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QUESTION
bqualitativebplateletbdefects
ANS>>
- numberbofbplateletsbmaybbebnormal,bbutbtheirbfunctionbisbnotbnormal
- askbaboutbOTCbmedicationsbsuchbasbaspirinborbNSAIDs
QUESTION
thrombocytopeniab(quantitativebplateletbdefect)
ANS>>
lowbplateletbcount
QUESTION
signsbandbsymptomsbofbthrombocytopenia
ANS>>
- bruising
- petechiaeb(plateletsb<20,000)
- excessivebbleedingb(plateletsb<5,000)
- nasalbandbgingivalbbleeding
QUESTION
Whatbisbthebmedicationbtreatmentbforbthrombocytopenia?
,ANS>>
corticosteroids
QUESTION
Thalassemia
ANS>>
- inheritedbdefect
- unablebtobproducebhemoglobin
- typebofbhemolyticbanemia
QUESTION
Patientbeducationbforbthalassemia
ANS>>
- manybmedicationsbexacerbatebthebdis-bease
- itbisbimportantbtobreviewballbmedicationsbwithbprescriber
- stembcellbtransplantsbandbbloodbtransfusionsbmaybbebusedbforbtreatment
QUESTION
ironbdeficiencybanemia
ANS>>
- anemiabcausedbbybinadequatebironbintake
- mostbcommonbtypebofbanemia
- typebofbhypoproliferativebanemia
QUESTION
Riskbfactorsbforbironbdeficiencybanemia
ANS>>
- livingbinbdevelopingbcountryb(lowbironbintake)
- premenopausalbwomen
- vegetarians
- medications
, - chronicbGIbdisease
QUESTION
signsbandbsymptomsbofbironbdeficiencybanemia
ANS>>
- fatigue
- brittlebnails
- smooth,bredbtongue
- palebmucusbmembranes
- hairbloss
QUESTION
Howbcanbabnursebtellbtreatmentbisbeffectivebforbironbdeficiencybanemia?
ANS>>
- patientbreportsbfeelingbbetter
- patientbisbnotbasbfatigued
- overallbappearanceblooksbgoodb(hairbandbnails)
- hemoglobin/hematocritblevelsbimprove
QUESTION
Perniciousbanemia
ANS>>
- inabilitybtobabsorbbvitaminbB12bduebtobmissingbintrinsicbfactor
- typebofbmegaloblasticbanemiab(hypoproliferative)
- NOTbrelatedbtobironbintake
- treatedbwithbvitaminbB12bshotsbandbdietbrecommendations
QUESTION
Riskbfactorsbforbperniciousbanemia
ANS>>
- bariatricbpatients