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abnormally shaped RBCs Ans✓✓✓ piokilocytosis
an increase in transferrin levels means an incrase in unbound iron
transferrin, which is indicative of... Ans✓✓✓ iron deficiency anemia
competition between resident microbes and infecting pathogens
Ans✓✓✓ lung dysbiosis
defined as an acute worsening of respiratory symptoms associated with
increased airway inflammation, increased mucous production, and
marked gas trapping Ans✓✓✓ acute COPD exacerbation
excessive number of variations in size of RBCs on microscopic exam;
measured by RDW Ans✓✓✓ anisocytosis
high variation in the hemoglobin content of the RBCs that effects color
Ans✓✓✓ polychromasia
immune mediated dysregulation of iron homeostasis which affect RBCs,
erythropoeitin activity, and erythroid progenitor cells Ans✓✓✓ anemia
of chronic disease
, most of the body's iron circulates bound to.... Ans✓✓✓ transferrin
(measured by TIBC)
name four types of microcytic anemia Ans✓✓✓ iron deficiency
thalassemia
anemia of chronic inflammation
lead/alum toxicity
name three types of macrocytic anemia Ans✓✓✓ b12/folate deficiency
alcoholism
myelodysplastic syndrome
name two types of normocytic anemia Ans✓✓✓ sickle cell
aplastic anemia
normal range for reticulocytes? Ans✓✓✓ 0.5-2%
normal serum iron levels Ans✓✓✓ 60-150
three of the following symptoms indicate severe CAP and require
admission to the ICU Ans✓✓✓ O2 needs, work of breathing,
respirations over 30
hypotension requiring a lot of fluids