Anemia

Question 1

anemia mainly affects ____

Answer 1

women in their reproductive years
infants
children

Question 2

causes for iron deficiency anemia

Answer 2

1. inadequate dietey intake
2. inadequate absorption
3. inadequate utilization
4. increasd iron req for growth of blood vol
5. increase excretion
6. increase destruction of iron from iron stores

Question 3

clinical findings

Answer 3

immunocompetence
diminished work performance
cognitive development
behavioural implications
structure and functions of epithelial tissue

Question 4

pagophagia

Answer 4

ice eating

Question 5

oral administration

Answer 5

inorganic iron in ferrous form
elemental iron 60 mg for aduls

Question 6

better absorption

Answer 6

when stomach is empty

Question 7

use of ______ (bound to amino acid) result in improved absorption

Answer 7

chelated iron

Question 8

______ improves absorption through capacity to maintain Fe in reduced state

Answer 8

ascorbic acid

Question 9

vitamin b12 must be bound to _____ for its absorption

Answer 9

intrinsic factor

Question 10

vit b12 deficiency takes at least ____years to appear as its stores in _____

Answer 10

3 years
liver

Question 11

causes of vit b12 def

Answer 11

inadequate ingestion
inadequate absorption
inadequate use
increased requirements
increased destruction

Question 12

increased destruction- pharmacological dose of ascorbic acid when it functions as a ___

Answer 12

pro oxidant