Blood Dyscrasias Assignment

2 Malabsorption syndromes impair the uptake of this element causing a form of anemia (2 words)

8 A sign of thrombocytopenia – flat, red, pinpoint hemorrhages on the skin

11 Periodic phlebotomy is frequently used with this disorder

13 Leukemias are a group of neoplastic disorders involving which blood cell group (3 word abbreviation

16 Inherited or acquired, this disorder has a increased risk of abnormal clots in veins or arteries such as DVTs, PEs and PVD

21 In addition to being a cause of Iron Deficiency Anemia, this is often the cause of Vitamin B12 Deficiency as well

22 This leukemia is primarily seen in adults over the age of 50 (3 word abbreviation

23 This disorder can result from obstetric complications, gram-negative infections releasing endotoxins, major trauma and cancer (3 word abbreviation)

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24 A deficiency of Clotting Factor VIII is seen in this disorder (2 words)

25 An adult’s body contains about how many liters of blood

26 People of Mediterranean and Asian decent are at risk for this anemia.

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27 Failure of bone marrow and pancytopenia is a symptom of which anemia

28 When a patient has a high INR and is on Coumadin this is a useful antidote

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1 A B12 deficiency can cause this type of anemia 3 A major problem resulting from the sickling

process is the ________ of small blood vessels by the elongated RBCs

4 Defective platelet function is associated with end-stage kidney disease and ingestion of this particular OTC medication

5 This type of anemia has oddly shaped blood cells (2 words)

6 The most common hereditary blood clotting/bleeding disorder. This deficiency effects platelets ability to clump and stick to damaged vessels (3 words)

7 Anemia characterized by very large, immature, nucleated erythrocytes

9 Pernicious anemia has distinctive signs which includes an enlarged, red, sore and shiny what?

10 Malaria and transfusion reactions can cause this type of anemia

12 If you see a person in your practice that frequently has infections that seem resistant to treatment you should order what test (3 word abbreviation

14 A deficiency in this has been linked to an increased risk of spina bifida (2 words)

15 A common anti-seizure medication that can affect bone marrow function?

17 Iron supplements often lead to constipation and you should recommend this diet (2 words)

18 Asymptomatic 26 y.o. female with a Hgb of 7.4 would generally not receive

19 This characterizes Aplastic Anemia with impaired production of all blood cells

20 This leukemia primarily affects young children (3 word abbreviation