Diseases and definitions Flashcards
1
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Pernicious Anaemia
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2
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Sideroblastic Anaemia
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3
Q
What is hereditary haemochromatosis?
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4
Q
What is haemosiderin and what is it composed of?
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5
Q
what is pancytopenia
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lack of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
anaemia( low Hb, Leucopenia and thrombocytopenia respectively.
6
Q
what are the causes of microcytic anaemia
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Thalassaemia
Anaemia of chronic Disease( sometimes)
Iron deficiency
Lead poisoning
Sideroblastic anaemia
7
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What ate the causes of Macrocytic anaemia
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B12 of folate deficiency
Liver disease
Alcohol excess
Reticulocytosis
Alcohol
Myelodysplasia