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1
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Pernicious Anemia

A

Atrophic gastric mucosa that fails to produce normal gastric secretions

2
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Megaloblastic Macrocytic Anemia

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When Vitamin B12 and folic acid are deficient

3
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Hypochromic Anemia

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When Iron is deficient

4
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Aplastic Anemia

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Bone marrow aplasia or hypoplasia

Bone marrow is not functional or it is hypofunctional.

5
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Causes of Aplastic Anemia

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Radiation
Chemotherapy
Virus
Lupus Erythematosus (immune system attacks the stem cells)
Idiopathic cause
6
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What exactly is aplastic anemia

A

It is actually pancytopenia meaning that myeloid stem cells are affected so every cell other than lymphocytes is reduced.

7
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What happens to the viscosity of blood in anemia?

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It decreases

8
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What happens to the Cardiac output in anemia?

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It increases because of the low viscosity of the blood

9
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Erythroblastosis fetalis

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The Rh +ve baby’s blood is attacked by the antibodies produced by the Rh -ve mother and this makes the baby anemic.

10
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Hereditary Spherocytosis

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Small and circular RBCs

11
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In Erythroblastosis fetalis, what are the blood groups of parents?

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The father is Rh +ve and

the mother is Rh -ve

12
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Kernicterus

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Permanent mental impairment or damage to the motor areas of the brain because of precipitation of bilirubin in the neuronal cells.

13
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Symptoms of Erythroblastosis Fetalis

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Jaundiced, anemic baby with liver and spleen enlargement.