Case Study Questions Flashcards
1
Q
What is the most likely diagnosis in a patient that has anemia, heme + stools and RLQ mass?
A
Colon cancer
2
Q
The anemia of chronic disease is usually?
A
Normocytic
3
Q
The RDW would be elevated in?
A
An Fe deficient anemia
4
Q
What test reflects our storage of iron and is also an acute phase reactant?
A
Ferritin
5
Q
When is the reticulocyte count typically elevated?
A
Fe deficient anemia and in Hemolysis
6
Q
What physical exam findings are consistent with Fe deficient anemia?
A
Spoon nails
7
Q
T/F The anemia of chronic disease has a low Fe and low TIBC with normal ferritin.
A
True
8
Q
T/F Fe deficiency anemia usually has a low Fe, high TIBC, and low ferritin.
A
True
