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| What is stocking glove neuropathy? |
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The feeling of wearing a thin stalking due to loss of sensation.
This is a neurological finding in patients with B12 deficiency or folate def. anemias. |
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| What is the normal hgb to hct ratio? |
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| Mean cell hgb concentration= color |
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| One of the earliest lab indicators of an evolving microcytic or macrocytic anemia? |
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Most common etiology:
Microcytic
Hypochromic
Elevated RDW
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Most common etiology:
Microcytic
Hypochromic
Normal RDW
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AAA
African, Asian, Ancestry |
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BAMME
African, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern ancestry |
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Identify Anemia:
Macrocytic
Normochromic
Elevated RDW
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Vit b12 def
Folate def
Pernicious |
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Identifying anemia:
MAcrocytosis without anemia?
Causes? |
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Drug induced macrocytosis
(ZAC is my VP)
Zidovudine
Alcohol
Carbamaxepine
Valproic acid
Phenytoin |
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| Most common anemia in childhood? |
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Most common Iron def in pregnancy?
elderly? |
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Iron
anemia of chronic disease, iron |
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| Most of our body's iron supply comes from? |
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| recycled iron contents from aged RBCs |
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Vegans need to supplement with?
why? |
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b12
this is mostly found in meats |
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How should Iron be taken?
why? |
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on an empty stomach
Reacts with other metals, such as: Ca++, Aluminum, Mg |
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| Large ovoid megablasts on bone marrow biopsy? |
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| Most common cause of folic acid def anemia? |
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inadequate dietary intake, seen in elderly, impmoverished and alcoholics.
*also in persons with decreased ability to absorb: sprue or celiac disease. |
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| Where can we get folic acid in our diet? |
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| heinz bodies or "bite cells" ---> think--->? |
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| Autoimmune destruction of parietal cells? |
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S/S:
Memory issues and glossitis? |
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| __________ demonstrates the amount of iron in storage? |
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low levels of circulating serum iron.
Iron def anemia |
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