Blood stuff

Question 1

What is elevated in Anemia of Chronic Disease?

Answer 1

Ferritin & Hepcidin

or it can be normal

Question 2

What is elevated in Iron Deficiency Anemia?

Answer 2

Transferrin & TIBC

Question 3

What is Ferritin?

Answer 3

Bound Iron stored in the cell

Question 4

What is Transferrin?

Answer 4

Bound Iron circulating in the blood

Question 5

A ____ is characterized by
extreme leukocytosis
with an increase in all myeloid cells (neutrophils, immature and mature precursors) and
elevated Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase (LAP)

2/2 infections, meds, solid tumors

Answer 5

leukemoid reaction

Question 6

Chest x-ray of patients with atelectatic lungs typically shows a homogeneous ____ that corresponds to the area of lung collapse

Answer 6

opacification

MCC is post-surgery

Question 7

Hypertensive Emergency (crisis):

Blood pressure > ___ mm Hg

in combination with

Answer 7

180/120
(Normal 120/80)

end-organ damage
(ex: FND, retinopathy, dyspnea, cardiac sxs, hematuria)

Question 8

Refeeding syndrome is due to an increase in insulin levels, which causes an intracellular shift (thus decrease) of glucose (3)

Answer 8

potassium, phosphate, and magnesium

Question 9

The holosystolic 2/2 mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse, is seen in a third of patients with

Answer 9

anorexia nervosa

Question 10

The absence of fever, yellow-greenish sputum, or signs of consolidation on examination (negative egophony) suggestive of

Answer 10

acute bronchitis
(viral infection)
Supportive treatment only