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Anemia

Annie Nguyen English 11 cards

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1What lab result is correlated to bone marrow function?Reticulocyte count. Healthy people 1-2% of RBC. Abnormal > 2%
2Acute Blood lossheavy period
tarry stools
3hemoglobin/hematocrit ratio1:3
altered ratio: dehydration
4Mean Cell Hemoglobin ContentMCHC: color of RBC
5RDW- RBC Distribution WidthEarly indicator for anemia
Normal: 11-15%
6MCV: NL RDW: NL MCHC: NLAcute GI bleed
systemic lupus
7MCV: decrease- small RDW: increase MCHC: decrease- paleIron deficiency
Erosive gastric- small bleed
Menorrhages
8MCV: decrease- small RDW: NL MCHC: decrease-pale RBC: increaseAlpha or Beta Thalassemia
9MCV: increase- Macro RDW: increase MCHC: NLPernicious Anemia
b12
folic acid
PPI
10Spoon Shaped Nails MCV: micro MCHC: pale RDW: increaseIron Deficiency
Erosive Gastritis= GI blood loss
11PE: Iron Deficiency anemia treatmenttake on empty stomach
absorb duodenum: BID