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what is the clotting Cascade?
what are its two components?
how you stop bleeding.
Extrinisic: something cut you=> Factor 7
Intrinsic: blood vv. pop (vasculitis, sepsis)
Extrinisic pathway
something cut you=> Factor 7
Intrinsic pathway and examples
blood vv. pop
(vasculitis, sepsis)
Petechiae
dot hemorrhage
Papule
palpable
Ecchymosis
bruise
⇧PTT and Bleeding Time: give 2 differential dx
VWD
SLE
Hemolysis: describe the LDH and haptaglobin levels
⇧LDH
⇩Haptoglobin
what does bleeding Time tell you?
tells you it's a platelet problem or a vasculitis
where would one bleed if it is a Platelet problem
=> bleed from skin and mucosal surface
Clotting problem
what is increased?
=> bleed into cavities (⇧bleeding time)
what are the cavites you can bleed into.
intracranial, mediastinal, pleural, pericardium, pelvis, retroperitoneum, thighs,
abdominal, skin (bruise), around umbilicus, flank
what can each cavity lead to when there is bleeding into it.
intracranial =>
mediastinal=>
pleural =>
pericardium = >
abdominal =>
skin=>
around umbilicus=>
bleeding into flank=>
intracranial => herniation
mediastinal=> rips aorta
pleural: hemoptysis => stops lungs from expanding
pericardium = > tamponade
abdominal =>hematemesis
Dark blood: melena
skin=>ecchimosis
Cullen's sign: bleeding around umbilicus=> hemorrhagic pancreatitis
Turner's sign: bleeding into flank=> hemorrhagic pancreatitis
Cullen's sign:
bleeding around umbilicus=> hemorrhagic pancreatitis
Turner's sign
bleeding into flank=> hemorrhagic pancreatitis
what is compartment Syndrome and what does it lead to?
Tissue pressure > 30: Rhabdomyolysis ⇨ Mb ⇨ renal failure
signs and symptoms of compartment syndrome?
Pain w / muscle movement (first)
• Pallor
• Poikylothermia: cold
• Paresthesia
• Pulselessness: bad prognosis (last)
what is virchow's triad what are these and examples
thrombosis risk factors
1) Hypercoagulable (Ex: sepsis, trauma, amniotic fluid, cancer)
2) Stasis (Ex: A Fib, pregnancy, truck drivers, post-op)
3) Endothelial damage (Ex: vasculitis)
how do we measure the intrinsic Pathway
measure PTT "The PTT is inside"
how do we measure the extrinsic Pathway
measure PT "PeT the dog outside"
The Coagulation Cascade Coalesced (time)
takes 2 hrs
Kallikrein
when is this released?
Released w/ inflammation ⇨ DIC
another name for Factor 1
what is the name of its activated form?
"Fibrogen", activated form is fibrin
Factor 2
name and its name its activated form?
"Prothrombin", actived form is thrombin
Factor 7: 1/2 life
2nd shortest half-life
where is Factor 8 made?
Made by endothelium (only factor not made by the liver)
Factor 9
"Christmas factor"
Factor 11
what does E2 affects?
is this affected by estradiol as well?
Not increased by estrogen (E2 loves to increase Fibrinogen)
Factor 12
"Hageman factor"
Factor 13
function
Helps hold clot together
Protein C describe its half life
shortest half-life
Protein S
function
Co-factor for Protein C
Type IV collagen (GP2b3a): function
anchors platelet to BM,
von Willebrand Factor: function
1) anchors Factor 8 to platelet
2) anchors platelets to endothelium
Vit K
Co-factor for γ-carboxylation
=> adds negative charges that are
attracted to all that Ca+
Vit K dependant factors
Factors 2,7,9,10, Proteins C,S
Serine Proteases
Factors 2, 9-12
what do platelets release?
