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acanthocyte
spiky RBC

liver disease, abetalipoproteinemia
basophilic stippling
blue dots in the RBC which are left over ribosomes (RNA)

Baste the ox TAIL

Thalassemia
anemia of chronic disease
iron deficiency anemia
Lead poisoning
Bite Cell
like a bite mark in the cell

associated with G6PD deficiency
Ellipotcytes
Elliptical cell

heredity elliptocytosis
Macro-ovalocyte
enlarged oval cell

megaloblastic anemia, marrow failure
ringed sideroblast
nucleated RBC with iron accumulation around perinuclear

sideroblastic anemia
schistocyte
fragmented RBC - jagged edges

see in:
DIC
traumatic hemolysis (heart valves)
thombotic thrombocytopenic papura
hemolytic-uremic syndrome
spherocyte
spherical cell

autoimmune hemolysis
hereditary spherocytosis (spectrin, ankyrin mutation)
teardrop cell
teardrop shape

bone marrow infiltration - myelofibrosis
target cell
looks like a target

Thalassemia, Liver disease, HbC disease, Asplenia
heinz bodies
dots in RBC

oxidation of iron -> hemoglobin precipitation sticks to RBC membrane - fragile RBC

alpha-thalassemia
G6PD def
howell-jolly bodies
nuclear remnants (DNA) in RBC

see in asplenia or poorly functional spleen
von Wildebrand Factor
mediates linking of platelet (via Gp1b) to subendothelial collagen - important for platelet adhesion

carries Factor VIII, releases factor VII due to thrombin
TxA2
released by platelets to increase aggregation
PGI2 and NO
released by endothelial cells to decrease aggregation
Aspirin
decreases TxA2, thus decreasing aggregation
Ticlodipine, Clopidogrel
inhibit ADP expression of GpIIb/IIIa
Abiximab
antibody to GpIIb/IIIa - blocks
vitamin K
needed for production of factors II, VII, IX, X, C, S
Warfarin
inhibits expoxide reductase to prevent activation of vitamin K needed for coagulation factors
antithrombin
inactivates II, VII, IX, X, XI

induced by heprin
Protein C
activated by protein S and thrombomodulin

cleaves and inactivates factor Va, VIIa
factor V leiden mutation
prevents cleavage and inactivation by activated protein C
tPA
converts plasminogen to plasmin
plummer vinson syndrome
iron deficiency anemia

esophageal webs

glossitis
alpha thalassemia
defect in alpha globulin gene (4 total) - asia and africa

deletion of 4 genes - death - Hb Barts - hydrops fetalis

deletion of 3 genes -> Hb H (beta4) disease

deletion of 1-2 not associated with anemia
beta thalassemia
mediterranian

minor - beta chain underprodction increases Hb A2

major - beta chain is absent - severe anemia, marrow expansion causes bone deformity especially face
Hb S/beta thalassemia
milder version of sickle cell disease
lead poisoning
inhibits ferrochelatase and ALA dehydratase - prevents heme production

basophilic stippling
sideroblastic anemia
defect in heme synth due to alcohol, lead, or defects in delta-ALA synthase

treat with B6

see increased serum iron, and ferritin
macrocytic, hypochromic anemias
iron deficiency

alpha and beta thalaseemia

lead poisoning

sideroblastic anemia
macrocytic anemias
megaloblastic anemia by B12 def or folate def - due to lack impaired DNA synthisis, normal RNA synth which allows cytoplasm to grow

nonmegaloblastic macrocytic anemia - DNA synthesis not impaired - don't see lots of megaloblasts or hypersegmented neutrophils
nonmegaloblastic macrocytic anemias causes
liver disease, alcoholism (in absence of B12 or folate def), reticulocytosis, metabolic disorder, drugs (AZT, 5-FU)
normocytic, normochromic, nonhemolytic anemia
anemia of chronic disease, aplastic anemia, kidney disease (decreased erythropoietin)
anemia of chronic disease
inflammation increases hepcidin which prevents release of iron stores from macrophages

