Anaemia

Question 1

Definiton of anaemia?

Answer 1

Is low levels of haemoglobin in blood

Question 2

What is Mean cell volume (MCV) ?

Answer 2

The size of red blood cells.

Microcytic anaemia = low MCV
Normocytic anaemia = Normal MCV
Macroblastic anaemia = High MCV

Question 3

Causes of microcytic anaemia?

Answer 3

T: thalassemia
A: Anaemia of chronic disease
I : Iron deficiency anaemia
L: Lead iron poisoning
S: Sideroblastic anaemia

Question 4

Causes of Normocytic Anaemia?

Answer 4

A: Acute blood loss
A: Anaemia of chronic disease
A: Aplastic anaemia
H: Haemolytic anaemia
H: Hypothyroidism

Question 5

Causes of macrocytic anaemia?

Answer 5

Two types megoblastic + normoblastic

Megablastic = bad dna synthsis causing the cells not to divide properly

Normoblastic = Where cells grow to vitamin defficency.

Question 6

Symptoms of anaemia?

Answer 6

Tiredness
shortness of breath
headaches
dizziness
palpitations
worsening of other conditions

Question 7

Generic signs of anaemia?

Answer 7

Pale skin
Conjunctival Pallor
Tachycardia
Raised respiratory rate

Question 8

How to investigate anaemia?

Answer 8

Haemoglobin levels
Mean cell volume level
B12 levels
Folate levels
Ferritin levels
Blood film