Anemias
The gold-standard test for sickle cell disease.
What is hemoglobin electrophoresis?
The most common type of anemia in the world for all races, ages and genders is?
What is iron deficiency anemia?
This is the stage of kidney disease a patient who presents with GFR of <15ml/min
What is stage 5?
In patients with hemochromatosis, the main treatment for symptomatic patients with very high ferritin levels is.
What is therapeutic phlebotomy?
What is the most common cause of iron deficiency anemia?
what is blood loss?
This is the prescription treatment for iron deficiency anemia
What is Ferrous sulfate 325 mg PO TID?
Untreated _____ results in permanent neurologic sequelae.
B12 deficiency anemia
what is thalassemia minor?
what is Genetic disorder in which bone marrow produces abnormal hemoglobin?
These are the medications/foods that should not be at the same time with iron?
What are dairy, antacids, quinolones, tetracyclines?
Pernicious anemia can lead to Vitals B-12 deficiency anemia, neurologic symptoms, and macrocytic/megaloblastic normochromic anemia.
True or false
This is the likely diagnosis of a 10yr old who presents with new onset dark-reddish urine, decreased urine output, fatigue, edema, fatigue, proteinuria. The patient also has a recent hx of strep infection.
What is post strep glomerulonephritis?
What is aplastic anemia?
What is the diagnostic approach for a 75yr old male wo presents with hematuria, low back pain, perennial pain, and lower abdominal pain.
What is UA, C&S, urine Cytology?