Anaemia

Question 1

key symptoms of anaemia?

Answer 1

fatigue
breathlessness
reduced exercise intolerane
dizziness
headache
insomnia
tachycardia

Question 2

what could cause iron deficiency anaemia?

Answer 2

poor diet, steatorrhoea

Blood loss, trauma, GI bleed, menstruation

Question 3

what is treatment for iron deficieny anaemia?

Answer 3

Oral Fe – 1st line treatment for iron deficiency

Avoid OTC sales without investigation

Question 4

side effects of oral iron therapy?

Answer 4

Nausea and epigastric pain
Diarrhoea
Constipation
Dark stools

Question 5

when would you use parental iron therapy?

Answer 5

Unable to tolerate oral iron
Continuing blood loss
Malabsorption
Chronic renal failure

Question 6

causes of folic acid deficiency?

Answer 6

Diet, alcoholism
Malabsorption
Pregnancy
Drugs

Question 7

treatment for folic acid deficinecy?

Answer 7

Oral folic acid

Question 8

causes of vitamin b12 deficinecy?

Answer 8

Lack of intrinsic factor (pernicious anaemia)
GI surgery
Bacterial overgrowth
Tape worm
Strict veganism

Question 9

treatment for vit b12 deficiency?

Answer 9

Hydroxycobalamin I/M
1mg alternate days initially, then
1mg every 3 months
Life long treatment