Blood Disorders

Question 1

What are the values that define anemia?

Answer 1

Hemoglobin <10.5-11
Hematocrit <32-33%

Question 2

What are the three causes of Anemia?

Answer 2

1. Iron deficiency
2. B12
3. Folate deficiency

Question 3

How can you increase the absorption of Folic Acid?

Answer 3

Take with vitamin C.

Question 4

What is the value that defines throbocytopemia?

Answer 4

<100,000

Question 5

What are the three main causes of thrombocytopenia?

Answer 5

1. decreased platelet production or early destruction
2. increased consumption of platelets
3. Immune response from Lupus, Lymphoma, infectious diseases, drug induced

Question 6

What is Disseminate Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)?

Answer 6

Depleted clotting factors from a massive bleeding episode, over activation of clotting factors

Question 7

What blood products are most important to give for DIC?

Answer 7

FFP< cryo, PLTs because these all have clotting factors

Question 8

What is the definition of Thalassemia?

Answer 8

this is where there is a missing gene that affects how the body makes hemoglobin. This is where there is less hemoglobin and fewer circulating red blood cells

Question 9

What supplement do patients with Thalassemia require?

Answer 9

Folic Acid

Question 10

What is a complication of Alpha Thalassemia Major?

Answer 10

Hydrops Fetalis: this is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in 2 or more fetal compartments