Hematologic Disorders in Pregnancy

Question 1

Decrease in oxygen carrying capacity of the blood due to decrease hemoglobin in the blood

Answer 1

Anemia

Question 2

Risk factors of Anemia

Answer 2

1. Decrease nutritional intake
2. Heredity
3. Increased demands as in pregnancy and adolescence
4. Poor absorption

Question 3

Most common anemia of pregnancy

Answer 3

Iron-Deficiency Anemia

Question 4

Many enter pregnancy with a deficiency of iron stores resulting from

Answer 4

1. A combination of diet low in iron
2. Heavy menstrual period
3. Unwise weight-reducing programs

Question 5

It is made available to the body by absorption from the duodenum into the bloodstream after it has been ingested

Answer 5

Iron

Question 6

Exceptionally small RBC

Answer 6

Microcytic

Question 7

Less hemoglobin than the average red blood cell

Answer 7

Hypochromic

Question 8

Low hemoglobin levels might lead to:

Answer 8

1. Extreme fatigue and poor exercise tolerance
2. Low birth weight
3. Preterm birth
4. Pica

Question 9

Assessment findings for Anemia

Answer 9

1. Pale skin and mucous findings
2. Pearl white sclera
3. Brittle flattened nails
4. Low serum iron level (under 30ug/dl)
5. Increased iron-binding capacity (over 400ug/dl)

Question 10

Necessary for the normal formation of red blood cells as well as preventing neural tube and abdominal wall defects in the fetus

Answer 10

Folic Acid/Folate/Folacin

Question 11

Occurs most often in multiple pregnancies because of the increased fetal demand

Answer 11

Folic acid-Deficiency

Question 12

Recessively inherited hemolytic anemia caused by an abnormal amino acid replaces the amino acid valine

Answer 12

Sickle-cell Anemia

Question 13

Normal hemoglobin level

Answer 13

6-8mg/100ml