Anaemia Flashcards
Microytic hypochromic
Iron deficiency
Macrocytic anemia
Megaloblastic anemia
Megaloblastic anemia
B12 and folic deficiency
Pernicious anemia
Deficiency in intrinsic factor synthesis
Other forms of Deficiency can arise as?
Deficiency in blood lineages
Radiation and Chemotherapy
What three proteins are iron bound to
Heme
Transferrin
Ferritin
Transferrin
Iron transport protein in the plasma
Ferritin
Iron storage protein
Most cause for iron deficiency
Menses
Vegetarian
Malnutrition
Who need iron the most
Children
Pregnant women
True or false: Excessive iron levels are toxic
True
How is excessive iron regulated
Modulation in intestinal regulation
What two organs absorb iron
Intestine and heme
Why what mechanism is iron transferred into the blood
Active transport via ferroportin
Where is iron transported to for hemoglobin synthesis
Erythrocytes precursors of the bone marrow
Where is iron stored
Liver (major)
Heart
Pancreas
How is senescent RBC recycled
Through macrophages. They recover its iron and export or store it as ferritin
Hepcidin
Liver inhibitory protein released in high iron levels to inhibit ferroportin, decreasing iron absorption
Low hepatocyte iron or increased erythroferron
Inhibit hepcidin
What is the only indication for iron administration
Iron deficiency in anemia
What are the dietary iron supplement used as a replacement therapy
Ferrous sulfate
Ferrous gluconate
Ferrous fumerate
What is used in special cases of anemia
Parenteral administration
Iron dextran
Sodium ferric gluconate complex
Iron sucrose
What is a nanotechnology based iron treatment
Ferumoxytyl
Ferric carboxymaltose
What is the common toxicity
Children via accidental over dose
Hemochromatosis
Excessive iron that damage iron storage organs
Which patients are at risk of hemochromatosis
Inherited abnormality of iron absorption
Frequent transfusion (thalassemia)
Which iron chelator is used in acute iron toxicity
Parenteral Deferoxamine
Which is used in chronic toxicity caused by hemochromatosis
Parenteral defroxamine
Oral defriprone
Oral iron chelator defasirox
Which iron antidote causes thrombocytopenia
Deferiprone
Which iron antidote causes hepatic and renal toxicity
Deferasirox
What is the role of B12 and what cofactor is needed
DNA synthesis
Folic acid