Hematology and Cardiology Study Guide: Anemia Classification & Heart Valve Disorders

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□ Which of the following is considered one of the microcytic anemias?
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Iron deficiency.
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□ Which of the following is not a clinical characteristic of anemia? Options:
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Pallor, Bradycardia, Fatigue, Dyspnea.
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□ Anemia can be caused from which of the following? (Select all that
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apply.) Impaired red blood cell production, Increased red blood cell
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destruction, or Excessive blood loss (all of them are true).
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□ Which of the following indices measures the average size of red blood cells?
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Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV).
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□ Which of the following symptoms reflect decreased tissue oxygenation as an
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effect of anemia? Weakness, Fatigue, Dyspnea, Pallor, & Dizziness
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□ Which of the following is a type of macrocytic anemia? Vitamin B-12 Deficiency.
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□ True or False? The terms normocytic, microcytic, and macrocytic characterize
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red blood cells by their size. True.
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□ True or False: Identification of the type of anemia involves an examination
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mof size of the RBC only. False (color too).
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□ Which of the following anemias can be categorized as microcytic-
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hypochromic? Sideroblastic anemia, Iron deficiency anemia, and thalassemia
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□ Which of the following conditions could result in iron deficiency anemia?
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Excessive Bleeding.
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□ The treatment of iron deficiency anemia includes: Iron supplements.
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□ Which of the following would indicate that the patient’s iron stores are
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depleted? Ferritin Levels
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□ True or False? Although less common, transferrin deficiencies and
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mitochondrial defects can lead to iron deficiency anemia. True.
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□ True or False? The basic pathophysiology of iron deficiency anemia is that
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there are insufficient iron levels or the inability of the cell’s mitochondria to
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utilize iron effectively. True.
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□ A transferrin deficiency will most likely result in: Iron Deficiency Anemia.
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□ True or False? When iron stores are depleted, the cell’s mitochondria are still
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able to utilize iron effectively due to compensatory mechanisms. False.
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□ Loss of vibratory sense in a patient with Vitamin B-12 deficiency is due to which
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of the following pathophysiological changes:
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Posterior and lateral column spinal cord changes due to nerve
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demyelination.
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, □ True or False? One of the common precipitating factors of folate deficiency
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is alcohol abuse. True.
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□ A non-megaloblastic anemia would be caused by: Liver Disease
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□ Folic acid is essential to the body because it: Plays a major role in the maturing
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of RBCs.
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□ True or False? In a patient with pernicious anemia, folate lab values can be
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normal or low. True.
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□ True or False? MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) lab values
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will be normal in a patient with pernicious anemia. True.
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□ Which of the following lab values will be low in a patient with folate
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deficiency? Reticulocyte count
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□ Which of the following will be elevated in a patient with pernicious anemia?
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MCV (mean corpuscular volume)
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□ An individual who has received an incorrect blood transfusion will exhibit signs
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of: Hemolytic Anemia.
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□ True or False? Acute blood loss of anemia is usually associated with acute
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GI bleeding and labor and delivery complications. True.
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□ In hemolytic anemia, the destruction of lysis of RBCs is due to: Enzymes or
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toxins produced by an infectious agent, Chemical release medication by one’s
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immune system, Effects of drugs, or All of the above will cause lysis of RBCs.
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□ Aplastic anemia can be caused by: Antibiotics. m m m m m m




□ The Reticulocyte count lab value will be high in post-hemorrhagic anemia.
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□ The MCV lab values are normal for hemolytic anemia.
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□ The Reticulocyte Count lab values are low in aplastic anemia.
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□ The MCHC will be normal in which of the following anemias? Aplastic anemia,
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Post- hemorrhagic anemia, Hemolytic anemia, or MCHC is normal in all the
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□ Which of the following statements are correct regarding thalassemia? May have
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many possible genetic mutations.
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□ True or False? Cells that contain abnormal types of hemoglobin are
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more susceptible to infection by the parasite that causes malaria. False.
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□ True or False? The pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia involves a single
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amino- acid change on the betachain. True.
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□ True or False? The patient with sickle cell anemia is at high risk for stroke. True.
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□ True or False? There are four genes involved in encoding synthesis of the alpha
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protein chains for Hb and are located on chromosome number 16. True.
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