Pediatric Disorders of the Hematological system Flashcards
Eight-year-old Joey has gone camping with his dad in the mountains. All of a sudden, Joey falls down on the ground and starts crying and telling his dad, “Everything hurts!” Predict what could have triggered this attack.
Lead poisoning
Mosquito bites
Tick bites
Temperature changes
Temperature changes
Propose a signs or symptom unique to Fanconi anemia.
Triangular face
Macrocephaly
Anisocoria
Hemarthralgia
Triangular face
Relative to the morphologic classification of anemia, identify a normocytic normochromic type of anemia.
Pernicious anemia
Iron-deficiency anemia
Hemolytic anemia
Thalassemia
Hemolytic anemia
Identify a characteristic of thalassemia.
There are different types.
It is common in South America.
The bone marrow contracts.
Iron supplementation is the cure.
There are different types.
Determine a possible cause of aplastic anemia.
Lead poisoning
Exposure to quinolones
Auto-immune disorder
Exposure to penicillin
Auto-immune disorder
Determine a cause of iron-deficiency anemia.
Phagocytosis of abnormal erythroblasts in the bone marrow
Decreased iron intake from a vegan diet
Depressed stem cell proliferation
Malignancy
Decreased iron intake from a vegan diet
Establish what can trigger aplastic anemia.
Human immunodeficiency virus
Stress
Beta thalassemia minor
Pneumonia
Human immunodeficiency virus
Identify a characteristic of Fanconi anemia.
It is a very common disease in people of Mediterranean descent.
It is incurable.
It is a rare genetic disease.
It is similar to thalassemia major.
It is a rare genetic disease.
Propose a signs or symptom unique to Fanconi anemia.
Microcephaly
Anisocoria
Hemarthralgia
Spherocytosis
Microcephaly
Determine a potential cause of pediatric anemias.
Increased cerebrospinal fluid
Blood loss
Genetic replication of platelets
Increased leukocyte production
Blood loss
Establish a general symptom of anemia.
Excessive diuresis
Underdeveloped muscles
Cyanosis
Fatigue
Fatigue
Relative to the morphologic classification of anemia, identify a normocytic normochromic type of anemia.
Sickle cell anemia
Pernicious anemia
Iron-deficiency anemia
Folate-deficiency anemia
Sickle cell anemia
Identify a characteristic of thalassemia.
It is common in South America.
Iron supplementation is the cure.
The bone marrow contracts.
One can be a silent carrier.
One can be a silent carrier.
Recommend what should be included in general testing for anemic conditions in children.
Mutation screening
Chromosomal breakage test
Viral studies
Complete blood count
Complete blood count
Recommend what testing for sickle cell anemia should include.
Hemoglobin electrophoresis
Viral studies
Mutation screening
Chromosomal breakage test
Hemoglobin electrophoresis
