anemias
stem cell->
megararyoblast-> platelets
erythroblast-> erythrocyte
meyloblast-> basophil, eosinophil, neutrophil, monocyte
lymphoblast-> lymphocyte
anemia
cause
DEFIINITION
3 CAUSES
HGB<12G/DL FEMALE, <14 G/DL MALE
DECREASED RBC PRODUCTION
INCREASED RBC DESTRUCTION
BLOOD LOSS
CAUSE IS ALWAYS AN UNDERLYING.
HGB DEFINITION
PROTEIN MOLECULE IN RBC THAT CARRIES OXYGEN
HCT DEFINITION
THE PROPORTION OF BLOOD THAT CONSISTS OF RBCS.MEASURED AS VOLUME
OXYGEN ENTERS RBC AND ATTACHES/BINDS TO IRON FE
MCH
DEFINITION
MEASURE
NAME OF SIZES ( 3)
MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN AMOUNT OF HGB IN RBC 27-34 PG
27-34 PG
HYPOCHROMIC ( LOW MCH)
NORMOCHROMIC ( NORMAL MCH)
HYPERCHROMIC (HIGH MCH)
MCV remember as mcv s ( size of rbc)
NAME
MEANING
3 DEFINITIONS OF ANEMIA
MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME
MEASURES SIZE OF AVERAGE RBC
CATEGORIZING ANEMIA
MICROCYTIC -<80 FL
NORMOCYTIC -NORMAL MEASURE 80-100 FL
MACROCYTIC >100FL
MICROCYTIC ANEMIAS
IRON DEFICIENCY
THALASSEMIA
ANEMIA OF CHRONIC DISEASE (acd) OCCASIONALLY
NORMOCYTIC
ACUTE BLOOD LOSS
ACD INCLUDING RENAL FAILURE'
HEMOLYTIC
MACROCYTIC >100
MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA
B12 OR FOLATE DEFICIENCY
RDW REMEMBER AS RDW V=VARIABILITY OF RBC SIZE
NORMAL
INCREASED
RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH
MEASURES VARIABILITY OF RBC SIZE
NORMAL =HOMOGENOUS RBC SIZE
CAN BE NORMAL IN FOLLOWING ANEMIAS:
ACD, ETOH, RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, LIVER DISEASE
INCREASED =HETEROGENOUS (VARIED) RBC
IDA IRON DEF ANEMIA (11.5-15)
IDA
MCH<
MCV<
RDW= OR >
SE FERRITIN <
SE IRON <
TIBC/SERUM TRANSFERRIN >
TSAT RATIO <
SYMPTOMS
KOILONYCHIA-SPOON SHAPED NAILS
SYMPTOMATIC W HGB <6G/DL, CAN BE AT <11 G/DL
MILD- FATIGUE, MILD DYSPNEA, MILD EXERCISE INTOLERANCE
MODERATE- SEVERE- TACHYCARDIA, MARKED DYSPNEA, ACTIVITY INTOLERANCE, PALLOR
ELDERLY - EXCACERBATION OF COMORBIDITIES - DEMENTIA, HF ,CHEST PAIN
IDA CAUSES
MOST COMMON CAUSE OF ANEMIA
MOST COMMON NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
CHRONIC BLOOD LOSS FROM
MENORRHAGIA
GIB
PREGNANCY
LESS COMMON CAUSES
DIET
MALABSORPTION-CELIAC, H PYLORI, GASTRIC BYPASS
EXTREME ATHLETES
DIFF DX
NON ANEMIA
HYPOTHYROID
UTERINE FIBROID-STUPID
TYPES
BETA/ALPHA
GENETIC DISORDER
NORMAL BETA/ALPHA RATIO DISRUPTED 2/2 VARIANT IN ONE OR MORE GLOBIN GENES
POPULATION:
AFRICA ( BETA) ASIA MEDITERRRANEAN
TYPES : GENOTYPE -ALPHA OR BETA
PHENOTYPE: MINOR, INTERMEDIA OR MAJOR
LAB TEST :
HGB ELECTROPHERESIS
LABS: ( , HGB HCT, MCH ,MCV, RDW
FERRITIN
FERRITIN -EARLIEST LAB ABNORMALITY can stand as alone lab
IRON STORES
MOST ACCURATE TEST TO DX IDA
NORMAL VALUES
WOMEN 12-150 NG
MEN 15-300
DECREASED FERRITIN = IDA
INCREASED FERRITIN = ACD, SIDEROBLASTIC ANEMIA
CHRONIC INFLAMMATION STATES: 50 NG IS CONSIDERED IDA
EG ?CROHNS
OTHER IRON STUDIES FOR IDA
3
SERUM IRON -THIS IS CIRCULATING IRON
< IDA
TIBC-TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY
SERUM TRANSFERRIN
>IDA
TSAT- TRANSFERRIN SATURATION
