Anemias

Question 1

Whats the low HCT levels for males and females?

Answer 1

41% male

37% female

Question 2

Most common cause of anemia in people?

Answer 2

chronic bleeding

Question 3

When someone has GERD in their PMH what are we thinking wth fatigue?

What coudl cause tis?

Answer 3

anemia

The ibuprofen shes taking. major cause of GI bleeds

Question 4

zantac protentionally block what?

Answer 4

absorption in the small intestine

low acid

Question 5

What does Alendronate (fosamax) cause?

Answer 5

ulcers and GI bleeds

Question 6

What s the normal value for hemoglobin?

Answer 6

12

Question 7

Whats the nromal amount of of body in the body is what?

Answer 7

3 to 4 grams

Question 8

If you think someone is iron deficiency what should you order?

Less than what is an indicator of anemia?

Answer 8

serum ferritin

12

Question 9

How much more blood loss in considered menhhoragia?

Answer 9

5 times more. like 250 ml

Question 10

When do symptoms start?

Answer 10

when iron stores (ferritin) is used up. then serum iron goes then transferrin saturation capacity goes up

Question 11

HOw fast will iron supplement bring the patient back up to normal?

Answer 11

couple months

keep doing it a few weeks after

Question 12

chronic disease that causes anemia

Answer 12

lupus
RA
Cancers
-carcinoma
-lymphoma
-leukemias
TB
AIDS
Osteomyelitits

Question 13

How will the retculocyte count be?

Answer 13

usually normal

serum iron and serum ferritin low

Question 14

Whats the biggest mediator for hepdiden?

Answer 14

interleukin 6

Question 15

Neuro
Heme
Muskeulosketel
endocrine

Answer 15

system to look for for parestheiesa symptoms

Question 16

When you see target cell what should you think of immediately??

Answer 16

liver something

Question 17

Anemia of acute blood loss?

Answer 17

hemoglobin will be normal initially, takes 24 hours

cant really rely on your labs

Question 18

Spherocytosis?

Answer 18

problem with their spectrum and atrum

cant pass thorugh things, less deformable

gets trapped and chews up in sleep

Question 19

What haptoglobin?

Answer 19

binds to hemoglobin

reduced levels means that its all being used up

Question 20

Elevated LDH occurs when?

Answer 20

When inflammation happens
tissue damage
hemolysis