Blood Conditions

Question 1

True/false: can low iron cause blood clotting? How? what is it associated with? What can it lead to? +5

Answer 1

True, Iron deficiency make platelets stickier->clump/ blood clott.

associated with higher levels of factor VIII, a blood protein that promotes clotting.

can lead to reactive thrombocytosis, which can cause a hypercoagulable state. This state can increase the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Question 2

reactive thrombocytosis

Answer 2

where the body produces too many platelets in response to an underlying condition, infection, or disease

Question 3

hypercoagulable state.

Answer 3

Also known as thrombophilia
Is increased tendency for the blood to form clots.

Question 4

venous thromboembolism (VTE)

Answer 4

a condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein. VTE includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).

Question 5

Deep vein thrombosis

Answer 5

A blood clot in a deep vein, usually in the legs.

Question 6

pulmonary embolism (PE)

Answer 6

A condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked by a blood clot.
Most times, a pulmonary embolism is caused by DVT

Question 7

pulmonary embolism (PE)

Answer 7

A condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked by a blood clot.
Most times, a pulmonary embolism is caused by DVT

Question 8

Anemia

Answer 8

blood doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells and hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells, to carry oxygen all through the body.

Question 9

Atherosclerosis

Answer 9

The build-up of fats, cholesterol, and other substances in and on the artery walls.
A build up of cholesterol plaque in the walls of arteries causing obstruction of blood flow. Plaques may rupture causing acute occlusion of the artery by clot.