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Pathophys Exam 3

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Definition
Parts of whole blood   -formed elements (WBCs, RBCs, platelets) -plasma proteins - solutes (electrolytes, gases, nutrients, waste products)  
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The plasma contains a large number of _______________   proteins  
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Plasma proteins   albumin, globulins  
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Most plasma proteins are produced by the ___________   liver  
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Serum   Plasma that has been allowed to clot to remove fibrinogen and other clotting factors  
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Albumin makes up about ___% of total plasma protein   60  
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Albumin roles   Regulation of the passage of water and solutes through the capillaries.  
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3 types of globulins   alpha, beta, and gamma  
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______________ is the most plentiful of the clotting factors   fibrinogen  
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normal amount of WBCs   5000-1000 /mm^3  
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Leukocytes are divided into ___________ and ______________   granulocytes, agranulocytes  
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Types of granulocytes   Basophils, neutrophils, eoisinophils  
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Types of agranulocytes   Monocytes/macrophages, lymphocytes, natural killer cells  
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Platelets are also known as ______________   thrombocytes  
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thrombopoietin   a hormone growth factor that regulates the circulating platelet mass  
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Most common leukocyte   neutrophils  
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Neutrophil characteristics   -Phagocytes -first cell on the job of inflammation/injury -Fight bacterial infections  
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Eosinophil characteristics   -Phagocytes -Attack parasites  
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Basophil characteristics   -contain histamine and anticoagulant  
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____________ are the primary cells of the immune response   Leukocytes  
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Primary lymphoid organs   Thymus, bone marrow  
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Secondary lymph organs   Spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, Peyer Patches of small intestine  
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Spleen functions   -filters and cleanses the blood -contains masses of lymphoid tissue (white pulp) full of WBCs -Removes old or damaged cells from the blood -stores platelets  
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Lymph nodes functions   -Filter lymph fluid -foreign objects trapped and destroyed  
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medullary hematopoiesis   Inside the bone marrow  
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extramedullary hematopoiesis   outside the bone (in the liver, spleen, other tissues)  
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Define hematopoiesis   The production of ALL formed elements  
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Hematopoiesis process   Cells formed in red bone marrow from pluripotent stem cells, mature in the bone marrow or lymphoid tissue  
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Messengers that talk cell-to-cell are:   cytokines  
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Specific colony stimulating factors (CSFs) are necessary for:   growth of myeloid, erythroid, lymphoid, and megakaryocytic cells  
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G-CSF   Colony Stimulating Factor: originates from macrophage or fibroblast. Stimulates granulocytes to control hematopoiesis  
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GM-CSF   Colony Stimulating Factor: originates from T cell. Stimulates neutrophils and macrophages to control hematopoiesis  
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Erythropoietin   Colony Stimulating Factor: originates from kidney cells and Kupffer cells. Stimulates erythrocytes to control hematopoiesis and to produce RBCs  
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Platelets originate from:   megakaryocytes  
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Platelets functions   Aid in clotting  
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Platelets are also known as:   thrombocytes  
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Thrombyctopenia   too few platelets - bleeding out possibility  
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thrombocytosis   too many platelets - clotting where we don't want it possibility  
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3 steps in hemostasis   1. Vascular spasm 2. Platelet plug formation 3. Activation of coagulation cascade  
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extrinsic pathway in clotting cascade   activated by something outside the vessel  
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intrinsic pathway in clotting cascade   activated by contact with injured vessel  
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stages of coagulation   -Extrinsic and intrinsic pathways -common pathway begins with formation of prothrombinase -prothrombin to thrombin -thrombin forms fibrin from fibrinogen  
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When plasmin is formed, it digests ____________   clots  
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What can you learn from a bone marrow biopsy?   -anemias, leukemias, platelet disorders, immunoglobulin disorders  
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What does Prothrombin Time test measure   Measure the extrinsic pathway  
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What does Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time test measure   Measures intrinsic pathway  
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Bleeding Time test   measures platelet function, not number  
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Symptoms of anemia   Fatigue, weakness, dyspnea, pallor  
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Microcytic Hypochromic anemia   -Pale, small cells -Usually Fe++ deficiency  
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Macrocytic Normochromic anemia   -Large cells -Usually folic acid or B12 deficiency  
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Normocytic normochromic anemia   Usually caused by hemorrhage or hemolysis  
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4 types of normocytic normochromic anemia   1. Hemolytic (RBCs destroyed) 2. Hemorrhagic (blood loss) 3. Anemia of Chronic disease 4. Aplastic (chemotherapy, drugs)  
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2 types of macrocytic normochromic anemia   1. pernicious anemia (B12 deficiency) 2. folic acid deficiency  
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2 types microcytic hypochromic anemia   1. iron deficiency 2. sideroblastic (dysfunctional iron uptake)  
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relative polycythemia   increase in RBCs because of loss of plasma  
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absolute polycythemia   increase in RBCs regardless of plasma  
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2 types of absolute polycythemias   1. Polycythemia Vera 2. Secondary Polycythemia  
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Polycythemia vera   primary polycythemia. Hypersensitive bone marrow. High viscosity, can start clotting  
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Secondary polycythemia   normal physiologic response to hypoxia (high altitude, smoking, sleep apnea)  
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Treatment of polycythemia   1. Blood draws 2. Treat cause of hypoxia  
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Neutrophilia   too many neutrophils. normal response most of the time  
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"shift to the left"   immature neutrophils are released if the body needs more than the supply  
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neutropenia   not enough neutrophils. indication of severe disease  
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causes of neutropenia   Prolonged severe infection (depletes neutrophils), decreased production (starvation, aplastic bone marrow, chemotherapy), reduced survival (autoimmune diseases, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis)  
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eosinophilia   Increase in eosinophils.  