"5 CATs"
•5-HT
•Ca2+
•ADP
•TXA1
5-HT: function
=> vasoconstricts only in the brain to protect it
TXA1: 2 functions
=> vasoconstrict, platelet aggregation
ADP: function
=> energy for platelet aggregation
Ca2+: function
what is the disadvantage of this?
=>attracts Vit. K-dep. factors (2,7,9,10,C,S)
=> all dz with ⇧Ca have ⇧clotting, strokes
what 5 things do endothelium release?
• PreKallikrein
• Prostacyclin
• Bradykininogen
• t-PA
• Makes Factors 5, 8, vWF
Prostacyclin
vasodilation
Bradykininogen
⇨ BK (veno and vasodilator=> increase blood supply=> brings ATP)
t-PA
activates plasmin to break up clots
PreKallikrein
⇨ (HMW Kininogen) ⇨ Kallikrein
how is a clot formed?
1) Platelets plug up the hole loosely
2) Fibrin tightens it all up, sticks platelets to endothelium
what happens after clot is formed?
>>Platelets release PDGF: stabilize fibroblasts
>>Endothelium releases EDGF and bradykinin: dilates vessels to bring 02 for energy
Lines of Zahn
white clots that only occur in live people
NormaL Platelets count:
<5OK ~>
<20K ~>
Platelets:
Normal-150-350K
<5OK ~ steroids
<20K ~ bleeding
Benard-Soulier
>>Inheritance
>>pathogenesis
>>presentation
>>Autosomal Recessive
>>abnormal and big platelets (low GP1b)
>>baby w/ bleeding from skin and mucosa,
Glanzmann's
>>Inheritance
>>pathogenesis
>>presentation
>>Autosomal Recessive
>>abnormal platelets. (low GP2b3a)
>>baby w/ bleeding from skin and mucosa
what disease have ⇧Platelets: (3)
• Kawasaki
• Polycythemia Rubra Vera
• Essential Thrombocythemia
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura "ITP": antibody and child prognosis
• Anti-platelet Ab
• Child petechiae (better prognosis in childhood)
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura "ITP": Tx: (6)
1) 60mg Prednisone
2) Immunoglobulin
3) Rituximab
4) Splenectomy (should leave Howell-Jolly bodies, if not ⇨ have an accessory spleen)
5)Azathioprine/Cyclophosphamide
6) Platelets (if <20k or bleeding)
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura "TTP":
another name
clue
Tx
• VWF Esterase Deficiency
• Young females w/seizures and big spleens
• Tx: Plasmapheresis
DO NOT GIVE PLATELETS TO what diseases?
why?
• TTP
• HUS
• HIT
(it just makes spleen eat more)
Factor 13 deficiency;
define
tx
umbilical stump bleeding
(1st time baby has to stabilize a clot)
Tx: FFP
Protein C deficiency
skin necrosis with Warfarin use
Factor V Leiden
Protein C can't break down Factor 5 => more clots
Mild Bleeding (nosebleed) treatment
DDAVP =Vasopressin= Desmopressin ⇨ Factor 5, 8, vWF
Moderate Bleeding (heavy menstruation) treatment (3)
Cryoprecipitate -Fibrinogen, Factor 8, vWF
Severe Bleeding (shock) treatment
FFP
3 types of Von Willebrand's Disease, mode of inheritance and clue
heavy menstruation
Type 1 (AD)
Type 2 (AD)
Type 3 (AR)
VWF Type 1
>>mode of inheritance
>>pathogenesis
(AD) Decreased VWF production
Type 2 VWF
>>mode of inheritance
>>pathogenesis
>>test
(AD)
Decreased VWF activity
( + ) Ristocetin aggregation test
Type 3 (AR)
what factor is decreased?
No VWF, ⇩Factor 8
Hemophilia A:
Mode of inheritance (who had it?)
pathogenesis
presentation
XR =>uncle, grandpa had it
inactive Factor 8 (< 40% activity)
Bleed into cavities (head, abdomen, pleural, pericardial, etc.)
