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The most common type of anemia is: Iron deficiency anemia
With normal internal breakdown of old The iron is recycled to be used for future RBCs, the globins
erythrocytes, what happens to the are recycled , and most of the heme is eventually is excreted
hemoglobin? through the liver as bile
The most common cause of hypothyroidism Autoimmune thyroiditis
is
Aplastic anemia, acute blood loss, and normocytic, normochromic
kidney disease can all cause which
morphologic classification of anemia
What changes would cause the kidneys to A decrease in the hemoglobin or oxygen content of the
produce more EPO? blood they are filtering
A teenage girl has been experiencing Asses the patient's sleep patterns as a reason for her fatigue
fatigue for a few weeks and visits her health
care provider. Her CBC shows a hemoglobin
of 14.8. What is the nurse's best action?
In a person with sickle cell disease, why The increased viscosity of intravascular fluid (IVF) slows down
does fluid volume deficit bring on sickle cell the flow of erythrocytes through the capillaries, which allows
"crisis"? the hemoglobin to deoxygenate and then the erythrocytes
tend to sickle
All types of anemia have some general Reduced oxygen delivery to the tissues of the body
symptoms in common, such as pallor,
weakness, and cardiovascular changes.
these shared symptoms are all due to what
effect of anemia?
Which is the most common feedback Negative
mechanism for control of most hormone
levels?
Why is it important that hormones secreted To prevent their accumulation and tightly control blood levels
by the endocrine system are constantly
inactivated?