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Function of Plasma

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Transports nutrients, hormones, & proteins

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Plasma

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Yellow watery liquid that makes up about 55% of the body’s blood volume

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Thrombocytes

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Platelets - form clots to stop bleeding

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Platelets make up….

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Less than 1% of blood

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Erythrocytes

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Red Blood Cells - Carry fresh oxygen through the body and remove carbon dioxide

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Leukocytes

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White blood cells - Part of body’s immune system; detect and fight viruses & bacteria

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What is anemia?

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  • Deficiency in RBCs
  • Deficiency in HGE (hemoglobin)
    AND/OR
  • Deficiency in volume of packed RBCs (Hematocrit)
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Normocytic, normochromic RBCs

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Normal size & color

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Microcytic, hypochromic RBCs

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Small in size & little color

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Macrocytic/megaloblastic, normochromic

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Large in size & normal color

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How is anemia diagnosed?

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CBC panel, blood smear, & reticulocyte count

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Is anemia a primary or secondary problem?

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It can be primary or a secondary consequence of a disease or disorder

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Etiology of anemia

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  • Blood loss
  • Decrease in RBC production
  • Increase in RBC destruction
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Tissue Hypoxia

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An absence of enough oxygen in the tissues to sustain bodily functions

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Why can any RBC disorder lead to tissue hypoxia?

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RBCs have hemoglobin & that is the O2 carrying protein

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Normal Hgb in female & male

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Female: 12-16

Male: 13.5-17.5

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Mild Anemia Hgb

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10-12

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Moderate Anemia Hg

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6-10

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Severe Anemia Hgb

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<6

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General symptoms of anemia

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  • Headaches
  • Fatigue/weakness
  • Cold hands/feet
  • Yellowish skin, pallor, pruritus (itchy skin)
  • Increased HR, chest pain, murmurs
  • Dizzy/light headed
  • Dyspnea
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Symptoms of anemia in the elderly

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  • Confusion, ataxia (impaired coordination), & fatigue
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Cobalamin

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Vitamin B12

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Cobalamin Deficiency

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Megaloblastic anemia; the body can’t make enough healthy RBCs b/c it doesn’t have enough Vitamin B12

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Cobalamin Deficiency occurs in patients who…

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  • Have gastric issues or surgeries - especially those involving the ileum
  • Smokers
  • Excess alcohol consumption
  • Strict vegetarians
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Why do people with GI issues have a problem with Cobalamin Deficiency?

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They are unable to absorb cobalamin properly

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Why are vegetarians more likely to have a Cobalamin Deficiency?

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Because of the lack of meat and vitamin B12 rich foods. Vitamin B12 isn’t as easy to absorb from vegetables as it is from meat

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Primary body systems affected by Cobalamin deficiency

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GI & neuromuscular

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GI symptoms of Cobalamin deficiency

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  • Anorexia
  • Nausea/vomiting
  • Abdominal pain
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Neuromuscular symptoms of Cobalamin deficiency

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  • Weakness/muscle weakness
  • Ataxia (impaired coordination)
  • Paresthesia (pins/needles feeling)
  • Reduced position sense
  • Impaired thought process
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Treatments for Cobalamin Deficiency

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Parenteral vitamin B12, or intranasal Nascobal

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Life expectancy of untreated Cobalamin Deficiency

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1-3 yrs

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Aplastic Anemia

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Rare condition that happens when your bone marrow cannot produce enough new blood cells for your body to work

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Pancytopenia

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Condition in which there are a lower than normal number of RBCs, WBCs, & platelets in the blood

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Etiology & onset

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  • Can be born with it
  • Autoimmune diseases - T cells target and destroy hematopoietic stem cells
  • Abrupt or gradual onset
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Diagnostic Tests

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  • CBC
  • Bone marrow biopsy to confirm findings from CBC
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Symptoms of Aplastic Anemia

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  • General symptoms of anemia
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Increase susceptibility to infection (Low WBCs)
  • Septic shock
  • Death
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Thrombocytopenia

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Low platelets lead to increased risk of bleeding

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Treatment for Aplastic Anemia

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  • Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (as long as the patient is younger & and has few blood transfusions)
  • Immunosuppressive therapy
  • Ongoing supportive blood transfusions
  • If severe, the prognosis is poor
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Why can a patient that has had many blood transfusions not have a hematopoietic stem cell transplant?

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The more blood transfusions you have the more risk of your body rejecting the new blood

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Hemolytic Anemia

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RBCs are destroyed faster than they are replaced

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Intrinsic factors causing Hemolytic Anemia

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Result from defects in RBCs themselves or hereditary

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Extrinsic factors causing Hemolytic Anemia

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RBCs are normal but external factors cause damage
- Dialysis or bypass machines
- Parasites: Malaria
- Autoimmune diseases: Lupus
- Blood transfusion reactions

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Symptoms of Hemolytic Anemia

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  • General symptoms of anemia
  • Jaundice
  • Splenomegaly
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Altered renal function
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Why do people have altered renal function with Hemolytic Anemia?

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Their kidneys are working overtime to get rid of the waste in the blood so tubules get clogged

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Splenomegaly

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Enlargement of spleen

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Hepatomegaly

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Enlargement of the liver

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Treatment for Hemolytic Anemia

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-Supportive care - remove the causative agent
- Possible immunosuppressive agents

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Nursing Management/Interventions for anemia

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  • Correcting the underlying cause is main goal
  • Acute Inverventions
  • Symptom management
  • Education on dietary & lifestyle changes (decrease alcohol, smoking cessation)
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Acute interventions for anemia

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  • Blood transfusions
  • Drug therapy
  • O2 therapy (for hypoxia)
  • Aggressive hydration/electrolyte replacement (for kidney injury in hemolytic anemia)
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What kind of diet is best for Cobalamin deficiency?

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Meat, salmon, dairy, eggs, enriched grains

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