Hemophilia B
mode of inheritance
pathogenesis
presentation
mode of inheritance: XR
pathogenesis: Factor 9 deficiency "Christmas disease"
presentation: Bleed into joints (knee, etc.)
Hemophilia C
Factor 11 deficiency
Chronic DIC
sign
what is it due to?
migratory thrombophlebitis
(due to lung, prostate, pancreatic, stomach CA)
what do thrombolytics do?
plasminogen ⇨ plasmin ⇨ degrades fibrin ⇨ busts up clot
t-PA :class and tx
-thrombolytics
tx acute MI, strokes (<3 hrs)
Streptokinase: class SE
thrombolytic that also inhibits fibrinogen=> more bleeding complications
Urokinase: class and usage
thrombolytic and used for open clotted fistulas
antidote of thrombolytics
Reverse w/ Aminocaproic Acid "Amicar"
Alteplase
another form of t-PA
Platelet Haptens: (3)
• asa
• Heparin
• Quinidine
Thrombolytic Contraindications: (6)
• Sytolic BP >180
• CPR >10 min
• Recent sugery within 2wk
• A Fib/MS/Pericarditis
• Brain tumor/Head bleed history
• Pregnancy
Platelet Inhibitors side effects
bleeding from skin, mucosa
COX Inhibitor
>>example
>>MOA
>>SE
>>Contraindications
>>asa
>>irreversibly inhibits COX
>>cinchonism
>>don't give if gout, asthma, hyperthyroid
name 2 Thrombin Blockers:
• Argatroban
• Lepirudin
Argatroban
MOA
when is it used
how is it metabolized?
blocks thrombin, use with HIT, liver metabolism
Lepirudin
MOA
when is it used
how is it metabolized?
blocks thrombin, use with HIT, kidney metabolism
plasma vs serum
Plasma: no RBC
Serum: no RBC or fibrinogen
PDE Inhibitors: (2)
• Cilostazol
• Pentoxiphylline
PDE Inhibitors that dilates arteries
Cilostazol
GP2b3a Inhibitors:
• Abciximab
• Eptifibatide "Integrilin"
• Tirofiban
which GP2b3a Inhibitors makes Ab against GP2b3a =>rapid HIT (hours)?
• Abciximab-
Clopidogrel "Plavix": MOA and usage
inhibits ADP, ⇩stroke in high-risk pts (w/ asa)
Ticlopidine
class
MOA
SE (2)
inhibits ADP needed for platelet fxn => agranulocytosis/seizures
Dipyridamole: MOA and usage
blocks ADP receptors
used in cardiac stress test (dilates vessels)
name all ADP Inhibitors:
• Clopidogrel "Plavix"
• Ticlopidine
• Dipyridamole
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT): 2 types
HIT-1
HIT -2
HIT2 definition and tx
4-7 days ⇨ use Argatroban (liver metabolism) /Lepirudin (kidney metabolism)
HIT-1 management
immediate ⇨ don't stop heparin
UW: stop all heparin and replace with danaproid or lepeuridin or argatroban
Normal Labs:
Hb:
Hct:
pO2:
Normal Labs:
Hb: 15
Hct: 3xHb
pO2: 60-90
define Erythropoiesis
make new RBC
what organ makes new RBC during < 1mo?
yolk sac
what organ does erythropoiesis at 1-2 months?
Liver
what organ does erythropoiesis at 2-4 month?
Spleen/Lymph
what organ does erythropoiesis at > 4mo?
