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CM- Hem-2- Blood properties and disorders

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what make up the formed elements   proteins- albumin, antibodies, clotting factors, cells  
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How are RBC different than any other cell   They don't have a nucleus  
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What role does RBC play in the body   transport oxygen from lungs to tissue and CO2 from tissue back to lungs  
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How long does typical RBC last   120 Days  
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What organ removes defective RBC's   Spleen  
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what protein transports iron from intestines to bone marrow to be stored as ferritin   Transferrin  
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What protein is reflected in total iron binding capacity   transferrin  
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What happens to Hgb when a RBC is destroyed   it is metabolized the porphyrin ring is opened to form bilirubin  
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what is the process of making RBCs called   Erythropoiesis  
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what is an immature RBC called and how many of them should you find in the blood stream   reticulocyte .5-1.5%  
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How can reticulocytes be distinguished from mature RBCs   reticulocytes will have fragmented nucleus RBC have no nucleus  
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What cell type in the blood is crucial to body's defense system against disease and actually can be split into several different types   Whit Blood Cells or leukocytes  
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What are the 2 main divisions of WBCs   Granulocytes (lobed nuclei and stain with wright stain) and Agranulocytes  
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Name the granulocyte cells in blood   Neutrophil, Basophil, Eosinophil, monocytes  
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Name the agranulocytes   T- lymphocytes (defend agains exogenous antigens) -cd4 (antibodies) helper cells and suppressor cells cd8 (cytotoxic); B cells (plasma cells) produce antibodies; Natural killer cells  
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What does the fab region of an antibody do   binds the antigen it is made of both light and heavy chains pitchfork side of Ab  
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What is the most abundant antibody in serum and major antibody initiating an immune response   IgG  
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Antibody also called secretory antibody found in saliva and tears blocks adherence of pathogens to tissue   IgA  
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Ab that forms a penatmer in serum first antibody to respond to antigen but has a short half life used to diagnose recent illness   IgM  
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Ab that has a delta type heavy chain and is a primitve antigen receptor on lymphoid B Cells   IgD  
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Ab responsible for hypersensitivity rxns heavy chain is epsilon type and has high affinity for mast cells, basophils to cause release of heparin and histamine   IgE  
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What is the complement cascade and what two main ways are there to activate it   it is 9 serum proteins and regulatory factors that can be activated via the classical pathway or the alternate pathway  
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What is the classical complement cascade   IgG and IgM bind C1, C1 cleaves and activates C2 and C4 which combine as C2+C4 complex and activate C3 which activates C5-C6-C7-C8-C9 membrane attacking complex to kill invading cell  
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What is the alternate complement cascade   direct Activation of C3 by factor B stimulated by gram + or - cell walls. C3 activates C5-6-7-8-9 memrane attack complex  
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Patient presents with severe angioedema they also have laryngeal obstruction, abdominal cramping, nausea, and vomiting. You determine they have a C1INH hereditary complement deficiency what would you treat them with   Fresh Frozen Plasma as patient won't respond to epinephrine  
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if your patient has a C1, C2 and C4 complement deficiency what recurrent problem are they likely to have   recurrent sinopulmonary infections  
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if patient has C3 complement deficiency what are they likely to suffer from   severe bacterial infections  
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Patient has a c5-9 complement deficiency what are they likely going to suffer from   increased neisseria meningococcal/gonorrhea infections  
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These are fragments of megakaryocytes and are essential for clotting age quickly and degenerate in 10 days   Platelets/thrombocytes  
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What is a normal platelet count?   between 30,000-100,000 count falls below 10,000 there is a serious risk of bleeding  
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How is hemostasis maintained   4 phse reaction 1-vascular phase, 2-platelet phase, 3-coagulation phase, 4- fibriolytic phase  
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what is the vascualr phase of hemostasis marked by   endothelial injury causes immediate vasoconstriction to decrease blood flow to injured area. Injured enodthelium releases von willebrand's factor 8 (VWF-VIII)  
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What is the platelet phase of hemostasis marked by?   platelets form temp clot binding von willebrands factor 8 released in vascular phase then bind collagen exposed at injury site. Then release thromboxane A2 (txa2) causing vasoconstriction. Fibrinogen makes platelets sticky connecting IIa and IIb receptors  
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What will you measure to get direct indication of how platelets are functioning   Bleeding Time is should be less than 7min  
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What is the autosomal dominanat disease where patient lacks VWF-VIII, von willebrand's antigen and coag factor VIII leading to increased bleed time, increased PTT, and normal PT   Von willebrands disease - responsible for 10% of cases of menorrhagia  
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How do aspirin and NSAIDS cause clotting problems   block cyclooxygenase decreasing available thromboxane A2 decreasing platelet aggregation increasing Bleed Time, PTT will be normal as well as PT  
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What will the lab values show in thrombocytopenia caused by DIC, TTP or ITP   increased Bleeding Time, Normal PTT and PT  
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What is thrombocytopenia   number of circulating platelets is decreased causing spontaneous bleeding from small vessels all over the body  
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What are the s/sx of thrombocytopenia   small purplish blotches, petechiae  
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What are the causes of thrombocytopenia   Production defect (bone marrow defect), hypersplenism (removes to many platelets), Survival defect (DIC, TTP, ITP or heparin induced thrombocytopenia  
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What is caused by an autoimmune IgG against platelets initiated 30% by drugs, 30% by lupus, 30% idiopathic and 10% HIV   Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura  
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Your patient is suffering from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura what is the tx   Give them corticosteroids or splenectomy but do not give platelet transfusion as the problem is an autoimmune IgG response against platelets and transfusion just fuels the fire  
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Patient has excessive amounts of Von Willebrands VIII in circulation causing pathogenic platelet aggregation what are they suffering from   Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic purpura marked by CRAFT, CNS confusion, Renal Failure, Anemia (hemolytic with shistocytes), Fever, thrombocytopenia with petechiae  
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What is the tx for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura   plasma exchange w/ fresh frozen plasma  
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Patient presents with hemolytic anemia w/ shitstocytes, RBC fragments, palpable purpura in lower extremities, renal failure w/ hematuria and oliguria   Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome- similar to TTP but only affects afferent arterioles and glomeruli of the kidneys  
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What are the two coagulation pathways   intrinsic and extrinsic pathway  
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What clotting pathway does heparin block   intrinsic pathway  
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what test is used to gauge intrinisc pathway function   PTT-partial thrombin time normal is 25-36 seconds  
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What test is used to test the extrinisic pathways funciton   PT-prothrombin time normal 11-14 seconds  
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What is the fibrinolytic phase   prevents excess clot formation by breaking down clots through fibrinolysis.  
