
1. What do basophil and mast cell granules contain?

2. What cells do mast cells summon? What is the chemotactic factor? Why do they do this?

3. Which lymphocyte is responsible for the humoral response and the cellular response?
1. histamine, heparin

2. Eosinophilic chemotactic factors summun eosinophils; eosinophils dampen the immune response w/ histaminase

3. B: humoral; T: cellular
1. Hypersegmented PMN are seen in what condition(s)?

2. What are the functions of the eosinophil? (2)

3. What chemotactic factor recruits macrophages? From what/where is it secreted?
1. B12 or folate deficiency

2. parasite/helminth protection and asthma

3. Th cells secrete INF-g to recruit macrophages
1. What is the difference between primary hemostasis and secondary hemostasis?

2. What types of platelet granules are there and what are their contents? (4)

3. What is the function of dendtritic cells?
1. primary is platelets forming initial clot; secondary is clotting factors forming fibrin to stabilize clot

2. Dense: ADP/Ca+2; Light: vWF, fibrinogen

3. professional APCs
1. What is the proginator of the plasma cell?

2. What is the function of Protein C?

2. What is the function of the GpIIb/IIIa receptor
1. the B cell

2. Inactivates Va/VIIIa

3. binds platelets to other platelets
1. Draw the coagulation cascade

2. What is a Factor V Leiden mutation and its consequences?

3. Which clotting pathway is more important?
1. SEE SHEET

2. Makes Va resistant to inactivation by aProtein C (thrombotic disease)

3. Extrinsic
1. PT/PTT are associated with which pathways?

2. What is the initial stimulus for extrinsic/intrinsic pathways?

3. What is von Willebrand's disease?
1. PT: extrinsic; PTT: intrinsic

2. extrinsic: tissue damage; intrinsic: vessel damage

3. Defective vWF prevents effective platelet binding to damaged endothelium
1. What is the function of vWF? (2)

2. How is Protein C activated?

3. What is Bernard/Soulier's disease?

4. What is the function of XIIIa?
1. intermediate molecule between damaged tissue (exposed collagen) and Gp1b receptor on platelets; protects/carries VIII

2. Activated by Protein S (thrombomodulin)

3. Defective Gp1b prevents effective platelet binding to damaged endothelium

4. cross-links fibrin clot
1. What are the clotting factors produced by the liver?

2. Draw the convergence of the coagulation and kinin pathways?
1. 2, 7, 9, 10, C, S

2. SEE SHEET
1. What is the MOA of heparin? What clotting factors are effected?

2. What is the MOA of warfarin? What clotting factors are effected? (HINT: WHAT ENZYME?)
1. Heparin binds/activated AT-III (2a, 10a)

2. Warfarin inhibits epoxide reductase, enzyme required for synthesis of liver clotting factors (2, 7, 9, 10)
1. What is the function of AT-III (specific factors)?

2. Compare the origins/functions of PGI2 and TXA2?
1. cleaves IIa and Xa

2. PGI2: endothelium/anti-coagulative; TXA2: platelet/coagulative
1. What is the cause of a schistocyte?

2. In what pathology is a "bite cell" seen?

3. What is the function of the Coombs test?
1. hemolytic anemia

2. G6PD deficiency

3. differentiates between immune and non-immune RBC hemolysis
1. In what pathology is a "target cell" seen?

2. In what pathology is a "tear drop cell" seen?

3. Describe the sizes of RBCs in thalassemias?
1. thalassemia

2. myelofibrosis ("crying cause its losing all its friends!")

3. RBC are microcytic
1. What is the function of haptoglobin and how is it affected in hemolysis?

2. What is the cause of the iron deficiency in anemia of chronic disease?
1. haptoglobin binds free Hgb; decreased levels in hemolysis (↑binding)

2. Cells are holding on to their iron
1. What is a porphyria?

2. Why is TIBC decreased in anemia of chronic disease?
1. abnormality in the synthesis of heme

2. evolution doesn't want iron in the blood when a pathogen could take it
1. Draw the Heme Synthesis pathway and mark the enzymes involved in 3 porphyrias?

2. What is the function of ferritin?

3. What type of hemolysis (intra/extravascular) is Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hematuria?
1. SEE SHEET

2. binds extra iron for storage

3. intravascular
1. What is the function of transferrin?
1. moves iron into the system
1. Draw out the G6PD function pathway?
↑G6PD → ↑NADPH → ↑glutathione → ↓H2O2
1. What is the most common bleeding disorder?

2. What's is Glanzmans Thrombasthenia?
1. Von Willebrand disease

2. ↓IIb/IIIa
1. What is the etiology of ITP?

