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| Presence of 10%+ tear-drop shaped RBCs (Poikilocytes) in blood |
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| Not enough erythrocytes/Hb |
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| Glutamic Acid replaced by Valine in AA chain of Hemoglobin: gives RBC "sickle" shape and don't last long (thus anemia - not enough healthy RBCs) |
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| Excess alpha or beta globins to compensate for deficiency of the other in the Hb: doesn't form tetramer and binds to RBC cell membrane and damages it |
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| Defect in RBC memb proteins: RBC is sphere shaped rather than donut shaped |
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| Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn |
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Rh- mom passes Rh Ab to second Rh+ baby
Large amounts of bilirubin building in baby from breakdown of RBC and deposited on brain of newborn. |
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| HbA1c binds irreversibly to glucose so glucose levels are indicative for life of RBC (120 days): test for diabetes can be done at any time irrelevant to food consumption |
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| Inherited deficiency of clotting factors for males: VIII (most common) and IX; males and females: Hemophilia C |
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Uncontrolled production of immature leukocytes (blasts): crowding out of red bone marrow prevents production of RBC and platelets
Classified myeloid (monocytes) or lymphoid (lymphocytes) |
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Accumulation of mature WBC in bloodstream (do not die)
Classified myeloid (monocytes) or lymphoid (lymphocytes) |
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