Anemia Worksheet Flashcards
What do you look at on a CBC to decide if there is an anemia
RBC
hgb
hct
Not Anemic
normal RBC
normal hgb
normal hct
Polycythemia is dependent on
erythropoietin - 2 degree
malignancy of bone marrow - 1 degree
Polycythemia
high RBC
high hub
high hct
Anemia
Low RBC and/or
Low hgb and/or
Low hct
Anemias are classified by
cell size and color
Color is a measure of
hgb content
How do you determine cell size and color
RBC indicies
MCV
cell size
MCH
color (hgb)
MCHC
color (hgb)
Microcytic anemia
decreased mcv
normocytic anemia
normal mcv
macrocytic anemia
increased mcv
hypochromic anemia
decreased much (mchc)
normochromic anemia
normal mch (mchc)
hyperchromic anemia
increased mch (much)
polychromasic is
too much color
another name (aka) for hyper chromic anemia
polychromasic
MC anemia in the world
IDA
MC anemia based on cell size
microcytic
MC microcytic anemia
IDA
MC etiology of IDA is
chronic blood loss
MC cause of CBL is
GI tract (chronic blood loss)
Microcytic hypochromic anemias will have
decreased RBC and/or
decreased hgb and/or
decreased hct
Types of microcytic hypochromic anemia
IDA
CBL
Thalassemia
ACD / ARD (if it’s renal)
CBL is a type of
IDA
most common type of microcytic hypo chromic anemia
IDA
Microcytic hypochromic anemia has
decreased mcv
decreased mch
decreased mchc
DDX of mchc anemias
history
nationality
clinical presentation
iron parameters (TIBC, iron, ferritin)
Iron Parameters are
TIBC
ferritin
iron
What is the best thing to use to differentiate the mchc anemia
TIBC
IDA has (increased, decreased, or normal) TIBC
increased
CBL has (increased, decreased, or normal) TIBC
increased
ACD has (increased, decreased, or normal) TIBC
decreased
Thalassemia has (increased, decreased, or normal) TIBC
normal
ARD has (increased, decreased, or normal) TIBC
decreased
ARD is
renal
ARD is really a specialized
ACD
The presence of Reed Sternberg Cells indicates
Hodgkin’s Lympoma
Reed Sternberg cells are found in
bone marrow or lymph node / need biopsy to discover
Multiple Myeloma is also called
Kahlers disease