Anemia Flashcards
N. Iron deficiency and thalassemia are. ………. Anemia type.
Microcytic anemia ( MCV < 80 )
N. Normocytic anemia consists of ……. & …… & ……..
Chronic infection , marrow disease , kidney disease ( MCV 80-95 )
Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency and hemolytic anemia are type……. Anemia?
Macrocytic anemia ( MCV > 95 )
Q. Which aminoacid is involved in synthesis of heme?
Glycine
Q. Which form of iron is most readily absorbed by intestines?
Ferrous
N. How’s massive expansion of hemopieosis in case of anemia is manifested on skull X-ray?
It will give a hair on end appearance on X-ray
What’s the most common complication of thalassemia treatment?
Iron overload ( from recurrent blood transfusion )
N. Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disease where there are autoantibodies against………&…….
Gastric Parietal cells and intrinsic factor ( which prevent vitamin b12 absorption in terminal ileum )
N. Hemolytic anemia can be Macrocytic in some cases. True or false and why?
True. Because erythrocytes are larger than RBC ( in hemolytic anemia the bone marrow starts to produce a lot of immature RBCs ( erythrocytes)
N. One of the causes of hemolytic anemia is hereditary spherocytosis ( RBCs are smaller and denser than normal) which is due to deficiency in……
Spectrin
N. What’s the treatment for hemolytic anemia caused by hereditary spherocytosis?
Give folic acid, do splenectomy when necessary
N. G6PD deficiency is a X linked disorder that is more common among Africans and Mediterranean. True or false?
True
N. What’s the treatment for sickle cell anemia?
By red cell transfusion and hydroxycarbamide
N. autoimmune hemolytic anemia is an acquired hemolytic anemia where there are warm antibodies Ig…. And cold antibodies Ig….?
Warm= IgG / cold= IGM
