Morphology
What is the term used for the variation of the size in an RBC?
Anisocytosis
What are Howell-Jolly Bodies made of?
Remnants of DNA
Hemoglobin is made up of what?
Heme and globin
How much iron does the normal adult have?
4g
Where is EPO (erythropoietin) produced?
Kidney
What is the term used for the variation of the shapes in an RBC?
Poikilocytosis
Basophilic Stippling consists of?
Remnants of RNA
Duodenum of the small intestine
What is the major regulator for iron?
Hepcodin
What are the four functions of the spleen?
storage
filtration
hematopoietic production
cellular immunity
What are three morphological classifications of anemia?
normochromic, microcytic and macrocytic
What are Heinz-bodies made of?
Denatured hemoglobin
Name two storage forms of iron
Ferritin and hemosiderin
transferrin
The spleen harbors how much of the wbc population?
One-third
Which CBC parameter gives you the insight on how much anisocytosis there may be?
RDW
What is another name for Pappenheimer bodies?
Siderotic granules
apotransferrin and transferrin
ferritin
transferrin
iron
TIBC
Where is insulin produced?
Name four morphologies of RBCs that represent poikilocytosis.
Sickle cell, spherocytes, elliptocytes,ovalocytes
What is a stain used for counting reticulocytes?
new methylene blue
brilliant cresyl blue
Which abnormal hgb will individuals appear cyanotic?
methemoglobin
Name three metabolic disorders of iron
iron deficiency anemia
iron overload
hemachromotosis
A shift to the left of the oxygen dissociation curve means?
increased attraction for oxygen, so it holds onto it