Anemia

Question 1

What causes anemia?

Answer 1

Increased RBC destruction, hemorrhage, decreased production

Question 2

Signs of anemia?

Answer 2

Tachypnea, dyspnea, pale mm, tachycardia, lethargy, excessive intolerance, heart murmur

Question 3

Three classifications of anemia.

Answer 3

Bone marrow, erythrocyte size and hemoglobin

Question 4

Two types of anemia?

Answer 4

Regenerative vs non regenerative

Question 5

Often caused by blood loss or hemorrhage.

Answer 5

Regenerative anemia

Question 6

Caused by a lack of circulating immature RBCs

Answer 6

Non regenerative anemia

Question 7

Bone marrow doesn’t produce new cells to replenish blood.

Answer 7

Aplastic anemia

Question 8

Defective function of blood forming organs

Answer 8

Hypoplasia anemia

Question 9

Affects the precursors to red blood cells but not white blood cells.

Answer 9

Aplasia anemia

Question 10

IMHA

Answer 10

Immune mediated hemolytic anemia

Question 11

Secondary causes to the idiopathic IMHA.

Answer 11

Vaccines, neoplasia, drugs

Question 12

Signs of IMHA

Answer 12

WEAKNESS, tachpnea, lethargy, jaundice, dark urine, anorexic, vomiting, fever, tachypnea, heart murmur

Question 13

What causes jaundice during IMHA?

Answer 13

Liver enzymes elevated

Question 14

Antibodies causes the cells to become clumpy

Answer 14

Auto agglutination

Question 15

Cells on a smear that suggests IMHA.

Answer 15

Spherocytes, agglutination, ghost cells

Question 16

What levels will be low during anemia?

Answer 16

RBC count, hgb, total protein

Question 17

Decrease in red blood cells that result in decreased oxygen to the tissues

Answer 17

Anemia

Question 18

What cells indicate regenerative anemia?

Answer 18

Howell jolly bodies, nRBCs