Bone Marrow
what organ does erythropoiesis at 1y/o if damage primary organ? presentation
long bones, your spleen can make RBC =>splenomegaly
Hemoglobin HbA
α2β₂ ⇦ adults
HbA₂
α₂δ₂ ⇦ minor component in adults
HbF
when does it go away
affinity for O2
α₂γ₂ ⇦ fetal, gone by 6 months, high affinity for O₂
describe the heme synthesis:
SuccinylCoA + Gly ⇨ ( δ-ALA synthase and ferrochelotase) ⇨ Heme
what factors makes the Hb Curve shift to the right
Shift to the Right: loss of O₂
''All CADETs face right"
• ⇧ C02
• ⇧ Acid/ Altitude (⇧H+ =⇩pH)
• ⇧ 2,3-DPG
• ⇧ Exercise
• ⇧Temp
Note: pH is usually the answer, 'cuz that is what students mess up on
what factors makes the Hb curve Shift to the Left:
• Mb
• MetHb
• HbF (HbF holds on to O₂ HbF holds on to pO₂=40)
• CO
what happens during exercise:
• Blood flies through lungs (must sit still .075s to become fully saturated) ⇨ anaerobic
• ⇧lactic acid ⇨ muscle pain
• The second wind => p02:60 ⇨ 40 (using Mb now)
• Breathing hard after race = > repaying ATP to the body
Chronic Hypoxia:
mitochondria in the muscles
what is the effect?
More mitochondria in muscles
More EPO ⇨ ⇧Hct
when is a child normocytic until?
normocytic until 2 month
what is an acute Anemia?
< 1wk
what is an subacute Anemia?
1-3 wk
what is an chronic Anemia?
>3 wk
what are the microcytic anemias?
Microcytic Hypochromic => Low Hb synthesis "FAST Lead"
Fe deficiency
Anemia of Chronic Disease
Pb poisioning
Sideroblastic anemia
Thalassemias
what are the causes of Fe deficiency? (6)
Fe deficiency (menses, GI bleed, hookworms
colon CA, bad diet, <6 mo-no switch to HbA)
Iron deficiency presentation and labs
Angular cheilosis (lip cracks), Koilonychia (spoon nails), Pica (eat ice, clay)
• Earliest sign: ⇧RDW
• Low Ferittin (Fe storer) from GI mucosa
• High TIBC (transferrin absorption) to get more Fe
• Low Gastroferrin absorption in stomach
• Low Lactoferrin in breast milk
• High retic count (peaks on day 7)
treatment for iron deficiency
Tx: Fe (Iron replacement: weight x Hb deficit)
Ferritin
Fe storer
Transferrin
Fe limo
etiology of anemia of Chronic Disease:
bone marrow shuts down; not replaced
• Plasma proteins kill off RBC
• High Ferritin "Fe storer" (not being used=> piles up)
• Low TIBC "Transferrin carrying capacity" (liver can't make transferrin)
during anemia of chronic disease, Plasma proteins kill off RBC? what is the tx for this?
Tx: Epo
EDTA
X2+ binder:
Ca, Fe, Cu, Mg, Pb, Zn
lead poisoning presentation
who is high risk?
symptoms (3)
signs
child's xray
Kids that ate paint chips, pottery artists, firing range workers, battery workers
• Hypospermia, miscarriages, foot/wrist drop
Bruton's lines =blue gumline
• Child x-ray: lead lines in epiphyseal plates
lead poisoning labs (3)
>>Basophilic stippling
>>Low ALA dehydrase and ferochelatase => can't make heme
>>"Free erthrocyte protoporphyrins" =porphyrin rings that you can't add Fe to
test for lead poisoning
Test: Ca-EDTA challenge=> lots of Pb excretion in urine
what are 3 tx for lead poisoning?
function of each
which one causes anaphylaxis
which one is PO
• Penicillamine - pulls X₂⁺ out of plasma => anaphylaxis
• Dimercaprol "BAL" - pulls Pb out of bone marrow
• Succimer - binds Pb, oral agent
when do you hospitalize for lead poisoning?