2. Which clotting factors does PT and PTT measure?
1. PLT Ab to IIb/IIIa

2. PT: 7 PTT: 8/9
1. What is the etiology of TTP?

2. What are the cellular markers of a Reed-Sternberg cell?
1. deficiency of vWF cleaving proteases

2. CD15+, CD30+
1. What is the general cause for an increase in bleeding time?

2. What are the good prognostic indicators for Hodgkins lymphoma?
1. PLT defects

2. ↑Lymphocyes/↓Reed-Sternberg cells
1. What is the age distribution of HLs and NHLs?

2. What is the difference between Multiple Myeloma and Waldenstrom's Macroglobinemia?
1. HLs: young/old bimodal, NHLs:20-40

2. MM is IgG; WM is IgM
1. t(8;14) causes what? Also what oncogene is associated with this?

2. Compare acute and chronic leukemias with respect to the maturity of the cells produced?
1. burkitt's lymphoma; c-myc

2. acute: blasts; chronic: cytes
1. t(14;18) causes what? Also, what oncogene is associated with this?

2. Compare acute and chronic leukemias with this course?
1. follicular lymphoma; bcl-2

2. acute: abrupt/stormy, chronic mild, less severe
1. "Starry Sky" pattern on histology is associated with what disease? What is the stary sky referring to?

2. What is histiocytosis X? For bonus, what is the cell marker for this proliferative cell?
1. Burkitt's lymphoma; sheets of lymphocytes with interspersed macrophages

2. Clonal proliferation of Langerhans cells: CD1a+
1. AML responds pharmacologically to what compound?

2. Which leukemia is associated with a "blast crisis"
1. all-trans retinoic acid (vit A)

2. CML
1. With CML, the mutation involved in the myeloproliferative disorder is abr-bcl. What is the mutation involved with the other myeloproliferative diseases? (HINT: What ARE the other myeloproliferative diseases?)
1. JAK2 mutations

(Polycythemia Vera, Essential Thrombocytosis, Myelofibrosis, CML)
1. What is meant by "activated" platelets?

2. Describe the mechanism of HIT?

3. What is the difference in activity between unfractionated and LMWH?
1. Degranulation and IIb/IIIa to surface in order to aid in clotting

2. LWMH + PF4 form Ag/Ab complex that activate platelets and form clots

3. Fractionated works on both IIa and Xa; LWMH is selective for Xa
1. Why would you administer bivalirudin/lepirudin instead of heparin? How does its MOA differ from that of heparin?

2. Which drug crosses the placenta: heparin or warfarin?

3. Why do sickle-cell patients have auto-splenectomy?
1. patient sensitive to HIT; binds directs to IIa to inactivate (no AT-III intermediary)

2. be "wary" of WARFarin

3. sludging of sickle cells causes vascular block in spleen
1. What lab values monitor for Heparin and for Warfarin?

2. Compare the duration of action of heparin and warfarin?

3. What conditions exacerbate sickle cell?
1. EX-PresidenT went to WAR
(IN-PTT-Hep)

2. Heparin: hours; Warfarin: until new factors are made

3. dehydration and low O2
1. What are the antidotes for Heparin and Warfarin toxicities?

2. What does plasminogen do?

3. What populations do α and β thalassemias effect? (2)
1. Heparin: protamine; Warfarin: Vit K + FFP

2. cleaves thrombin and fibrin clots

3. α: asian/african β:mediterranean
1. What conditions have a "crew cut" appearance on X-ray?

2. What is the difference between β-thalassemia major and minor?

3. Why are newborns with sickle cell initially asymptomatic?
1. thalassemias, sickle cell

2. major: homozygote; minor: heterozygote

3. HbF synthesis, not HbS
1. Which bacteria is associated with a positive cold-agglutinin test?

2. What Ig is cold agglutinin and warm agglutinin?
1. Mycoplasma pneumoniae

2. Warm: IgG, Cold: IgM
1. What is the difference between Direct Coombs and indirect Coombs?

2. What is the cause of erythroblastosis fetalis?
1. Direct: Ig added to RBC and watch for agglutinatio; Indirect: RBCs added to serum and watch for agglutination

2. Rh+ fetus with maternal anti-Rh+
1. What is the defect in hereditary spherocytosis? What does it cause?
1. ankyrin/spectrin or band 3.1 causes round RBCs; causes round RBC
1. What is the difference between Extra/Intravascular hemolysis? Can you give two examples of intravascular hemolysis?
1. Intra in the veins; microangiopathic anemia AND paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria