What is the cause?

Question 1

Iron Deficiency

Answer 1

Menstrual loss, bleeding, dietary intake, absorbtion issues, cancer, pregnancy

Question 2

Anemia of Chronic Disease

Answer 2

Underlying disease: chronic inflamation, alcoholism, malignancy

Question 3

Lead intoxication

Answer 3

Exposure to lead including eating paint chips

Question 4

Hereditary Spherocytocis

Answer 4

Mutated proteins cause weakened membrane (spectrin, ank, band 3) and spherocyte formation

Question 5

Thalassemia

Answer 5

Different hemoglobin chains present than normal- Autosomal recessive disorders

Question 6

B12 Deficiency

Answer 6

Vegan diet, pernicious anemia (autoimmune destruction of IF cells), failure to produce IF, malabsorbtion, defective transport or storage, metabolic pathway deficits

Question 7

Folate deficiency

Answer 7

Alcoholism, overcooking food, malabsorbtion, inadequate intake, parasitic infection, pregnancy

Question 8

G6PD Deficiency

Answer 8

X-linked recessive enzyme deficiency, triggered by lots of foods (fava beans) and chemicals

Question 9

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Answer 9

Infection, malignancy, autoimmune, drug induced

Question 10

PK deficiency

Answer 10

Second most common enzyme deficiency

Question 11

Sickle Cell

Answer 11

Genetic mutation causing a Glu->Val transformation on hemoglobin leading to sickled RBC’s and hemolysis

Question 12

Anemia due to renal dysfunction

Answer 12

Renal dysfunction.

Question 13

Endocrine related anemia

Answer 13

Hyper, hypo thyroidism, adrenal insufficiency

Question 14

Sideroblastic (Deposits of iron in mitochondria of erythroid precursors)

Answer 14

Chronic alcoholism, B6 deficiency, Lead poisining, X linked recessive

Question 15

Malnutrition through lack of protein and calories

Answer 15

Self explanatory