Hospitalize (> 30μg/ dL)
when is EDTA given in lead poisoning?
if Pb >45 μg/dL
Enzymes that Need Pb:
1) ALA dehydrase
2) Ferrochelatase
Sideroblastic anemia: etiology and cofactor
low δ-ALA synthase <= Vit B6 cofactor (Ex: INH)
• Blood transfusions => Fe ppt => Sideroblasts, Pappenheimer bodies
what are the thalassemias: and describe the cells
normal RDW (mostly small cells)
α-thalassemia
β-thalassemia
α-thalassemia: chromosome
Chr #16 deletion
β-thalassemia
Chr #11 point mutation
Spherocytosis (AD)
type of anemia
etiology
pathogenesis
Microcytic hyperchromic anemia. etiology is defective spherin
• Spherical RBC get stuck in spleen
• RBC have no central area of pallor
test and tx for spherocytosis
what is a positive tests
function of the tx
Test: Osmotic fragility w/ hypotonic saline=> cells burst b/c they don't have spherin to protect
• Tx: Folate (to produce erythropoiesis)
Ferritin
stores iron
Transferrin
transports iron
TIBC
transferrin absorption
Fe Deficiency: Fe, TIBC, retics levels
⇩Fe and ⇧TIBC levels with High retics
Anemia of Chronic Disease: Fe, TIBC levels
⇧Fe, ⇩TIBC levels. Just sittin' around . .. bone marrow shut down
Pb Poisoning: Fe, TIBC.
⇧Fe, nl TIBC
Don't need to bring in any more iron
Sideroblastic Anemia: Fe, TIBC.
what bodies does it form?
⇧Fe, ⇧TIBC. Fe precipitates to form Pappenheimer bodies
Hemochromatosis: labs Fe, TIBC, Ferritin and transferrin levels
⇧Fe ⇧TIBC ⇧Ferritin >l000 ng/mL, ⇧Transferrin >50%
what is the shape of RBC's
biconcave shape
what is a reticulocyte?
Baby RBC
normal reticulocyte?
<l%
what does it mean when there is a high reticulocyte?
RBC being destroyed peripherally (bone marrow still functioning) ⇨ hemolytic anemia
what does low reticulocytes mean?
bone marrow not working
RBC life span
120 days
Platelet life span
7 days
PMN life span
1 day
penia
low
cytosis
high
cythemia
high
RBC Measurements: big cells: MCH and MCHC
normal MCH, low MCHC
RBC count
how many RBCs there are
Reticulocyte count: low =>
decreased production,
reticulocyte is high =>
RBC desruction
Hb concentration
how much Hb you have
RDW
RBC distribution width => anisocytosis (cell size variation)
Hematocrit: how to find out and and how to calculate
Add EDTA and centrifuge => RBC vol/Total vol
MCV: what it stands for? ratio between what two values and what does it tell you?
mean cell volume => hematocrit/ RBC count => micro/ macrocytic
MCH: what it stands for and what does it tell you?
mean cell Hb => hypo/ hyperchromic
MCHC
what it stands for
units
what does it tell you?
mean cell Hb conc = #g Hb/dL RBC => hypo/hyperchromic
Acute Intermittent Porphyria etiology
⇧Porphyrin production, urine δ-ALA, ⇧urine porphobilinogen
Acute Intermittent Porphyria presentation
symptoms can be triggered by what factors?
Abdominal pain, neuropathy, red urine (hemolytic anemia)
Can be set off by stress (menses, Drugs: Barbs, Sulfas)
Acute Intermittent Porphyria Tx: (4 steps and why)
1. Fluids -wash away porphyrin ring
2. Sugar - break down bilirubin
3. Opiates - stop pain (use Meperidine for abdominal pain)
4. Hematin - inhibits δ-ALA synthase
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: describe
: Sunlight=> bullae w/ porphyrin deposits
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: associated disease
Assoc w/ Hep C
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: tx
Tx: Plasmapheresis
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: wood's lamp
Wood's lamp= orange-pink
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: urine
⇧ urine porphyrine
Erythrocytic Protoporphyria:
Porphyria cutanea tarda in a baby
what happens when HbS polymerizes
sickling in kidney vasa recta
Sickle Cell Disease
mode of inheritance
type of hemoglobin
etiology
(AR) Homozygous
HbS
(βglu6⇨val)
Sickle Cell Disease presentation (3)
when does painful fingers/toes appear
xray
what is pain referred to the knee with sickle cell disease?
