Anemia
Define Anemia
What is the reduction in oxygen-carrying capacity through fewer RBC or decreased hemoglobin (Hbg)?
What is the primary reason for iron deficiency anemia?
What is hemorrhage or chronic blood loss (menses).
What is another name for vitamin B12?
What is cobalamin
What is B9
What are descendants of tropical Africa?
What levels are decreased with pancytopenia?
What is low RBC, low WBC, and Low Platelets?
What is the estimated daily requirement for iron for men and women?
Men-8mg
Women-18mg, but 22mg if pregnant
What is a common symptom with patients who have B12 deficiency?
What is paresthesia of the feet and fingers
What does folic acid need to complete the desired role in the body?
What is vitamin B12
What do both parents pocess if their child has sickle-cell anemia?
What is a defective gene from both parents must be passed to the child for the child to have sickle-cell anemia.
What are the normal Hbg AND Hct ranges for men and women?
What is:
Men 14-17.3 Hbg and 42-52% Hct
Women 11.7-15.5Hbg and 36-48% Hct
Name two examples of iron rich foods?
What is red meat, dark-green leafy vegetables, lentils, beans, fortified grains, eggs.
If sever, what is the main treatment for B12 deficiency?
What is Vitamin B12 injections
What does folic acid and B12 form?
What is the heme (the iron-containing portion of hemoglobin)
What is one of the most common symptoms of a patient in sickle-cell crisis?
What is pain?
What is thrombocytopenia and what is a common symptom of this condition?
What is low platelet count (less than 150,000) and petechiae?
What is the primary symptoms of iron deficiency anemia?
What is fatigue
What is the main source of vitamin B12? Who is at a great risk of B12 deficiency?
What is animal products like meat, eggs, dairy, seafood
What is vegans and vegetarians?
What is the main complication of folic acid deficiency in pregnancy?
Spina bifida
Name one medication for sickle-cell anemia?
What is Hydroxyurea.
What is hematopoiesis?
What is Production of blood cells in the bone marrow. (RBC, WBC, and platelets)
What is pica and who does it usually effect?
What is the ingestion of nonnutritive substances such as paint, dirt, clay, ice, or laundry starch. Iron deficient children and pregnant females are most commonly impacts by pica
What is pernicious anemia?
What is pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disorder that impact the intrinsic factor in gastric mucosa preventing absorption of vitamin B12.
What is the main condition that contributes to chronic folic acid deficiency?
What is alcoholism?
What is a risk factor that increases episodes of sickle-cell crisis?
What is pregnancy