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| Anemia can result from what factors? | ||
| What is a common way to classify anemia? | ||
| The morphology of anemia is based on? | ||
| What does MCV stand for? | ||
| What does MCH stand for? | ||
| What does MCHC stand for? | ||
| What does MCV indicate? | ||
| What does MCH & MCHC indicate? | ||
| What is the term used, when red cells are present in various sizes? | ||
| What is the term used, when red cells are present in various shapes? | ||
| Compensation for anemia is carried out by what 3 systems? | ||
| Classic anemia symptoms include ? | ||
| Macrocytic-Normochromic anemia is also termed? | ||
| T/F. In Macrocytic-Normochromic anemia hemoglobin will increase in proportion to the size of the cell. | ||
| What type of anemia is characterized by defective DNA synthesis due to deficiency in Vit B12. | ||
| What is the most common type of megaloblastic anemia? | ||
| What type of anemia is caused by lack of intrinsic factor? | ||
| What type is anemia causes paresthesias. | ||
| What type of anemia causes patients to feel cachectic, malnourished appearing, severe cheilosis, stomatitis, painful ulcers of buccal mucosa and tongue? | ||
| How do you treat folate deficiency anemia? | ||
| How do you treat pernicious anemia? | ||
| Microcytic-Hypochromic anemia is characterized by ? | ||
| What is the most common type of anemia world wide? | ||
| T/F. Iron is absorbed in the stomach. | ||
| When demand for iron exceeds supply, what condition usually results? | ||
| T/F. In the 1st stage of iron deficiency anemia iron stores and Hg are depleted. | ||
| T/F. In the 2nd stage of iron deficiency anemia iron transport to marrow is diminished, resulting in iron deficient erythropoiesis. | ||
| What occurs in the 3rd stage of iron deficiency anemia? | ||
| When will the symptoms of iron deficiency anemia manifest? | ||
| What are the causes of iron deficiency anemia? | ||
| Define hypoferremia. | ||
| T/F. Iron deficiency anemia can cause brittle, thin, coarsely ridged, and spoon shaped nails. | ||
| Define sideroblastic anemia. | ||
| Define sideroblasts. | ||
| T/F. Sideroblastic anemia is mostly in females. | ||
| Hepatomegaly, Splenomegaly, and bronze skin is usually seen in patients with what type of anemia? | ||
| "Iron overload" is characteristic of what type of anemia? | ||
| T/F. Normocytic-Normochromic anemia is characterized by red cells that are relatively normal in size and hemoglobin content, but insufficient in number. | ||
| What are the 5 different groups of Normocytic-Normochromic anemia? | ||
| Define hemolytic anemia. | ||
| T/F. Hereditary hemolytic anemia is caused by extrinsic factors. | ||
| T/F. Acquired hemolytic anemia is caused by infection, chemical agents, and trauma. | ||
| Where does hemolysis occur? | ||
| T/F. RBC's coated with IgG are susceptible to hemolysis. | ||
| How does hemolytic anemia manifest? | ||
| Define Sickel-cell anemia. | ||
| What chronic diseases are associated with "anemia of chronic disease"? | ||
| When will anemia of chronic disease occur? | ||
| Define polycythemia. | ||
| Define Polycythemia Vera. | ||
| What causes secondary absolute polycythemia. | ||
| T/F. Secondary absolute polycythemia can lead to leukemia. |
