BOF 27
The Full blood count in inflammatory disorders, all
are true except:
1-normochromic normocytic anaemia is much more common
than hypochromic microcytic one
2-the platelets are usually elevated and may reflects
an active disease
3-the differential white cell count is highly variable
4-in systemic necrotising vasculitis, usually there is
leucocytosis with neutropaenia
5-in systemic inflammatory diseases, neutrophilia may
simply reflect treatment with corticosteroids
Answer 4
1-hypochromic microcytic one is seen up to 25 % but
does nor respond to iron therapy .it is not an IDA states but there is defects
in Ferro kinetics and iron utilization .unfortunately may be complicated by
true IDA e.g. long term treatment with NSAIDS
2-true, useful guide to the overall activity e.g. in
RA
3-true, varieties of pictures and may be complicated
by drug side effects on the blood count and bone marrow ,so keep it in mind
4-leukocytosis and neutrophilia e.g. in PAN
5-true a common cause of neutrophilia
