Anemias

Question 1

What is anemia?

Answer 1

A pathological condition characterized by decreased RBCs count and/or Hb content leading to decreased O2 carrying capacity of the blood and thus tissue hypoxia

Question 2

What are the etiological classification of anemias?

Answer 2

Hemorrhagic anemia
Decreased production of RBCs
Hemolytic anemias

Question 3

What is hemorrhagic anemia?

Answer 3

Caused by acute or chronic blood loss

Question 4

What are examples of decreased production of RBCs?

Answer 4

Aplastic anemia
Nutritional anemias

Question 5

What is aplastic anemia?

Answer 5

Bone marrow destruction caused by irradiation and infiltration of bone marrow with malignant cells ( leukemia)

Question 6

What are nutritional anemias?

Answer 6

Iron deficiency anemia
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia
Folic acid deficiency anemia

Question 7

What is hemolytic anemias?

Answer 7

Caused by excessive hemolysis (breakdown) of the RBCs due to corpuscular causes

Question 8

What is example of hemolytic anemia?

Answer 8

Thalassemia

Question 9

What is an example of non-immune cause of hemolytic anemia?

Answer 9

Hypersplenism