RATIO BETWEEN SERUM IRON AND TIBC
<IDA
IDA OTHER TESTS
USU NOT NECESSARY
PERIPHERAL BLOOD SMEAR
RETICULOCYTE COUNT -BABY RBC <
BONE MARROW
STOOL OB
HCG TEST (PREGNANCY)
ida can give false + high hgb aic
WORKSHEET ANEMIA
TYPE OF ANEMIA IDA b12/folate ACD
HGB LO LOW OR NORMAL LO
MCV LO HIGH NORMAL
MCH LO/NORM NORMAL
FERRITIN LO NORMAL OR HI NORMAL /HI
SERUM IR LO ? LO
TIBC HI NORMAL LO/NORMAL
TSAT LO ? HIGH
TREATMENT
PHARM
IRON SUPPLEMENT ORAL 150 dailiy
FESO4 325 TID -65MG
FE FUMARATE 325 106
FE GLUCONATE 325-36
BIOAVAILABLITY < FOOD AND CALCIUM PRODUCTS
> OJ ASCORBIC ACID
IV IF SEVERE OR CANNOT TOLERATE ORAL
ANEMAI
TREATMENT NON PHARM
IDENTIFY CAUSE REFER
GI - + GUAIAC OR FIT
GYN-MENORRHAGIA
ANEMIA
PATIENT EDUCATION
For greatest absorption, take 1-2 hours before meals on empty stomach
Take with meals if GI upset occurs; this decreases iron absorption
Do not take concomitantly with antacids, tetracycline, dairy products
Bowel movements will be dark in color
Iron is highly toxic; keep out of children’s reach
Place iron drops in back of mouth to reduce staining of teeth in infants and young children
Administration of iron with vitamin C enhances absorption
Food may reduce absorption of iron by 50%
FOLLOW UP
4 WEEKS
REPEAT CBC AND FERRITIN, '
RETICULOCYE COUNT INCREASES IN 5 DAYS
FERRITIN -4-6 MONTHS TO REPLENISH
CONTINUE SUPPLIEMENT FOR 3 M ONTHS AFTER CBC NORMALISES
CBC MONITOR PERIODICALLY
REFER FOR UNDERLYING- ALL MEN AND MENOPAUSAL WOMEN TO GI
REFER TO HEMATOLOGY IF NO IMPROVEMENT IN 1 MONTH
ANEMIA ALGORITHM
IDA CAN BE NORMOCYTIC ( 80-100 FL
macrocytic anemias
Vit b12 deficiency
causes
REMEMBER B12METFORMIN
PERNICIOUS ANEMIA MOST COMMON, ABSENCE OF INTRINSIC FACTOR
INADEQUATE DIET- VEGETARIANS -NO EGG MILK POULTRY MEAT
MALABSORPTION - SPRUE,POST GASTRECTOMY, ILEOSTOMY
MEDS> PPI, H2 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS, METFORMIN
TAKES ABOUT 10 YEARRS TO DEVELOP
MACROCYTIC ANEMIA LARGE SIZE OGF RBC
FOLATE DEFICINECY
ETOH
MALABSORPTION -CELIAC SPRUE
DECREASED DIETARY INTAKE
CLINICAL FINDINGS
B12 DEF MOUTH METFORMIN mma>
FOLATE DEF
VIT B12
USUALLY MILD AND INCIDENTAL FINDING
SYMPTOMS -LOOK TO THE MOUTH!
SMOOTH RED SHINY TONGUE,
SORE MOUTH,
TASTE LOSS
NEURO SYMPTOMS
< VIBRATORY SENSE,
< PROPRIOCEPTION
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
ATAXIA
LATER: SPASTICITY, + ROMBERGS SIGN, HYPERREACTIVE REFLEXES
SOMETIMES PERMANENT DEFICITS IF >6 MONTHS
FOLIC ACID
NO NEURO SYMTOMS
VIT B12 DEFICIENCY
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
VIT B12 LEVEL <300NG/ML
FOLATE <3 NG/DL. RBC FOLATE <150 MG/ML
CAN OCCUR TOGETHER
> HOMOCYSTEINE LEVEL -BI12 + FOLATE
METHYLMALONIC ACID (MMA) INCREASED WITH B12 DEFICIENCY,NORMAL W FOLATE DEF- USE THIS TEST TO CONFIRM B12 DEFICIENCY
IF B12 CAUSE :
CHECK FOR PERNICIOUS ANEMIA ANTI if ANTIBODIES OR SCHILLING TEST
DEFINITION OF PERNICIOUS ANEMIA
PERNICIOUS ANEMIA
B12 DEFICIENCY CAUSED BY AUTOANTIBODIES THAT INTERFERE WITH INTRINSIC FACTOS, GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS OR BOTH.