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What is the signal that endothelium releases to inhibit further platelet aggregation once a clot has been formed   Prostacyclin (PGI 2) blocks thromboxane A 2  
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What are tissue basophils called   mast cells  
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What doe C3a and C5a do in complement   stimulate neutrophils and monocytes to phagocytize they are anaphylatoxins  
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What does heparin sulfate do in fibrinolytic phase   activates antithrombin III binding and deactivating factors 2,9,10,11,12. Also inhibits thrombin so no more clot is formed  
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If you have a deficiency in antithrombin III what state would your pt be in   hypercoagulable state, since it is responsible for deactivting clotting factors and thrombin  
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What does thrombomodulin do in body   activates protein C & S with deacivate coag factors V and VIII  
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If you have a deficiency in C&S proteins in the body what state is the pt in   a hypercoaguable state  
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What does Tissue Plasminogen activator do?   activates plasmin which increases fibrinolysis  
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What deficiency do you have in hemophilia A   deficiency in factor VIII, increased PTT, normal PT and BT  
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If you have a deficiency in factor VII what will you see on labs   PTT & BT normal, PT time increased  
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What will you see on labs in heparin therapy   increased PTT, normal PT and BT it inhibits factors 2,9,10,11 and 12  
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What will you see on labs in coumadin therapy   increased PT and PTT with a normal BT takes out factors 2,7,9,10 by taking out vitamin K  
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What will you see on labs in a platelet disorder   normal PTT and PT but increased BT  
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if you have a deficiency in factors VIII, IX, Xi or XIII what will you see on your labs   increased PTT normal PT and BT  
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If you add plasma to a patient with a bleeding disorder and PTT does not return to normal what are they likely suffering from   an antibody against coagulation factors called inhibitor syndrome  
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What is a myeloproliferative syndrome   stem cell disorder in bone marrow where you get proliferation of one or more cell type. Marked by splenomegally and basophilia  
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What is polycythemia   increased red cell mass measured by increaed Hgb concentration. Also common high platelet count and impaired platelet fucntion.  
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What should you look at in evaluating polycythemia   Look at Hgb level is it related to a decrease in plasma volume  
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This disease is an acquired stem cell disorder of bone marrow where you have an incerase in RBC produciton despite low plasma erythropoietin level.   Polycythemia Vera  
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What s/sx would you expect in a pt suffering from polycythemia vera   pruritis- especially after bathing in warm water, Plethoric reddish skin, clubbing distal digits, gout from over production of uric acid, splenomegally, bleedin from platelet dysfunction and angina from thrombosis  
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What will your lab values show in polycythemia vera for; erythropoietin, RBC mass, uric acid, Hct, BT,   decreased erythropoietin, increased RBC mass, increased uric acid from hemolysis, HCT > 54%, BT > 7min, LAP values may be elevated too  
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Pt with polycythemia vera starts showin teardrop shaped RBC's on peripheral smear what might have happened to their bone marrow   it may be burned out w/ myelofibrosis  
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What is tx for polycythemia vera   blood letting (plasmapharesis) until hct is lowerd below 45% w/ maintenace phelbotomy monthly. Hydroxyurea may be needed as well if thrombocythemia is prevalent as well  
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What is relative polycythemia   decrease in plasma volume can be from dehydration, increased catecholamine release, protein loss.  
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What is secondary polycythemia   tissue oxygen supply is decreased (tissue hypoxia) causing erythropoieten production making more RBC to increase oxygen carrying capacity (can be caused by smoking , high altitude, congenital heart disease  
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What is the secondary polycthemia cause that is caused by tumors   erythropoitin like hormone is produced by tumors and stimulates RBC production in bone marrow by mimicking erythropoitin  
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How can you tell primary polycythemia vera from secondary polycythemia   erythropoitin is low in primary and high in secondary  
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What is agnogenic myeloid metaplasia or myelofibrosis   fibrosis of bone marrow when stem cells migrate and make extramedullary erythropoiesis  
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what are the s/sx of myelofibrosis   splenomegally, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and hepatomegally  
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what is the tx for myeloproliferative disease   splenectomy if the spleen is enlarged and painful, transfusion with packed RBC's, oxymetholone for severe anemia, allopurinol for decreased uric acid levels  
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if patint has an increased platelet production and excess platelets what disorder are they suffering from   Essential Thrombocytosis alos called primary thrombocythemia, makred by weakness, headache and bleeding, thrombosis, splenomegally  
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What is the tx for a pt suffering from primary thrombocythemia (essential thrombocytosis)   Hydroxyurea, radioactive phosphorus, or plateletphoresis  
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What will you see in lab evaluation of pt suffering from primary thrombocythemia   elevated platelet counts to 750,000 - 1,000,000 peripheral smear will have 6-10 giant platelets along with megakaryoctye fragments, normal RBC mass  
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