COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
3 causes of anemia
Decreased RBC production
Destructioms of RBC
Blood loss
Reticulocyte
immature RBC
MCV (mean corpuscular volume)
size of RBC
macrocytic anemia
MCV > 100
Microcytic anemia
MCV <80
hypochromic anemia
reduced hemoglobin content
normochromic anemia
normal hemoglobin content
anemia risk factors
Women of African or Mediterranean, Middle East, south east Asia, india, Pakistan
Older women
Pregnancy
, Acute blood loss
Chronic kidney disease
G6PD deficiency
Autoimmune disorders
Chronic dz
anemia subjective data
◯ Fatigue
◯ Irritability
◯ Headache
◯ Shortness of breath with exertion
◯ Palpitations
◯ Craving unusual food (pica)
anemia objective data
■ Pallor
■ Brittle nails
■ tachycardia
Anemia diagnostic tests
H&H
CBC w/ MCV, peripheral smear, reticulocytes
Iron stores- ferritin, iron, total iron binding capacity, transferrin sat %
Normal Hemoglobin
12.1- 15.1
Normal hematocrit