Anemia: Overview of the Approach to a Patient Flashcards
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- Define anemia and discuss the laboratory tests used to determine its existence in an individual, keeping in mind the influence of age and gender.
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- Define reticulocyte count, absolute reticulocyte count, and reticulocyte index and discuss how these measurements are used in assessing the rate of RBC production.
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3
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- Recognize critical findings in the history and physical examination important in determining the cause of anemia.
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4
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- Draw a general classification scheme of anemias based on mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and reticulocyte count.
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- Describe iron metabolism and the iron cycle, and describe where iron is distributed in the body. Describe the route by which iron from the diet becomes incorporated into hemoglobin (including absorption, transport, delivery, storage, and loss of iron in humans). List factors that increase or decrease iron absorption.
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- Describe the hematologic changes associated with the development of iron deficiency and the timeline by which they occur and recognize some of the major causes for iron deficiency.
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7
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- Describe the symptoms, signs, and laboratory findings associated with iron deficiency anemia.
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- Describe the effects of over accumulation of iron in the body and describe two treatments for iron overload.
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