Anemia CIS

Question 1

four causes of microcytic anemia?

Answer 1

iron deficiency, anemia of chronic disease, thalassemia, lead toxicity

Question 2

four causes of macrocytic anemia?

Answer 2

B12 deficiency, Folate deficiency, alcoholic liver disease, MDS

Question 3

8 causes of normocytic anemia?

Answer 3

hemolytic, aplastic, hypersplenism, mixed, hemodilution, anemia of chronic disease, anemia of uremia (cause of CKD with deficiency of EPO), acute bleeding

Question 4

which will two normocytic anemias will produce elevated retic counts?

Answer 4

hemolysis and acute bleeding