>>Dactylitis (painful fingers/toes) at 6mo, short fingers
>>"Crew haircut" on x-ray
>>Vasa-occlusion: spleen infarction, avascular necrosis of femur (pain referred to knee)
Sickle Cell Disease tx, prevention (2) and tx for sickle cell crisis
o Hydroxyurea (⇧HbF)
o Folate (prevent aplastic crisis)
o Pneumococcal vaccine
o Sickle cell crisis Tx: O₂, PRBC
sickle cell disease suceptible infections
what does it lead to?
⇧Salmonella/Parvo B-19 infections ⇨ aplastic crisis
Aplastic Crisis
retic level
pathogenesis
RBCs stop being made (no retics)
Splenic Sequestration Crisis
retic level
location
RBCs trapped in spleen (high retics)
Thick Stomach Rugal Folds: Dx
Menetrier's
Absent Stomach Rugal Folds: Dx
Pernicious Anemia
Sickle cell anemia:
complication of sickle cells
what pathogens succeptible to?
what can these lead to?
tx
sickle in kidney vasa recta
• Salmonella, ParvoB-19 infxns => aplastic anemia
• Tx: O₂, hydroxyurea, pneumococcal vaccine
Sickle Cell Trait
common presentation
what profession they cannot be in and why?
type of hemoglobin
>>painless hematuria, sickle with extreme hypoxia (can't be a pilot, fireman)
>>Heterozygous HbS
HbC Disease
(βglu6 ~> Lys), still charged = > no sickling
PRBC: 1 unit (500mL)
only transfuse if sx ...
• ⇧ Hb by 1-2g/ dL
• ⇧ Fe by 3-4g/dL
α-Thalassemias: has how many genes (Hb subunit)
4 genes
β Thalassemias: how many genes (Hb subunit)
2 genes
α- thalassemia: ch deletion and ethnicity
(Chr.16 deletion) - AA, Asians
α- thalassemia: 1 deletion
normal
α- thalassemia: 2 deletions "trait"
microcytic anemia
α- thalassemia: 3 deletions
kind of anemia
type of hemoglobin
ppt with what compound
hemolytic anemia, Hb H = β4 (ppt w / brilliant cresyl blue)
α- thalassemia: 4 deletions
hydrops fetalis (stillborn baby), Hb Bart = γ4
β-thalassemia:
chromosomal deletion
more common in what ethnicity
(Chr.11 point mutation) - Mediterraneans
β-thalassemia: 1 deletion "β minor"
what are the hemoglobins?
more HbA₂ and HbF
β-thalassemia: 2 deletions
name
hemoglobin present
presentation
"trait/intermedia/major" =>only HbA2 and HbF =>hypoxia at 6 mo
Cooley's Anemia
where is this seen
describe the pathogenesis
see w/ β-thalassemia major
(no HbA =>excess RBC production)
Baby making blood from everywhere ~> frontal bossing, hepatosplenomegaly, long
extremities
Cooley's Anemia
treatment for cooley's anemia
and its complication
tx
• Tx: Total body transfusion q60-90 days~> hemochromatosis (Tx: Defuroxamine)
Anemia: criterias, effects
(Hb <11 for everybody), less Hb => less 02 carrying capacity
<9 => moderate
<7 =>severe
effects of anemia on CO and PP, skin, cardiac cells and neurons
⇩02 transport ⇨ dilate arterioles ⇨ ⇩blood return to heart ⇨ ⇧CO, ⇧PP
• Skin atrophy
• Fatty cardiac mvocytes
• Neuron degeneration
Thrombosis Risk Factors:
"Virchow' s triad"
1) Turbulent blood flow "slow"
2) Hypercoaguable "stick'"
3) Vessel wall damage "escapes"
Hypoxia Acute presentation
SOB
Hypoxia Chronic
Clubbing of fingers/toes
(furthest from blood supply)
Cyanosis
5g Hb fully desaturated at this moment
who will be more cyanotic, anemic or polycythemic patients
An anemic person will rarely be cyanotic b / c 5g will be a bigger percentage of their Hb
• Easier for polycythemic pts to become cyanotic b / c they have more grams of Hb available
Hemolysis Intravascular:
where is the RBC destroyed?