PATHO: INTRINSIC FACTOR FROM GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS IS REQUIRED FOR VIT B12 DELIVERY TO THE SMALL INTESTINE ( TERMINAL ILEUM-B12 ABSORBED)
OTHER LAB FINDINGS
WBC DECREASED,
HYPER SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS
PLATELETS DECREASED
HEMOLYTIC PROFILE:
>INDIRECT ( UNCONJUGATED?) BILIRUBIN
>LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (LDH)
MGT MACROCYTIC
B12 PHARM MGT
VIT B12 MONTHLY IM
1000 MCG DAILY X 1 WEEK
THEN WEEKLY X 1 MONTH
THEN MONTHLY
ORAL VIT B12 1-2 MG DAY
NASAL VIT B12 -CALOMIST 25 MCG-1 -2 SPRAY EACH NARE DAILY
LIFETIME THERAPY
PHARM MGT
FOLIC ACID 0.4 MG 1 TAB DAILY PO
FOLTX 1-2 TABS DAILY
FOLMOR 1-2 TABS DAILY
USU TREAT FOR 1-4 MONTHS
B12 NON PHARM
EDUCATE RE LIFELONG TREATMENT
DIET:
FISH, MEATS, PEAS, BEANS-PROTEIN RICH
FORTIFIED CEREALS AND SUPPLEMENTS
FOLATE NON PHARM
RECOMMEND DIETARY INTAKE: 400 MCG OF FOLATE DAILY ‘FOOD SHIGH IN FOLIC ACID:
GREEN LEAFY
MEAT FROM ANIMAL SOURCES
ACD
COMMON IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC INFECTIOUS, INFLAMMATORY AND MALIGNANT DISEASES
MCV/MCH -NORMAL
FERRITIN-NORMAL OR HIGH
SERUM IRON -LOW
TIBC-LOW
TSAT- HIGH
NORMOCYTIC ANEMIA
MCV 80-100 FL
ACD INCL RENAL
NORMCYTIC
CAUSES AND LABS
ACUTE BLOOD LOSS?
HEMOLYTIC INCREASED RBC DESTRUCTION
LDH>
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN >
RECTICULOCYTIC COUNT >
HEMOGLOBIN -HAPTOGLOBIN < REFER
COOMBS TEST+ IF AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA, IF RETIC COUNT ELEVATED
? SICLKLE CELL-
SICKLEDEX TEST
NUTRITIONAL CAN BE NORMOCYTIC-
HOMOCYSTEINE
RENAL INSUFFICOENCY - CREATININE
CHRONIC ILLNESS? GET GOOD HISTORY
NORMOCYTIC NORMOCHROMIC
ACD, CHRONIC INFECTIOUS INFLAMMATORY + MALIGNANT DX
LAB RESULTS
MCV/MCH N
FERRITIN >
SERUM IRON<
TIBC <
TSAT >
CRP AND ESR ARE INFLAMMATORY MARKERS
SERUM FERRITIN
SERUM IRON
DEFINITIONS
FERRITIN IS MAJOR IRON STORAGE PROTEIN AND REFLECTS TOTAL BODY IRON STORES AND RESERVES
REMEMBER * FERRITIN IS REACTANT AND CAN BE ELEVATED DUE TO INFLAMMATION-FERRITIN RELEASED FROM TISSUES /LIVER THAT ARE DAMAGED BY INFLAMMATION
IRON
SERUM IRON REFLECTS THE AMOUNT OF IRON BOUND TO TRANSFERRIN
TRANSFERRIN IS A CARRIER PROTEIN THAT REGULATES IRON TRANSPORT IN THE BLOOD
TRANSFERRIN IS MEASURED INDIRECTLY BY THE TIBC
TIBC INDICATES THE AVAILABILITY OF BINDING SITES ON THE PROTEIN FOR IRON TRANSPORT
WBC
LEUCOCYTOSIS
HIGH NEUTROPHILS POLY
CAUSES
NCREASED:
BACTERIAL INFECTION
MEDS: STEROIDS
LABA AND SABA
LITHIUM can cause dm
EPINEPHRINE
EMOTIONAL STRESS
CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
HEREDITARY
DECREASED:
FOLATE/B12
CHEMO
Leukocyte refers to any type of WBC, including neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes
Leukocytosis refers to elevated WBC (leukocyte) count. Neutrophilia is the most common type of leukocytosis, but leukocytosis may also be due to increased monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, and/or lymphocytes.
