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1
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What are anemias?

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Diseases associated with decreased RBC or hemoglobin/100 ml of blood

2
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What do anemias result in?

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Result in decreased O2 delivery (fatigue and can lead to death).

3
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What are Normal: RBC: 5x106/l, Hb: 15g/dl

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5x10^6/uL, Hb: 15g/dL

4
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How are anemias classified?

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on etiology (cause) or morphology (size and Hb content).

5
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What are ways red blood cells are evaluated?

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using HCT, RBCs count, Hb concentrations, Mean Cell volume (MCV), and Mean Cell Hb Concentration (MCHC)

6
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What is Hemorrhagic

A

blood loss and parasitism

7
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What are examples of etiology of Anemia?

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Hemorhagic, Aplastic Anemia, Nutritional, Hemolytic Anemia.

8
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What is aplastic anemia?

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failure of the bone marrow to produce RBCs.

9
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What may cause aplastic anemia?

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(Radiation, severe toxemia, cancer of the bone marrow)

10
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What causes anemia via nutritional factors?

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lack of Vitamin B12, Fe, Cu or any dietary factors

11
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What factor is Pernicious anemia (megaloblastic anemia) caused by?

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Nutritional

12
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What is Pernicious anemia (megaloblastic anemia)?

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Absence of secretion by the stomach of the intrinsic factor, or deficiency of B12

13
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Efficient absorption of dietary Vitamin B12 requires?

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an interaction with , the intrinsic factor, a glycoprotein

14
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The complex attaches to _____ ______ _______ and B12 is transferred into the circulation.

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the intestinal wall (ileum)

15
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Why is Vitamin B12 is important ?

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for Hb synthesis and cell maturation

16
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_______ ____ is necessary for DNA synthesis.

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Vitamin B12

17
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Without B12 the cell continues to produce RNA and cellular substance, but not?

A

DNA.

18
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Dietary deficiencies of Fe and folic deficiency and Cu deficiency (needed for enzyme activity) also may cause ________.

A

anemia

19
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What is Immunogenic Hemolytic anemia?

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blood transfusions, Toxins, e.g., snake venom

20
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What is Hereditary hemolytic anemia?

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Sickle Cell Anemia, a chronic hemolytic disease

21
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What causes Sickle Cell in the DNA level?

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Valine is substituted for glutamic acid in the beta chain for hemoglobin.

22
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In Sickle Cell, when RBC loses their O2?

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the cells assume a sickle cell shape, stick together and hemolysis occurs

23
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What is Erythroblastosis fetalis ?

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or simply hemolytic disease of the newborn.

24
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When does Erythroblastosis fetalis occur?

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Rh+ child; Rh- mother. Mother produces antibodies against fetal RBCs causing agglutination and lysis of fetal RBCs

25
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What is Thalassemia (alpha or beta)?

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Impairments of the formation of alpha or beta chains of hemoglobin.

26
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In Thalassemia cells are produced with little what and what happens to their structure?

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with little hemoglobin. They are small and fragile

27
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What do laboratory tests for anemia look for?

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Reduction in cell mass means the patient is anemic.

28
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What does high plasma protein mean?

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dehydration, anemia may be even severe.

29
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If the anemia is there, a question needs to be asked..Is bone marrow responsive? if so what increases?

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If it is responsive (reticulocyte count increases), anemia is regenerative.

30
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What occurs in In regenerative anemia?

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the bone marrow responds by producing and releasing into the circulation of immature RBCs.

31
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What are reticulocytes?

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immature RBCs.

32
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_________ ________ is more regenerative than blood loss

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Hemolytic anemia

33
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What can be useful markers for some red blood cells hemolysis?

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Morphological abnormalities

34
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When are Spherocytes seen?

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in immune mediated hemolytic anemia.

35
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In immune mediated hemolytic anemia where as Heinz bodies represent what?

A

denaturation and oxidation of the Hb in dogs.

36
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What does Hemogram count?

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RBC count, PCV, MCV, MCHC

37
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What is evaluated in Evaluation of RBC morphology ?

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macrocytic, microcytic, shape, fragility.

38
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In hypochromic anemia, reduction in weight of?

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Hb in the average corpuscle is even greater than the decrease in average cell size. MCHC is abnormal (

39
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What is Normocytic, normochromic anemia?

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Decreased number of RBC. Acute hemorrhage.

40
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Microcytic, hypochromic anemia are what type of anemia?

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iron deficiency anemia.

41
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chronic hemorrhage can cause anemia due to what?

A

parasites.

42
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Macrocytic, normochromic anemia are used to clarify what type of anemia?

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pernicious anemia.

43
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When does Physiologic polycythemia occur?

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High altitude.

44
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Polycythemia vera occurs when?

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a tumorous condition of the organs that produce RBC (HCT=75%) Normal Arterial O2.

45
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What are the effects of polycythemia?

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increased viscosity, increased circulation time (2minutes instead of 1 minute, decrease flow rate (sluggish), and increase work on heart)

46
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Spherocytes: Macrophages partially remove antibody coated RBCs memebrane and are present where?

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animals with immune-mediated hemolytic anemia.

47
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What causes Morphological abnormalities: Heinz bodies?

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Due to oxidation and denaturation of Hb