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Reasons for eosinophilia   Allergic disorders (asthma, hay fever, drug reactions), Parasites  
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Monocytosis   too many monocytes. Usually occurs with neutropenia in later stages of infections  
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Lymphocytosis   increase in lymphocytes  
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reasons for lymphocytosis   Acute viral infections, malignancies  
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lymphocytopenia   decrease in lymphocytes  
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reasons for lymphocytopenia   immune deficiencies, drug destruction, viral destruction (AIDS)  
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Infectious mononucleosis is caused by the ________________ virus   Epstein-Barr  
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Infectious mononucleosis   infection of the B lymphocytes  
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ALL - symptoms, age, lab findings   Symptoms: fatigue, easy bruising, pallor. Age: 5. Lab findings: lymphoblasts  
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CLL - symptoms, age, lab findings   Symptoms: fatigue, easy bruising, pallor. Age: 65. Lab findings: lymphoblasts  
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AML - symptoms, age, lab findings   Symptoms: fatigue, easy bruising, pallor. Age: 40. Lab findings: myeloblasts  
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CML - symptoms, age, lab findings   Symptoms: fatigue, easy bruising, pallor. Age: 40-50. Lab findings: Philadelphia chromosome  
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Multiple myeloma - symptoms, lab findings   Symptoms: fatigue, easy bruising, pallor, bone lesions in spine, ilium, ribs. Lab findings: plasma cells invading bone marrow, abnormal amounts of M protein. Light chains of immunoglobulins (Bence Jones proteins) damage kidneys  
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Hogdkin lymphoma - symptoms, lab findings   Symptoms: fatigue, easy bruising, pallor, progressive lymph node swelling. Lab findings: Reed Sternberg cells  
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General signs and symptoms of leukemia   Splenomegaly (large spleen), infections, night sweats, fatigue, weight loss, anemia, bleeding  
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Types of lymphomas   1. Hodgkin's disease 2. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma  
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Would you rather be diagnosed with Hodgkin's or Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma?   Hodgkin's - more localized, more treatable  
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thrombocythemia   too many platelets  
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thrombocytopenia   not enough platelets  
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Possible causes of thrombocytopenia   Hypersplenism, aplastic bone marrow, autoimmune disease, hypothermia, viral or bacterial infections that lead to DIC  
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DIC   Fibrinolytic and clotting systems are activated at the same time - we get clots where we don't want to  
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2 main causes of Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN)   1. ABO incompatibility 2. Rh factor incompatibility  
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inheritance pattern of sickle cell anemia   autosomal recessive  
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inheritance pattern of the thalassemias   autosomal recessive  
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beta-thalassemia   -defect in beta chain formation. too much alpha chain. -Alpha chains unstable, precipitate inside cells -Bone marrow macrophages attack and destroy the cells. -Results in anemia  
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Thalassemia minor   heterozygous. Enlarged spleen, slightly smaller RBCs  
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Thalassemia major   Homozygous. Sever anemia. Regular transfusions required  
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Hemophilia A   X linked recessive deficiency of factor VIII  
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Hemophilia B   X-linked recessive deficiency of factor IX  
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Clinical manifestations Hemophilia   Excessive bleeding  
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Clinical manifestations of the thalassemias   -anemia -chipmunk-like face -mild splenomegaly -hyperplasia of bone marrow -growth and maturation retarded  
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