haptaglobin levels
ex
RBC destroyed in blood v v. ~> low haptoglobin (binds free floating Hb)
• Ex: Vasculitis
Hemolysis Extravascular:
location
presentation
ex
RBC destroyed in spleen (problem w/ RBC membrane)=> splenomegaly
• Ex: Hemolytic anemias
Megaloblastic anemia
pathogenesis
pathopneumonic
gets bigger, can't divide ⇨ hypersegmented neutrophils
give 2 causes of Vit B12 deficiency
how where is B12 absorbed
tapeworms, vegans
R-Vit B 12 ⇨ binds IF (in ileum). need pancreatic enzmes to cleave R off.
Vit B12 deficiency: presentation
(⇩pain and temp,+ Romberg test due to neuro sx)
Type A Gastritis:
another name
antibody
atrophic gastritis
• Anti-parietal cell Ab
Pernicious anemia:
surgery
cancer association
presentation of stomach
s/p terminal ileumectomy, ⇧gastric CA, absent stomach ruggae
Pernicious anemia: labs
antibodies
test
enzymes
Anti-IF Ab, (+)Schilling test, ⇧MMA, ⇧Homocysteine
Pernicious anemia: enzymes
MMCoA mutase- recycles odd carbons
• Homocysteine Me-Transferase - makes THF (need for nucleotide synthesis)
Schilling Test: (+) IF reabsorption ⇨Dx
label Vit B12
pernicious anemia
Schilling Test (+) Antibiotic reabsorption ⇨ Dx
bacterial overgrowth
Folate deficiency:
presentation
causes: drugs and food
due to eating old, overcooked food=> glossitis (beefy red tongue)
• drugs: Phenytoin, Phenobarbital, Bactrim
Alcohol:
disease in a new born baby
presentation of baby
Fetal EtOH syndrome:
smooth philtrum, stuff doesn't grow, mental retardation
Smooth Philthrum
Fetal EtOH
Long Philthrum
wililliam's
Anticonvulsants that can cause megaloblastic anemia (4)
"P CaVE"
• Phenytoin
• Carbamazepine
• Valproic acid
• Ethosuximide
RBC Haptens:
"PAD PACS"
• Penicillamine
• α-MeDopa
• Dapsone
• PTU
• Antimalarials
• Cephalosporins
• Sulfa drugs
what can cause megaloblastic anemias
vit b12 def
folate deficiency
anticonvulsuants (carbamazepine, phenytoin, valproic acid and ethosuximide)
alcohol
what are the hemolytic anemias?
macro/micro
2 types
the macrocytosis anemias: extra and intravascular anemias
3 intravascular hemolytic anemias:
what is the antibody that is used?
