1
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A
low red cell mass
Increased plasma volume
2
Q
A
Hyperdynamic circulation
3
Q
A
Decreased BP due to decreased PVR
Increased CO
increased HR
4
Q
A
Sidereoblastic
Iron-deficiency (most common)
Thalassaemia
5
Q
A
MCV too low for Hb level
High RBC count
6
Q
A
Iron - high
Ferritin - high
TIBC - low
they are iron accumulation disorders
7
Q
A
Acute blood loss Haemolysis Bone marrow failure Renal failure Hypothyroidism (stimulate growth of erythroid) Pregnancy Anaemia of chronic disease
8
Q
A
platelets
WCC
9
Q
A
B12/folate deficiency Alcohol excess Liver disease Reticulocytosis Cytotoxics Myelodysplastic syndromes marrow infiltration hypothyroidism antifolate drugs
10
Q
A
Haemolytic anaemia
11
Q
A
binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes
12
Q
A
haemolytic anaemia
13
Q
A
mixed anaemia
14
Q
A
poor iron absorption (micro)
Poor folate absorption (macro)
15
Q
A
Severe anaemia + heart failure
+furosemide
16
Q
A
130-180 g/L
17
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A
115-160 g/L
18
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A
76-96 fL
19
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A
150-400 x 10^9/L
20
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A
4-11 x 10^9 /L
21
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A
headache
tinnitus
anorexia
angina (if CAD present)
22
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A
normo or macro (^reticulocytes)
23
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A
> 2%
>100x10^9/L
24
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A
basal crackles
rising JVP
HAEMATOLOGY
flashcards
Decks in class (25)
# Cards
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[basicanaemia]24
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[microcyticanaemias]79
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[b12/pernicious]28
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[leukaemia]46
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[ALL]36
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[AML]27
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[CML]24
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[CLL]20
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[myeloproliferative]43
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[peripheral blood film]25
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[∆WCC]16
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[macrocytic]19
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[haemolyticanaemia]40
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[sicklecell]41
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[bleeding]44
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[bleedingIx]27
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[bloodtransfusions]14
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[anticoagulants]34
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[myeloma]35
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[paraprotein/amyloidosis]24
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[Hodgkins]23
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[non-hodgkins]22
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[pancytopenia]11
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[plasmaviscosity]8
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[thrombophilia]3
