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Definition
| It is caued by a failure to produce red blood cells. This can be a result of a deficiency in iron, vitamin B12, or chronic disease such as renal failure. |
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Below what precentage of hematocrit with anemic patients become symptomatic? |
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Definition
Anemia is classified as a hematocrit level of 37% or less in women, and 40% or less in men.
But most anemic patients become symptomatic below 30%. |
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| What type of issues do sickle cell patients deal with? |
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Definition
- They will suffer vascular occlusions because of the abnormally shaped cells get stuck.
- Drops in levels of hemoglobin
- Infections due to their immunosupressed state.
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What type of treatment should a patient get when in a sickle cell crisis? |
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Definition
- High Flow oxygen to maximize saturation
- Analgesia for moderate to severe pain
- Crystalloid Fluid challenge to combat dehydration.
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Term
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Definition
| It is an abnormally high hematocrit, over 50%, due to high red blood cell production. |
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| What are the complications of polycythemia? |
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Definition
| It can cause thrombosis, platelet dysfunction leading to abnormal bleeding, and the most sever case is congestive heart failure. |
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| What is Hodgkins Lymphoma? |
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Definition
| Also known as Hodgkin's Disease, it is a cancer of the lymph nodes that starts with one group of lymph nodes to another. |
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| What is the most common presenting sign of non-Hodgkins lymphoma? |
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Definition
| It is a painless, enlarged lymph nodes. |
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| What symptoms do the majority of Hodgkin's Lymphoma patients present with? |
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Definition
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| What is thrombocytopenia? |
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Definition
| It is an abnormal decrease in the number of platelets, causing them to bruise and bleed abnormally. |
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| What is multiple myeloma? |
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Definition
| It is a cancerous disorder of plasma cells in the bone marrow which crowd the healthy cells - leading to the reduction in blood cell production. This causes the patient to become anemic and prone to infection. |
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| What is a normal white cell count? |
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Definition
5000 to 9000 per cubic millimeter of blood.
A count of 10,8000 to 23,000 per cubic millimeter suggests bacterial infection.
A count greater than 30,000 per cubic milimeter is called a leukemoid reactions and is suggestive of luekemia. |
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