ANEMIA
This hormone is released by the kidney and stimulates the bone marrow to produce RBC
What is Erythropoietin?
This nutrient is essential for DNA synthesis and cell division; deficiency results from inadequate dietary intake or malabsorption.
What is folic acid?
This is the type of anemia resulting from insufficient iron stores needed for hemoglobin synthesis.
What is Iron Deficiency Anemia?
This is the most common route for Iron administration
What is oral or PO?
Iron needs to be taken with this vitamin.
What is vitamin C?
What is 120 days
This is the daily recommendation of folic acid for patients with Megaloblastic anemia.
What is 1-5 mg daily orally?
This is the diagnostic criteria for anemia in women.
What is less than 12 g/dL or Hct less than 36%?
This is the most common oral Iron preparation.
What is Ferrous Sulfate?
Iron should be taken on an empty stomach. That means you should take it how many hours before a meal?
What is 1 hour before a meal?
This is the organ that removes RBC from the body.
What is the spleen?
This is the recommended daily dose of Vitamin B12 for patients with megaloblastic anemia
What is 1000-2000 mcg daily?
This is the diagnostic criteria for anemia in men.
What is less than 13 g/dL or Hct less than 39%?
This is the best-tolerated oral iron preparation.
What is Ferrous Gluconate?
These medications will decrease the absorption of oral iron.
What are antacids, tetracycline, or ciprofloxacin?
These are immature RBC.
What are reticulocytes?
This type of Anemia affects African Americans. Their RBCs become crescent-shaped, leading to vaso-occlusive and chronic hemolysis.
What is Sickle cell anemia?
This is the type of anemia caused by a deficiency of folic acid or vitamin B12.
This the parenteral Iron option that can be given IV or IM.
What is Iron dextran?
This should be used when taking a liquid preparation of oral Iron.
What is a straw?
These are essential nutrients for RBC production.
What are Iron, Vitamin B12, and folic acid?
This deficiency can cause irreversible neurological damage.
What is vitamin B12?
These are the clinical manifestations of anemia.
What are Fatigue, pallor, dyspnea, tachycardia, and cold intolerance?
This is the parenteral iron option that can only be given IV route.
What is Iron Sucrose, Ferric Gluconate, or Ferumoxytol?
This is a risk of IV iron administration.
What is anaphylaxis?