Left shift is an ill-defined term that refers to an increase in the percentage of band forms, generally accompanied by metamyelocytes and myelocytes.
Leukemoid reaction refers to WBC >50,000/microL from causes other than leukemia, with the majority being mature neutrophils, often accompanied by increased numbers of bands, metamyelocytes, and/or myelocytes
LYMPHOCYTES>
INCREASED:
VIRAL INFECTIONS mono!
LEUKEMIA
LYMPHOMA
DECREASED IN HIV,VIRAL INFECTIONS POOR NUTRITION AND OTHER REASONS
T CELLS -THYMUS
B CELLS -ANTIBODIES
MONOCYTES>
EBV -MONONUCLEOSIS
FUNGAL
PROTOZOAL
TB
AUTOIMMUNE
SPLENECTOMY
IF MONO ELEVATED >24 HOURS = CHRONIC INFECTION
( MACROPHAGES ARE LARGEST CELLS)
EIOSINOPHILS >
ALLERGIC
PARASITIC
BASOPHILS >
histamine
INFLAMMATORY
CML
OCP -ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILL!!
BANDS>
IMMATURE NEUTROPHILS
“SHIFT TO THE LEFT”
WBC EXPLAINED
white blood cell (WBC) count >25,000/microL. SUSPECT ACUTE INFECTION
Leukocyte refers to any type of WBC, including neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes. The various types of leukocytes are discussed separately. (See "Evaluation of the peripheral blood smear", section on 'White blood cells'.)
●Leukocytosis refers to elevated WBC (leukocyte) count. Neutrophilia is the most common type of leukocytosis, but leukocytosis may also be due to increased monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, and/or lymphocytes.
Certain bacteria (eg, pneumococcus, staphylococcus, clostridial species) may cause particularly high leukocyte counts.
STRESS AND OBESITY ALONE CAN CAUSE LEUCOCYTOSIS
CIGARETTE SMOKING CAUSES IT
MONO
PE
FEVER
ANTERIOR CERVICAL LYMPH NODES ENLARGED AND TENDER
PHARYNX -EDEMA ERYTHEMA
PALATE -PETECHIAE
NO RASH ( THATS STREP)
DIAGNOSITCS
CBC W DIFF
WBC ELEVATED
LYMPHOCYTOSISLYMPHS 20%
MONOSPOT+VE BY WEEK 2-3 /heterophil
EBV ANTIBODY TITERS
ANTI VCA IGG AND IGM
ANTI EA IGG AND IGM
EBV NUCLEAR ANTIGE(EBNA)
STREP TEST
LF tWILL BE ELEVATED
ABD USS
SPLENOMEGALY AND HEPATOMEGALY
MGT
RECUPERATE
SCHOOL/WORK GUIDED BY SX
NO CONTACT SPORTS FOR 3 WEEKS -SPLEEN RUPTURE
TYLENOL
NO ANTIVIRALS
NO ABX
AVOID STEROIDS-UNLESS PHARYNGEAL SWELLING
F/U
1-2 WEEKS DEPENDENT ON SEVERITY
FLU
S/S
FEVER -95%
WEAKNESS -85
HEADACHE 75%
RHINITIS 65%
SORE THROAT 55%
FLU TESTING
NOW 4 PLEX RSV FLU A FLU B COVID
NAAt OR RAPID MOLECULAR ASSAY
FLU TRANSMISSION
DROPLET SURFACE
CONTAGIOUS 1 DAY BEFORE AND 5-7 DAYS AFTR SX
INCUBATION 2 DAYS
MOST FLU IN FEB
FLU A SUBTYPES H1N1
HIGH RISK POPS
KIDS UNDER 2 ADULT >65
IMUNE
CARDIO, RESP, NEURODEVE,. DM HEPATIC , ASTHMA , EVERY SYSTEM
PREGANT + POST PARTUM
YOUNG ON LONG TERM SALICYLATES (?UC)
OBESE
INSTITUTIONALIZED
RX
TAMIFLU OSELTAMIVIR
75 MG BID X 5 DAYS renally excreted
CHEMO PROPHY
75 MG OD X 10 DAYS
INHALED XANAMIVIR CAN CAUSE BRONCHOSPASM
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