12 Flashcards
- Disorders of the GI system or heavy menstruation can cause
A. acute blood loss
B. chronic blood loss
B. chronic blood loss
- Increased thrombocytes (platelets) can be observed in
A. acute blood loss
B. chronic blood loss
A. acute blood loss
- Traumatic conditions can cause
A. acute blood loss
B. chronic blood loss
A. acute blood loss
The blood volume is not disrupted in cases of
A. acute blood loss
B. chronic blood loss
B. chronic blood loss
Results in an iron deficiency and a hypochromic/microcytic erythrocyte morphology on a peripheral blood smear.
A. Acute blood loss
B. Chronic blood loss
B. Chronic blood loss
The erythrocyte morphology associated with anemia in an otherwise healthy individual caused by acute blood loss is usually
A. microcytic
B. megaloblastic
C. normochromic
D. hypochromic
C. normochromic
Anemia caused by chronic blood loss is characterized by
A. hypochromic, microcytic erythrocytes
B. macrocytic erythrocytes
C. increased platelets
D. both A and B
A. hypochromic, microcytic erythrocytes