decreased iron, decreased TIBC, increased ferritin
apalstic anemia
pancytopenia + replacement of bone marrow with fatty infiltrate

caused by radiation/drugs, viral (parvovirus, EBV, HIV), fanconi anemia, idiopathic
intrinsic hemolytic normocytic anemia
intrinsic means inherent (genetic inheritance)

hereditary spherocytosis

G6PD def

Pyruvate kinase deficiency

sickle cell disease

hb C defect

paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
hereditary spherocytosis
defect in ankrin or spectrin gene important in RBC cytoskeleton - see spherical cells small with no central palor

decreased RBC life, removal by spleen

positive osmotic fagility test
G6PD deficiency
defect in G6PD causes decrease in glutathione which is needed for elimination of oxidants

hemolysis after exposure to oxidant stress

heinz bodies and bite cells
Pyruvate Kinase deficiency
defective pyruvate kinase decreases the amount of ATP available to maintain RBC cell cytoskeleton - rigid cells
Hb C disease
different beta chain mutation than sickle cell disease - milder disease
paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
complement mediated lysis = intravascular hemoylsis

due to impaired GPI anchor synthesis
extrinsic hemolytic normocytic anemia
autoimmune - warm agglutinin, cold agglutinin, erythroblastosis fetalis

microangiopathic - dmg to RBC by passing through obstructed or narrow vessel

infections - malaria, etc
microangiopathic anemia
dmg to RBC by passing through obstructed or narrow vessel

see schizocytes

DIC, TTP-HUS, SLE, malignant hypertension

prosthetic heart valves can cause
cold agglutinin
autoammune anemia

IgM mediated, triggered by cold

seen with mycoplasma pneumonia or mono
warm agglutinin
autoimmune anemia

IgG mediate due to SLE or CLL or drugs
erythroblastosis fetalis
IgG to Rh factor

when Rh+ baby born to Rh- mother, mother makes antibodies to Rh

cause hemolysis in fetus of SUBSEQUENT pregnancy
test for autoimmune hemolytic anemias
direct coombs test - patient RBCs tested for already attached autoantibodies

indurect coombs test - patient serum is tested for autoantibodies
defective heme synthesis conditions
lead poisoning

acute intermittent prophyria

prophyria cutanea tarda
acute intermittent prophyria
defect in porphobilinogen deaminase

see porphobilinogen, delta-ALA, uroprophyrin in urine

5 Ps symptoms

Pain
Pink urine
Polyneuropathy
Psych problems
Precipitated by drugs

treat with glucose, heme
Porphyria cutanea tarda
defect in Uroprophyrinogen decarboxylase

uroporphyin - tea colored urine

most common porphyria

blistering cutaneous photosensitivity
Lead poisoning symptoms
acronym: LEAD

Lead lines on gingivae and on epiphysis of long bones

encephalopathy and erythrocyte basophilic stippling

Abdominal colic and Anemia sideroblastic

Drops of wrist and foot
treatment for lead poisoning
1st line treat: dimercaprol and EDTA

succimer for kids
succimer
treatment for lead poisoning in kids
bernard soulier disease
defect in platelet plug formation due to decreased Gp1b needed to bind collagen
glanzamann thrombasthenia
defect in GpIIb/IIIa - defect in platelet-platelet aggregation
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
deficiency in ADAMTS13 - decreased vWF multimer degredation

increased multimers - increases platelet aggregation and thombosis - creation of microclots which occlude small vessels and shear blood cells - hemolysis and schistocytes

consumes platelets - increased bleed time/decreases platelet count

neurologic and renal symptoms, fever, low platelet count, hemolysis
idiopathic thrombocytopenic papura
autoimmune antibodies to GpIIb/IIIa - platelet destruction

increased megakaryocytes
hemophilia A, B
A - deficiency in factor VIII
B - deficiency in factor IX

macrohemorrhage - joints bleeding, bruising, increased bleed time
DIC
widespread activation of clotting factors leads to deficiency of clotting factors -> bleeding

causes: STOP making new thrombi

Sepsis
Trauma
Obstretric copmlications
Pancreatitis (acute)
Malignancy
Nephrotic syndrome
Transfusions