IgM
G-6-PD Deficiency
Cold Autoimmune
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
2 Extravascular hemolytic anemias and what antibody is used?
IgG
Warm Autoimmune
Paroxysmal Cold Autoimmune
Sausage digits
Pseudo hypoPTH
6 fingers
Trisomy 13
2-jointed thumbs
Diamond-Blackfan anemia
Painful fingers
Sickle cell anemia
G-6-PD Deficiency
mode of inheritance
presentation, labs
MOA of G6PD
(XR) jaundice, dark urine, sudden drop Hb (> 3g/ dL),
unconjugated hyperbilirubin
• Mechanism: HMP shunt ⇨ G-6-PD ⇨ GSH (protects RBC against oxidation)
drugs that can cause G-6-PD Deficiency
Drugs:
o Sulfa drugs: Dapsone
o Naphthalene moth balls
o Fava beans
G-6-PD Deficiency CI and tx
Tx: IVF to protect kidneys (no asa)
Cold Autoimmune
pathogenesis (3)
give 2 examples
RBC agglutination, fixes complement, active in distal body parts
• Post-mycoplasma infection
• Mononucleosis infection
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: etiology and presentation (3)
>>The only hemolytic anemia caused by an acquired cell-membrane defect
>>Hemolytic anemia, thrombosis, red urine
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: test
(+)Ham's acid hemolysis, Sugar-water test
• Flow cytometry: CD55/CD59
Warm Autoimmune: antibody and when is it active
anti-Rh Ab, active at body temp
Warm Autoimmune: drugs
drugs: The RBC Haptens (PAD PACS)
Warm Autoimmune: tx
Tx: Steroids, Splenectomy
Paroxysmal Cold Autoimmune: etiology, ab and presentation
>>fixes complement
>>Donath-Landsteiner Ab
>>Massive bleeding after cold exposure
Production Anemias:
Diamond-Blackfan:
Aplastic Anemia "pancytopenia"
Diamond-Blackfan
pathogenesis
what enzyme is increased
presentation
kid is born without RBCs (high adenosine deaminase), 2-jointed thumbs
Aplastic Anemia "pancytopenia":
Labs
virus
autoimmune
drugs
⇩RBC/ ⇩WBC/ ⇩Platelets
>>T-cell induced apoptosis of progenitor cells (autoimmmne ~> thymoma)
>>Virus: ParvoB-19, HepC (transfusions), HepE (pregnant women), EBV
>>Drugs: ABCV"
o AZT
o Benzene
o Chloramphenicol
o Vinblastine
Aplastic Anemia "pancytopenia": tx
Tx: Immnnosuppresion or Bone marrow transplant
Basophilic stippling:
type of cell
stain
disease
what are the stippling?
Lots of immature cells => ⇧mRNA, stain blue (Pb poisoning)
Bite cell
Hemolysis
Doehle body:
define
give 3 causes (in order)
PMN leukocytosis
#1 cause: Infection
#2 cause: Corticosteroids
#3 cause: Tumor
Burr cell
another name
3 causes
Echinocyte
Pyruvate kinase deficiency, Liver dz, Post-splenectomy
Cabot's ring body
Vit B12 deficiency, Pb poisoning
Drepanocyte
another name
where is it found
Sickle cell
Sickle cell anemia
Helmet cell
define
give 3 causes
fragmented RBC (Hemolysis: DIC, HUS, TTP)
Heinz body
disease
how is it made?
Hb denatures and sticks to cell membranes (G-6PD deficiency)
Howell-Jolly body:
describe
etiology (3 causes)
Spleen or bone marrow should have removed nuclei fragments
#1 : Spleen trauma
#2: Hemolytic anemia
#3: Cancer
Pappenheimer bodies
define
where is it found?
Fe ppt inside cell
(Sideroblastic anemia)
Pencil cell
another name
deficiency
Cigar cell: Fe deficiency anemia
Rouleaux formation:
Multiple myeloma
Schistocyte
define
where is it found?
Broken RBCs (DIC, artificial heart valves)
Sideroblast
define
where is it found?
MP pregnant with iron
(Genetic or Multiple transfusions)
Spherocytes
(AD): Old RBCs
Spur cell
another name
disease
Acanthocyte: Lipid bilayer dz
1) Stomatocyte:
2) Target cells
1) EtOH, liver dz
2) less Hb (thallasemias)
Tear drop cell
another name
define
where is it found?
Dacrocyte
RBCs squeezed out of marrow
(Hemolytic anemia, Bone marrow
cancer)
what clotting factor does Kallikrein activate?
factor 11
what clotting factor does clotting factors 8 and 10 activate?
factor 10
what clotting factor does clotting factor 5 activate?
factor 2
what does protein C and S inhibit?
factors 8 and 5
what does heparin (indirectly) and anti-thrombin III inhibit?
factor 2
what does warfarin inhibit?
factors 2,7, 9,10 and protein c and s