Western-Types of Anemia

Question 1

Aplastic Anemia

Answer 1

Cause: toxic chemicals, radiation
Defect: damages bone marrow

Question 2

Hemolytic Anemia

Answer 2

Cause: toxic chemicals
Defect: RBCs destroyed

Question 3

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Answer 3

Cause: dietary lack of iron
Defect: hemoglobin deficient

Question 4

Pernicious Anemia

Answer 4

Cause: inability to absorb Vitamin B12
Defect: excess of immature cells, lack of intrinsic factor essential for the absorption of cyanocobalamin

Question 5

Sickle Cell Disease

Answer 5

Cause: defective gene
Defect: RBCs abnormally shaped

Question 6

Thalassemia

Answer 6

Cause: defective gene
Defect: hemoglobin deficient; RBCs short lived

Question 7

Microcytic Anemia

Answer 7

generic term for any type of anemia characterized by small RBCs. The cells are usually hypochromic (paler than usual).

Question 8

Macrocytic Anemia

Answer 8

Defined as blood w/ an insufficient concentration of hemoglobin in which RBCs are larger than normal. It’s not a disease but a condition. Ex. Megaloblastic Anemia.