labs: inc d-dimers, dec fibrinogen, dec factor V and VIII
most common inherited bleeding disorder
vonWildebrand disease
most common inherited hypercoaguability
Factor V Leiden - factor V mutation that cannot be degraded by factor C
hereditary thrombosis syndromes leading to hypercoagulability
factor V leiden

prothrombin gene mutation

ATIII deficiency

Protein C or S deficiency
leukemia vs lymphoma
leukemia - lymphoid neoplasm with widespread bone marrow involvement - see tumor cells in blood

lymphoma - descrete tumor masses
hodgkin vs nonhogkin lymphoma
hodgkin - reed-sternberg cells, localized, contiguous and predictable spread from LN to LN, more constitutional symptoms, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, bimodal distribution (young and old), assocated with EBV

nonhogkin - multiple nodes, noncontiguous spread, usually B-cell, less constitutional symptoms, 20-40yo, associated with HIV/immunosuppression,
reed-sternberg cell
associated with hodgkin lymphoma

owl eyes look

bilobed or binucleus - mirror images

CD30+, CD15+
hodgkin's lymphona types
nodular sclerosing (most common)

mixed cellularity

lymphocytes predominant

lymphocyte depleted
T/F: increased lymphocyte to RS ratio is worse prognosis for Hodgkin lymphoma
False - want increased lymphocyte to RS ratio
non-hodgkin lymphoma types - Bcells
burkitt

diffuse large b-cell

mantel cell

follicular
non-hodgkin lymphoma types - Tcells
adult t-cell

mycosis fungoides/sezary syndrome
burkitt's lymphoma
young

t(8,14) c-myc(8) next to heavy chain Ig(14)

starry sky appearance - lymphocytes with macrophage intersperce

EBV
diffuse large b cell lymphoma
most common adult Nonhodgkin lymphoma
mantle cell lymphoma
adults

t(11;14) - cyclin D1/bcl-1 overexpression

CD5+
follicular lymphoma
t(14;18) bcl-2 next to heavychain Ig

bcl-2 overexpression inhibits apop
adult t-cell lymphoma
HTLV-1 caused

cutaneous lesions

adults - japan, africa, carribean
mycosis fungoides/sezary syndrome
cutaneous patches

adults
multiple myeloma
monoclonal plasma cell secretes IgG or IgA

M protein spike
bence jones proteins (Ig light chain)
rouleux formation

associated with amyloidosis and punched out bone lesions

hypercalcemia, increased infection, anemia, renal failure
acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
children

bone marrow replaced with lymphocytes

TdT+, CALLA+

t(12;21) - better prognosis
leukemia types
acute/chronic lymphoblastic (chronic lymphoblastic leukemia = small lymphocytic lymphoma)

acute/chronic myelogenous

hairy cell leukemia (lymphoid origin)
small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
elderly

smudge cells
warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia
hair cell leukemia
elderly

Bcells with hair like projections

stains with TRAP
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Adults

Auer rods
circulating myeloblasts

M3 treat with vit A
chronic myelogenous leukemia
philadelphia chromosome t(9,22), bcr-abl fusion

increased neutrophils, metamyelocytes, basophils, splenomegaly,

can turn into AML or ALL

low leukocytes alk phos
auer rods
peroxidase positive cytoplasmic inclusions in granulocytes and myelocytes

see in acute promyelocytic leukemia. treatment can release auer rods -> DIC
langerhans cell histocytosis
proliferative disorder of dendritic cells (langerhans cells)

expresion of S-100, CD1a, birbeck granules (tennis racket in EM)

aka eosinophlic granuloma
chronic myeloproliferative disorders types
polycthemia vera

essential thrombocytosis

myelofibrosis

CML
polycthyemia vera
clone of hematopoietic stems cells sensitive to growth factors

see increased RBC, WBC, Platelets

JAK2 mutation+
essential thrombocytosis
megakaryocytes sensitive to growth factors - increased platelets
myelofibrosis
bone marrow replaced by fibrosis

decreased RBC

variable effects on WBC, Platelet