Anaemia in children

Question 1

Classes
1. Reduced RBC […]
2. Increased red cell destruction ([…])
3. Blood loss

Answer 1

production
haemolysis

Question 2

Reduced RBC production
- Iron […]
- Folic acid deficiency
- […] deficiency
- Red cell […] (e.g. parvovirus […] infection)
- Chronic renal failure
- Chronic inflammation

Answer 2

deficiency
B12
aplasia, B19

Question 3

Increased haemolysis
- Glucose 6 phosphate […] deficiency (G6PD)
- Hereditary […] (red cell membrane defect)
- […] […] anaemia
- […]
- Haemolytic disease of the […]

Answer 3

dehydrogenase
spherocytosis
Sickle cell
Thalassemia
newborn

Question 4

IDA
- Reduced oral intake, poor […], chronic blood loss e.g. menorrhagia
- Excessive ingestion of […] […] can cause iron deficiency (low iron content + […] iron absorption.

Answer 4

absorption
cow’s milk, reduces

Question 5

pica (urges to eat […] things like […]) as an attempt to compensate for the missing mineral.

Answer 5

non-food, soil