[Exam 1] Chapter 33: Management ofo Patients with Nonmalignant Hematologic Disorders (Page 925-941, 948-949, 951-954) Flashcards
What is Anemia?
Condition in which the hemoglobin concentration is lower than normal; it reflects the presence of fewer than normal erythrocytes within the circulation. Oxygen delivery is dimished
A physiologic approach to classify anemia is according to whether the erythrocyte deficiency caused by
defect in their production or by their destruction
What is Hypoproliferative Anemia?
Bone marrow does not produce adequate numbers of erythrocytes. May result from bone marrow damage due to medications
Hypoproliferative Anemia: Lack of what factors can damage the bone marrow?
Iron, Vitamin B12 or Folate Deficiency
Decreased Erythropoietin PRoduction or Cancer
Hemolytic Anemia: What is this?
Premature destruction of erythrocytes results in the liberation of hemoglobin form the erythrocytes into the plasma. Released hemoglobin is converted in large part to bilirubin.
Hemolytic Anemia: What an Hemolsis result from?
Abnormality within the erythrocyt itself., within the plasma, or from direct injury to the erythrocyte within the circulation
Anemia may also be caused by
blood loss
Types of Hypoproliferative Anemias?
Iron DEficiency Anemia
Anemia in Renal Disease
Anemia of Chronic Disease
Megaloblasic Anemai (Folid Acid/Vitamin B12 Deficiency)
Types of Hemolytic Anemia
Sickle Cell
Thalassemia
Glucose-6 Phsophate Dehydrogenase Defin=ciency
Imune Hemolytic Anemia
Hereditary Hemochromatosis
Anemia: Collaborative Problems and Potential Complications
Heart Failure
Angina
Paresthesias
Confusion
Injury related to falls
Depressed Mood
Anemia, Diagnostic Testing: Hemoglobin and Hematocrit Levels
Will decrease in all anemias
Anemia, Diagnostic Testing: RBC Level
Decrease in all anemias
Anemia, Diagnostic Testing: Iron Studies show
low in iron defiency anemia
Anemia, Diagnostic Testing: Folate/Ferritin low in
iron defieincy anemia
Anemia, Diagnostic Testing: Vitamin B12 low in
pernicious anemia
Anemia, Diagnostic Testing: BOne Marrow Aspiration will help determine if
cause is production within the marrow
Anemia: Manifestations include
Fatigeu, Weakness, Malaise
Pallor or Jaundice
Cardiac and REspraotry Symptoms
Tongue Changes (Red and Beefy)
Nail Changes
Angular Cheilosis
Pica
Anemia, Assessment and Diagnostic Findings: What can be assessed here
Health history and physical exam
Lab Data
Presence of symptoms and impact of pt life
Nutritional Assessment
Medications
Cardiac and GI Assessemtn
Blood Loss: Menses, Potential GI loss
Neurologic Assessment
Anemia, Diagnoses: What is included here?
Fatigue
Altered Nutrition
Altered Tissuse PErfusion
Noncompliance with PRescribed Therapy
Anemia: Complcations of severe anemia include
HF, Paresthesias and Delirium.
Anemia, Complications: Patients with underlying heart disease are far more liekyl to have
angina or symptoms of heart fialure than those without heart disease
Anemia, Medical Management: If anemia severe, erythrocytes that are lost or destroyed can be replaced with
a transfusion of packed RBCs.
Anemia, Medical Management: What would be done for a bone marrow issue?
Immunosuppressive Therapy
Anemia, Medical Management: What would be included in a dietary therapy?
Increase meat for iron deficiency
Anemia, Medical Management: What would be included in Iron/Vitamin Supplementation
Iron, Folate, B12
Anemia, Medical Management: Iron needs to be taken with
Vitamin C, do not take with coffee!
Anemia, Medical Management: B12 has oto be given by injection because
often patietns hack a lack of IF in their intestine which is n eeded for absorption of B12
Anemia, Assessment: Common symptoms that are seen
Weakness, fatigue, and general malaise along with palor of the skin and mucous membrane
Anemia, Medical Management: What symptoms would be present for someone with megaloblastic anemia? (presence of abnormally large, nucleated RBCS)
Jaundice, angular cheilosis and brittle,ridged, concave nails
Anemia, Assessment: Why would a nutrtional assessment be done?
May indicate deficienties in essential nutrients such as iron, vitamin B12, and folate.
Anemia, Assessment: Strict vegetarians are at risk for meegloblasteic anemias if they dont do what?
Supplement their diet with B12.
Anemia, Assessment: Medications should be analyzed because
some medications can depress bone marrow activity, incude hemolysis or interefere with folate metabolism
Anemia, Assessment: Cardiac Status, when hemoglobin level is low, what does the heart do?
Attempts to compensate by pumping faster and harder in an effort to odeliver more blood to hypoxic tissue.
Anemia, Assessment: Assessment of GI may disclose complaints of
nausea, vomiting, melena, diarrhea, anorexia and glossitis.
