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Diagnosing Anemia
Epidemiology of Anemia
Anemia
Pharmacology of Drugs for Anemias
including
history taking
possible exposure to toxic household chemicals (laundry starch or clay)
Exercise intolerance, syncope, easy fatigue
Pagophagia or Cold intolerance
Family history
History of fever
Patients occupation, age,sex, ethnicity and hobbies, prior medical history any medications
Multiple pregnancy menorrhagia
physical examination
Rectal and pelvic exam as a tumor in these regions could be causing anemia
Tachycardia, cardiomegaly, murmurs
Examine optic fundi and check for Neuropathy
Hepatomegaly, adenopathy
Underdevelopment, malnutrition and Bone tenderness
Skin and mucous membrane
bruises
cheliosis
purpura
kolonichiya
petechiae
smooth or beefy tongue
jaundice
telengectasia
pallor
clinical presentations
depends on the onset of anemia , cause and the individual
acute onset anemia
chronic onset anemia
dyspnea
lightheadedness
tachycardia
headache
vertigo
weakness
syncope
fatigue
treatment provided by
blood transfusions
supplements/ drugs
used to treat
Patient with severe anemia
include
Iron deficiency
Folate/ vitamin B9 deficiency
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Erythropoietin deficiency
Human Erythropoietin
ex.
Darbepoetin
cyanocobalamin
hydroxocobalamin
ex.
many drugs can treat iron deficiency anemia
the difference between them is
the iron formulations
recommended dose
is
150 – 180 mg/ day
examples
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
excreted in urine/ feces.
Classified based on
Types
What is
A reduction in the total circulating erthrocytes mass
Blood loss
Decresed production of RBCs
Increse destruction of RBCs
1- Aplastic anemia
2- Chronic renal Faliure
3- Megaloblastic
4- Iron deficiency
Chronic disorder of stem cells in bone marrow
Pancytopenia
Reduce erthropoiten
Reduce RBCs number
Vit B12
Folic acid
Imparied IF production
poor diet
Gastrectomy
Pregnancy
Inadequate dietary intake
Alcoholism
Poor diet
Excessive blood loss
Burr cells
Worldwide
Qatar
30% of women
37% of pregnant women
40% of children
60% of children in africa
29% of women
23.5% of children
More common in non-qatari and low income families.
Half as prevalent in men
Sensitivity and specificity
Anemia tests
Include
Gold standard
Bone marrow iron staining
RBC indices (MCV-MCH-MCHC-RDW)
Sensitivity = 73.8%, specificity = 92%
Iron study (serum ferritin)
Sensitivity = 60%, specificity = 96 -98%
Blood film
Sensitivity = 80%, specificity = 92.3%
Specificity is the true -ve rate used to rule in disease
Sensitivity is the true +ve rate used to rule out disease
Blood loss or bleeding tendencies
initial investigations
such as
peripheral blood smear
Fecal occult blood test
Complete Blood Count
which is
a thin film of blood that is examined under microscope to know the morphology of RBCs, WBCs, and platelets
is used to
role out colon cancer or polyps
measures the number of
RBCs
WBCs
Platelets
Hemoglobin
Hematocrit
Confirmatory tests
such as
bone marrow biopsy
is needed when
the cause of anemia cannot be diagnosed from other tests
carbonyl iron 100%
ferrous fumarate 33%
ferrous sulfate 20%
ferric ammonium citrate 18%
iron studies
ferrous gluconate 12%
red cell folate
serum vitamin B12
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hypochromic-microcytic anemia
risk factors
Women
Infants and children
Vegetarians
frequent blood donors
occur when
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Iron Metabolism
Daily requirement
20 mg
10% absorbed
Children and pregnant woman
have
higher iron requirment
Iron forms
Fe3+ (less soluble, ferric)
Fe2+ (more soluble, ferrous)
transfer into Fe2+ by
Duodenal Cyt B
Absorption
Heme iron Fe2+
uses
Heme Carrier Protein 1 (HCP1)
Non-heme iron (Fe3+)
uses
Divalent Metal Transporter 1 (DMT1)
increase with
Ascorbic acid and cysteine
HCL
decrease with
gastrointestinal diseases
Achlorohydria : The deficiency of HCL
Transport
1- Fe2+ exit the enterocyte
by
Ferroportin 1
2- Convert into Fe3+
by
Ferroxidase
3- One molecule of transferrin transport 2 ferric atoms
to
Liver
Bone marrow
Storage
Ferritin
index of body iron stores
Primarily intracellular Protein
Hemosiderin
Insoluble form of Ferritin
commonly found in macrophages
Regulated by
Hepciden
synthesized from
Liver
Moa
Block ferroportin
↓ concentration of iron in plasma
↓ of iron absorption in the intestine
In small intestine ( Duodenum)
RBC synthsis
Start as
PHSC
IL-3, SCF, Erthropoietin
Burst forming unit-erthroid
Erthropoietin
Colony forming unit Erthroid
Late stage
Proerthroblast
Basophil erthroblast
Polychromatophil erythroblast
Orthochromatophil erthroblast
Reticulocytes
24-48h
RBCs
Hematopiesis
Largest precursors
excessive Ribosomes
cytoplasm is pinkish due to the presence of Hb
RBC abnormalities
Poikilocytosis
Anisochromia
Anisocytosis
Variation
in RBCs size
Variation in shape
Variation in
color
Microcyte
Macrocyte
Megaloblast
Target Cell
Spherocyte
Stomatocyte
Sickle Cell
Acanthocyte
Elliptocyte
Schistocyte
Teardrop
Burr Cell
Hypochromia
Hyperchromia