Born With It
This disease can give the patient periods of extreme pain. It's a real crisis.
What is Sickle Cell Anemia?
A disease where there is a lack of intrinsic factor.
What is pernicious anemia?
A key to my diagnosis is a "cat's eye reflex".
What is Retinoblastoma?
This medication should be taken with orange juice for better absorption.
What is iron?
A patient with Sickle Cell Anemia in a vaso-occulsive crisis needs what first?
What is IV fluids?
A patient with this disease can have a hemoglobin less the 5 but does not need an iron supplement.
What is Thalassemia?
This disease will give the patient very low platelets but it will resolve and there is no known reason why this occurs.
What is Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura?
This is the most common anemia that is related to lack of green leafy vegetables, meat and fortified cereal.
What is iron deficiency anemia?
A drug used for chelation therapy in Thalessemia.
What is Deferoxamine (Desferal)?
A patient on the Hematology Unit is having a reaction to a blood product he is receiving. What does the nurse do first?
What is stop the blood product infusion ASAP?
A patient with this disease has problems getting bleeding to stop.
What is Hemophilia?
This disease gives the patient very low Vitamin B levels and if she gets pregnant she could have a baby with a neural tube defect.
What is folic acid deficiency anemia?
They call this malignancy the "silent" tumor because it usually does not have symptoms until it has metastasized.
What is Neuroblastoma?
A medication used for nausea and vomiting and given for N/V prophalaxis prior to starting chemotherapy.
What is Odansetron (Zofran)?
This is what a nurse does when she first walks into a patient's hospital room.
What is wash his/her hands?
(WIPE) Wash hands, Introduce yourself, Permission, Position, Exposure).
Identify patient
Inspection