Differential diagnosis

Question 1

(blank)is defined as the reduction of the total circulating red cell mass below normal limits.

Answer 1

anemia

Question 2

Anemia is diagnosed base on what?

Answer 2

hematocrit, hemoglobin

Question 3

hemoglobin and mcv depend on what?

Answer 3

age, sex, ethnicity

Question 4

Newborns have higher what?

Answer 4

mcv

Question 5

Limit for differentiatin anemia from normal is set at (blank)

Answer 5

2 sd

Question 6

Hb is higher in males cuz of what?

Answer 6

testosterone anddrogens

Question 7

anemias are classified based on MCV,RDW, HB, and blank

Answer 7

reticulocyte count

Question 8

what does hypochromic mean?

Answer 8

reduced hb based on color

Question 9

what are microcytic hypochromic anemias caused by?

Answer 9

disorders of hb synthesis, i.e thalassemias or iron deficiency

Question 10

marocytic anemias are often associated with abnormalities that impair (blank) of erythroid precursors in the bone marrows?

Answer 10

maturation (retic count important)

Question 11

nomochromic and normocytic anemias may be associated with anemia in (blank) disease

Answer 11

chronic

Question 12

If the degree of reticulocytosis is adequate to replace the loss of red blood cells, the anemia is termed “blank.”
If not able to compensate then it will blank

Answer 12

compensated.

worsen

Question 13

anemias may be based on what three types of defects of the red blood cell?

Answer 13

intrinsic, environmental, extrinisic

Question 14

Production disordres cause the production of RBCs to be either blank or blank

Answer 14

hypoplastic, or aplastic

Question 15

What can create normocytic RBC but not enough of them>?

Answer 15

drugs, newly replaced bone marrow, and infections

Question 16

How can you get microcytic or macrocytic cells?

Answer 16

iron deficiency, b12 deficiency, folate deficiency, Hb chain disorders

Question 17

What are the extrinsic ways you can have a destruction disorder?

Answer 17

RBC marked with antigen and spleen pulls it off making it shriveled OR rbc can travel through a messed up organ making it shriveled.

Question 18

What are the intrinisc ways RBC can be messed up?

Answer 18

abnormal membrane or H chains or enzyme disorder

Question 19

What are the steps in definitive diagnosis?

Answer 19

H & P, Lab tests, Define anemia i.e. blood loss, production or destruction,

Question 20

What are some tests that can determine anemia?

Answer 20

CBC, Iron levels, FOlate and B12 levels, coombs, hemoglobim, retic count, bilirubi and blood and urine tests.

Question 21

 Anemia may be either relative ….

Answer 21

(due to increased plasma volume with a normal red blood cell mass)

Question 22

Anemia may be absolute…

Answer 22

due to decreased red blood cell mass