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what are symptoms of pernicious anemia?
the TYPICAL SYMPTOMS (fatigue, weakness, dyspnea, pallor), peripheral neuropathy, tingling, numbness, loss of vibratory senses, glossitis
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how do you treat pernicious anemia?
B12 IM injections
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what is a cause of pernicious anemia?
chronic gastritis
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what can't people with pernicious anemia absorb vitamin B12?
lack intrinsic factor in stomach
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what type of anemia is insufficient influence of vitamin B12 on developing cells?
pernicious anemia
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what does macrolytic-normochromic mean and what 2 types of anemia are classified under it?
macrolytic-normochromic means large RBC's and normal hemoglobin. 1) pernicious anemia and 2) folate (folic acid) deficiency
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normal amounts of hemoglobin... what type of anemia is it?
normochromic
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it contains abnormally low concentration of hemoglobin and not enough iron and B12... what type of anemia is it?
hypochromic
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it contains unusually high concentration of hemoglobin in cytoplasm b/c not enough RBC's... what type of anemia is it?
hyperchromic
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what does normolytic mean?
cells of normal size
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what does microlytic mean?
abnormally small - premature
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what does macrolytic mean?
abnormally large
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the does "chromic" mean?
describes hemaglobin
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what does cystic mean when referring to cells?
cell size
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what are the TYPICAL SYMPTOMS of anemia?
fatigue and weakness - not getting O2 to the brain), dyspnea - body is starving for O2, and pallor - decreased RBC
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what are the 2 different kinds of anemia?
decreased or defective production, and increased RBC destruction
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what is a reduction in NUMBER or circulating RBC's or a decrease in QUALITY/QUANTITY go hemoglobin?
anemia
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what do women have a lower RBC and hematocrit count?
periods
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what is the normal range for hemoglobin (Hgb)?
12-18 g/dl
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what does hematocrit measure?
it measures the % of blood sample the carries oxygen
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what is the normal range for hematocrit (Hct)?
37%-52%
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what's the range for RBC's
4.2-6.1 million/mm3
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