HEMATOLOGY
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Microcytic Anemia
- Folic Acid Deficiency
- Sickle Cell
- Thalassemia
- Hemophilia
GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISORDERS IN PREGNANCY
- A Woman With Appendicitis
- A Woman With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Gerd) Or Hiatal Hernia
- A Woman With Cholecystitis And Cholelithiasis
- A Woman With Pancreatitis
- A Woman With Hepatitis
RENAL AND URINARY DISORDERS IN PREGNANCY
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Chronic Renal Disease
NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS IN PREGNANCY
- A Woman With A Seizure Disorder
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, Without enough iron, your body can't produce
HEMATOLOGY enough of a substance in red blood cells that
enables them to carry oxygen (hemoglobin). As a
Normal RBC Count = 3.77-5.28 million cells/mcL
result, iron deficiency anemia may leave you tired
Hemoglobin (Hb) = 11.0-15.5 grams
and short of breath.
Hematocrit = 33% - 45%
WBC Count = 5,000-15,000 cells/mcL IDA kinulang lang ng iron kaya si Hemoglobin
Platelet Count = 150,000-450,000 platelets /mcL kinulang lang din ng pagkuha ng oxygen
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
MICROCYTIC ANEMIA
a common type of anemia — a condition in which
blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells. Red occurs when red blood cells (RBCs) become
blood cells carry oxygen to the body's tissues. smaller due to iron deficiency. This leads to a
decrease in the size of RBCs and makes them
Physiology & Process Of Taking Feso4 pale, a condition known as hypochromic or lacking
red color. When the body lacks iron, RBCs can't
Mouth carry enough oxygen, leading to reduced levels of
↓ ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate), which is the cell's
Stomach - digestion primary source of energy.
↓
Small intestine - absorption
(Duodenum) Signs and Symptoms
↓
Blood Stream 1. Fatigue - ↓oxygen = ↓ATP= ↓energy
↓ 2. Pale skin - ↓iron = ↓O2 supply (kahit may umiikot
Liver na RBC sa katawan mo konti lang yung Oxygen na bitbit
↓ niya kaya namumutla ka)
Bone marrow
↓ 3. DOB - ↓oxygen
Large Intestine
4. Weakness - ↓oxygen = ↓ATP= ↓energy
- stores feces, absorbs excess water
5. Dizziness (the RBC circulating in your blood lack
In your small intestine, blood vessels absorb iron, oxygen as they travel to the brain, the brain can't function
which then passes into the bloodstream, through veins, properly, resulting in dizziness)
and into the liver for filtration. The ferrous iron you
consumed, once filtered by the liver, becomes ferrin. 6. Cold hands and feet (body prioritizes oxygen
Once it becomes ferrin, it can already be delivered to delivery to major organs when there is insufficient iron to
the bone marrow. Bone marrow can be found in the carry oxygen to all parts of the body, leading to reduced
femur (longest and largest bone). What's in bone blood flow to the extremities)
marrow? Production of RBCs. For hemoglobin to carry
oxygen, it first needs iron. That's why bone marrow 7. Brittle nail (hindi priority ng katawan mo ang distal
stocks ferrin so that RBCs can bind oxygen. parts)