Anemia Flashcards
Pernicious Anemia
Atrophic gastric mucosa that fails to produce normal gastric secretions
Megaloblastic Macrocytic Anemia
When Vitamin B12 and folic acid are deficient
Hypochromic Anemia
When Iron is deficient
Aplastic Anemia
Bone marrow aplasia or hypoplasia
Bone marrow is not functional or it is hypofunctional.
Causes of Aplastic Anemia
Radiation Chemotherapy Virus Lupus Erythematosus (immune system attacks the stem cells) Idiopathic cause
What exactly is aplastic anemia
It is actually pancytopenia meaning that myeloid stem cells are affected so every cell other than lymphocytes is reduced.
What happens to the viscosity of blood in anemia?
It decreases
What happens to the Cardiac output in anemia?
It increases because of the low viscosity of the blood
Erythroblastosis fetalis
The Rh +ve baby’s blood is attacked by the antibodies produced by the Rh -ve mother and this makes the baby anemic.
Hereditary Spherocytosis
Small and circular RBCs
In Erythroblastosis fetalis, what are the blood groups of parents?
The father is Rh +ve and
the mother is Rh -ve
Kernicterus
Permanent mental impairment or damage to the motor areas of the brain because of precipitation of bilirubin in the neuronal cells.
Symptoms of Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Jaundiced, anemic baby with liver and spleen enlargement.
