Blood Physiology Lec. 6
Dr. Basim A. Al-Ka’abi
MBChB (Medicine)
MSc, PhD (Medical Physiology)
Morphological class. of anemia:
• Based on RBC morphology, “indices”
• Meaning of MCV, MCH and MCHC
• Normal values
Morphological class. (cont’d):
• Microcytic hypochromic anemia
• Macrocytic normochromic anemia
• Normocytic normochromic anemia
Hemopoiesis:
• Definition
• Yolk sac, liver and spleen
• Bone marrow
Blood types:
• Meaning of agglutinogens, A and B
• Meaning of agglutinins, inherited and acquired
• Universal donor and recipient
Blood types (cont’d):
• Rhesus system, name?
• D antigen
• Rh+ and Rh-
Blood types (cont’d):
• Single and multiple exposures to Rh factor
• Rh- mother and Rh+ fetus
• “Erythroblastosis fetalis”
Blood transfusion:
• Need?
• Anticoagulant used
• Useful for WBCs?
• Storage
Blood transfusion (cont’d):
• Transfusion reaction, what causes what?
• Cross matching
• Monitoring during transfusion
Good Luck