Internal Medicine HEMATOLOGY
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Iron deficiency anemia Part 1 - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia Cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia Chart - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia info - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia Hx/PE - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia Dx - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia Tx - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Sickle cell anemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Although most patients have an decrease of
erythropoiesis (production of red blood cells) during *Parvovirus (B19)* infection, it is most
dangerous in patients who have sickle cell anemia or hereditary spherocytosis, and are
therefore heavily dependent on erythropoeisis due to the reduced lifespan of the red cells.
This is termed "aplastic crisis" (also called reticulocytopenia). It is treated with blood
transfusion.
Sickle cell anemia cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Sickle cell anemia Chart - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Sickle cell anemia Hx/PE - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
, Sickle cell anemia Dx - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The sickle cell screen is based on a
blood smear with sickle cells and target cells. The *gold standard is quantitative hemoglobin
electrophoresis*.
*If pt has osteomyelitis think...Salmonella species*
Sickle cell anemia Tx - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Anemia of chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Anemia of chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Anemia of chronic disease is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅iron use by the body is impaired
Anemia of chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Anemia of chronic disease vs Iron deficiency anemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron Deficiency vs Chronic Disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Thalassemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Thalassemia Cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Thalassemia Chart - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Thalassemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Thalassemia Hx/PE - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Thalassemia is most common among
people of African, Middle Eastern, and Asian descent. Disease presentation and prognosis
vary with the number of genes missing (see Table 2.7-5).
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Iron deficiency anemia Part 1 - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia Cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia Chart - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia info - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia Hx/PE - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia Dx - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron deficiency anemia Tx - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Sickle cell anemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Although most patients have an decrease of
erythropoiesis (production of red blood cells) during *Parvovirus (B19)* infection, it is most
dangerous in patients who have sickle cell anemia or hereditary spherocytosis, and are
therefore heavily dependent on erythropoeisis due to the reduced lifespan of the red cells.
This is termed "aplastic crisis" (also called reticulocytopenia). It is treated with blood
transfusion.
Sickle cell anemia cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Sickle cell anemia Chart - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Sickle cell anemia Hx/PE - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
, Sickle cell anemia Dx - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The sickle cell screen is based on a
blood smear with sickle cells and target cells. The *gold standard is quantitative hemoglobin
electrophoresis*.
*If pt has osteomyelitis think...Salmonella species*
Sickle cell anemia Tx - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Anemia of chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Anemia of chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Anemia of chronic disease is - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅iron use by the body is impaired
Anemia of chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Anemia of chronic disease vs Iron deficiency anemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Iron Deficiency vs Chronic Disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Thalassemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Thalassemia Cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Thalassemia Chart - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Thalassemia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
Thalassemia Hx/PE - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Thalassemia is most common among
people of African, Middle Eastern, and Asian descent. Disease presentation and prognosis
vary with the number of genes missing (see Table 2.7-5).
