Hematologic Disorders Flashcards
1
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How is Anemia Diagnosed
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- CBC
- reticulocyte count
- peripheral blood smear
- Hgb: severity
2
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Mild Anemia
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no symptoms
3
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Moderate anemia
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palpitations, bounding pulse, roaring ears, fatigue
4
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Severe Anemia
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skin color changes, eye changes, neuro changes
5
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Aging anemia
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Hgb can decline, anemia not a normal finding, symptoms are not specific finding, symptoms are not specific
6
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Anemia Geriatric
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- more common in the 70s
- may be mistaken for normal aging
7
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most susceptible for iron-deficiency anemia
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- Very young
- Poor diet
- Women in reproductive years
8
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ID Anemia Care
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- nutrition
- iron supplements
- packed RBCs
9
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Thalassemia
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- A group of diseases involving inadequate production of normal Hgb
- Results in decreased erythrocyte production
- pale or jaundice, splenomegaly, bone marrow hyperplasia
10
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Thalassemia Care
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- blood transfusion
- splenectomy
11
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Megaloblastic anemias
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- cobalamin (B12) & folic acid deficiency
- sore, beefy, red, tongue
- weakness of hands & ft
- antaxia
- confusion
12
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MB Anemia Care
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- IV or intranasal cobalamin
- normal folate (3-16) replaced
13
Q
what differentiates folic acid deficiency from B12?
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folic acid lack neuro problems
14
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Aplastic Anemia
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pancytopenia: decrease in all blood cell types
- immune therapies & bone marrow transplantation
15
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Acute blood loss
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sudden hemorrhage
