RBC & WBC Disorders/Anemias
This anemia results from iron deficiency and commonly causes fatigue and pallor.
What is iron-deficiency anemia?
This inherited bleeding disorder commonly involves deficiency of clotting factor VIII.
What is hemophilia A?
This chronic respiratory disease is characterized by reversible airway obstruction and bronchospasm.
What is asthma?
This condition occurs when air enters the pleural space and causes lung collapse.
What is pneumothorax?
This inherited disorder reduces hemoglobin production and is common in Mediterranean populations.
What is thalassemia?
This type of anemia occurs when vitamin B12 is lacking, often due to impaired intrinsic factor production.
What is pernicious anemia?
Petechiae, bruising, and prolonged bleeding may occur when platelet levels are low in this condition.
What is thrombocytopenia?
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are both forms of this progressive lung disease.
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Inflammation of the lung tissue caused by infection is known as this.
What is pneumonia?
Manifestations include: crackles (from fluid in alveoli), fever, chills, dyspnea, and cough
Fatigue, pallor, and dyspnea are common manifestations of this condition involving reduced oxygen-carrying capacity.
What is anemia?
In this hereditary disorder, red blood cells become crescent-shaped under low oxygen conditions.
What is sickle cell anemia?
This disorder involves widespread clotting throughout the body followed by severe bleeding described as a coagulation cascade.
What is disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
Destruction of alveolar walls and loss of elastic recoil are hallmarks of this disorder.
What is emphysema?
*Patients may present with these manifestations: barrel chest, cyanosis, clubbing of the fingers, and dyspnea
This acute condition involves sudden blockage of pulmonary arteries, often by a thrombus.
What is pulmonary embolism?
This white blood cell disorder is characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal leukocytes.
What is leukemia?
This anemia is caused by failure of bone marrow stem cells to produce blood cells.
What is aplastic anemia?
This medication is commonly prescribed to prevent blood clot formation by inhibiting vitamin K–dependent clotting factors.
What is warfarin?
Persistent productive cough for at least three months in two consecutive years describes this disease.
What is chronic bronchitis?
Cigarette smoking is the leading risk factor for this malignant respiratory disease.
What is lung cancer?
This condition refers to an abnormally low white blood cell count.
What is leukopenia?
Excessive destruction of red blood cells leads to this broad category of anemia.
What is hemolytic anemia?
This laboratory test is commonly used to monitor heparin therapy.
What is activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)?
Fluid accumulation in the alveoli commonly occurs in this respiratory condition.
What is pulmonary edema?
Hyperinflation of the lungs in emphysema causes difficulty with this phase of respiration.
What is exhalation?
A thrombus that breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream becomes this.
*Could start as a DVT Bonus: what causes DVTs?
What is an embolus?