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Haematology Flashcards

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4 signs seen in iron deficiency anaemia

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koilonychias (spoon nails)
brittle hair and nails
angular stomatitis
atrophic glossitis

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give some examples of iron chelators

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desferrioxamine, deferiprone

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Mx of B-thalassaemia

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blood transfusions (w. chelation)
ascorbic acid (increases urinary iron excretion)
supplements
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2 effects of sickling of cells in sickle cell anaemia

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  1. early destruction (shortened lifespan) of red blood cells ~ 30days
  2. vaso-occlusion (obstruction of microvasculature)
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sickling of RBCs precipitated by?

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hypoxia
cold
inf
dehydration

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symptoms of anaemia

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fatigue, breathlessness, faintness, angina pectoris, intermittent claudication

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signs of anaemia

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pale skin and mucous membranes

tachycardia and systolic flow murmur

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