Anemia, Assessment: Neurologic Assessment performed because Pernicious Anemia can cause
Peripheral Numbness and Paresthesias
Ataxia
Poor Coordination
Confusion
Anemia,Major Goals: This includes
DEcreased fatigue
Attainment or maintenance of adequate nutrition
Maintenance of adequate tissue perfusion
compliance with prescribed therapy
Absence of complications
Anemia, Nursing Interventions - Managing Fatigue: Most common syptom and complication of anemia is
Fatigue. Has greatest negative impact on a patietns level.
Anemia, Nursing Interventions - Managing Fatigue: Nursing Interventions may focus on
Assisting patient to prioritize activities and to establish a balance between acitivity and rest that is acceptable
Anemia, Nursing Interventions - Maintaining Adequate Nutrition: What is patient told not to have?
Alcohol, because it intereferes with the utilization of essential nnutrients and advice moderation i the intake of alcohol
Anemia, Nursing Interventions - Promoting Adherence with Prescribed Therapy: Patient education to promote
compliance with medications and nutritions
Anemia, Nursing Interventions - Monitoring and Managing Potential Complications: Signficiant complcations is
heart failure from chronic diminished blood volume and the hearts compensatory effort to increase CO
Anemia, Nursing Interventions - Monitoring and Managing Potential Complications: In Megaloblast forms, the significant potential complications are
neurologic
Anemia, Nursing Interventions - Monitoring and Managing Potential Complications: Monitor what?
VS and Pulse Oximetry; Provide supplemental oxygen as needed
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: Results from
intake of dietary iron is inadequate for hemoglobin synthesis.
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: If severe or prolongd, what symptoms may tthey have
smooth, red tongue; brittle and ridged nails and angular cheilosis
Signs subdue after iron replacement
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: Definitive method for establishing diagnosis is
bone marrow aspiration. Rate stained to detect iron.
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: A strong correlaiton exisits for what lab values?
Iron Stores and Hemoglobin Levels
Once depleted, hemoglobin levels start to fall
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: Medical managmenet. Anemia may be a sign of
Curable GI cancer or tumor.
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: What test should be done?
Stool specimen
Those 50+ should have colonscopy, endoscopy or xray exam.
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: Primary mode of treating this?
Iron supplements. Must continue taking the iron for as long as 6-12 months
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: Food sources high in iron include
Organ Meats, Other Meats, Beans, Leafy Green Vegetables, Raisins and Molasses
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: Eating iron rich food with what enhances the absorption of iron?
Vitamin C but also increases frequency of side effects
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: Iron is best absorbed on a
empty stomach ; take an hour before meals
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: What foods shoild not be taken with iron?
antacids or dairy products because they greatly dimish absorption
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Iron DEficiency Anemia: IV supplementation may be used when
the patients iron stores are completely deploted, the patient cannot tolerate oral iron supplement, or both
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Anemia of Inflammation: What does this mean?
DElineates the chronic diseases of inflammation, infection, and malignancy as causes for this type of anemia.
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Anemia of Inflammation: Many chronic inflammatory diseases are associated with
normochronic normocytic anemia (erythrocytes are normal in color and size).
Include RA, Sever Infections, and Many Cancers
Hypoproliferative Anemias: Anemia of Inflammation: Anemia progression?
Usually mild to moderate and slow progressive
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia: What is this?
Rare disease caused by a decrease in or damange to marrow stem cells, damage to microenviorment within the marrow, and replacement of the marrow with fat
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia: Stem cell damage caused by bodys
T Cells mediating an inappropriate attack agains thte bone marrow, resulting in bone marrow aplasi a(markedly reduced hematopoiesis)
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia: Most cases happen by what cause?
Idiopathic (without apparent cause)
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia: Typical complications are
infection and symptoms of anemia (fatigue, pallor, dyspnea).
Purpura (brusing) may occur later and should trigger a CBC and hematologic eval.
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia: In many sitations, this occur when what happens?
Medication or chemical is ingestied in toxic amounts . But may be taken after taking recommended dosage
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia: A CBc would reveal what?
Pancytopenia (Decrease in all myeloid stem cell-derived cells)
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia: Bone Marrow aspirate shows
an extremely hypoplastic or even aplastic (very few to no cells) marrow replace with fat
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia, Medical Management: It is presumed that the body does what to stem cells?
T Lymphocytes destroy stem cells and consequently impair the production of erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets.
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia, Medical Management: Treatability?
Can be successfully treated in most people
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia, Medical Management: How can disease be managed?
Immunosuppresive therapy, commonly using a combination of antithymocyte globulin and androgens
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia, Medical Management: What do Immunosuppresents prevent?
The patients lymphocytes from destroyig the stem cells
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia, Medical Management: Corticosteroids are not very useful as immunosuppresive agents because
patients with asplastic anemia are particularly susceptible to the devleopment of bone complications
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia, Nursing Management: Patients are vulnerables to problems related to
erythrocyte, leukocyte and platelet insufficiencies
Hypoproliferative Anemias Aplastic Anemia, Nursing Management: Patietns should be carefully assesed for
signs of infection and bleeding
Hypoproliferative Anemias, Megaloblastic Anemias: What can cause this?
Deficiencies of Vitamin B12 or Folic Acid which cause identical bone marrow and peripheral blood changes