WEEK 13 ANEMIA PART 1

Question 1

decrease in the O2 capacity of blood

Answer 1

Functional

Question 2

reduction from the baseline value for the total number of RBCs, circulating Hb and RBC mass (Hct

Answer 2

Operational

Question 3

below the previously established reference value of healthy individuals of the same age, gender, race and environment

Answer 3

Conventional

Question 4

most common symptoms of anemia

Answer 4

• shortness of breath
• fatigue
• weakness

Question 5

Example of lab procedures for detecting anemia

Answer 5

• CBC
• Iron studies
• Hb electrophoresis

Question 6

Unhealthy diet causes a reduction of how much volume of iron

Answer 6

1 mg per day

Question 7

Decrease of oxyhemoglobin on skin

Answer 7

pallor

Question 8

Skin indication of start of hemolysis

Answer 8

jaundice

Question 9

Breakage of capillaries

Answer 9

Petechiae

Question 10

in physical examination, what is the indicator of patient having a severe case of anemia

Answer 10

Eyes (hemorrhage)

Question 11

general causes of anemia

Answer 11

Decreased RBC prod
Increased RBC destruction
Blood loss

Question 12

Anemia that is the most common and easiest to treat

Answer 12

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Question 13

Blockage in the heme synthesis

Answer 13

Sideroblastic anemia

Question 14

Deficiency of Vitamin B12 and Folate

Answer 14

Megaloblastic Anemia

Question 15

anemia associated with decreased production of WBC, RBC and platelets. Associated with the Bone Marrow

Answer 15

Aplastic Anemia

Question 16

Hallmark of aplastic anemia

Answer 16

pancytopenia

Question 17

What are the diseases under
Anemia due to endocrine disorders

Answer 17

Cushing syndrome
Addison’s disease

Question 18

Associated anemia due to marrow infiltration

Answer 18

Myelophthisic anemia

Question 19

What are the main causes of Increased destruction of RBC

Answer 19

Intracorpuscular Abnormality (intrinsic)
Extracorpuscular Abnormality (extrinsic)

Question 20

Intracorpuscular Abnormality (4)

Answer 20

• membrane defect
• enzyme deficiency
• paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
• globin abnormality

Question 21

Diseases associated under Mechanical in Extracorpuscular Abnormality

Answer 21

MAHA (HELLP)
Hemolysis elevated liver low platelet count
- thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- hemolytic uremic syndrome
Traumatic cardiac hemolytic anemia

Question 22

HELLP is commonly seen in

Answer 22

pregnant patients

Question 23

What are the diseases associated in Infection under Extracorpuscular abnormality

Answer 23

Hemolytic anemia
- malaria
- babesia
- bartonella