UNIT 4 drug pt.2

Antianemics:

🩸 Anemia = not enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry oxygen.

"Less iron = less oxygen."/ The body does not have enough iron

         iron deficiency anemia

💊 Give iron supplements to rebuild red blood cells.

• Ferrous sulfate

• Ferrous gluconate

• Ferrous fumarate

"The 3 FERROUS Friends build blood.

Ferrous = Iron

FERROUS → Iron → Hemoglobin → Oxygen

Antianemics:

Folic Acid Deficiency

🩸 The body does not have enough folic acid (vitamin B9) .

Folic acid is needed to make:New red blood cells 🩸

Low folic acid = fewer healthy red blood cells = anemia

💊 Folic Acid

Folic acid → Makes new RBCs → Treats anemia

Antianemics:

Vitamin B12 Deficiency / Pernicious Anemia

🩸 The body does not have enough Vitamin B12 .

Low B12 → fewer healthy RBCs → anemia

💊Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)

• B12 → Builds red blood cells

• Cyanocobalamin → Vitamin B12 replacement

EPO Replacement (Erythropoietin)

a hormone made by the kidneys that tells the bone marrow to make red blood cells.

💊 Epoetin alpha

EPO tells the bone marrow: Make MORE RBC!" 🩸🏭

"Kidney hormone replacement → makes red blood cells." 🩸✨