ANEMIA

there are THREE types of anemia:

pernicious

Folic-acid

iron-defeiceny

HOW does somoene have pernicous anemia?

bc in mucoual linning of GI which = LESS abosroption = decrease in vit. b12

What is TWO s/s of pernicous anemia that is VERY important neurologically?

impaired thought process; MS Ataxia

_______ __________ & ____________ anemia has LARGE ________ which means this lab ________ will be high.

Folic acid & pern; RBC; MVC

How do you treat pern. Anemia? why would you NOT give this med PO?

give IM/SUBQ B12 shots; bc their GI system is alr messed up

What is muscle ataxia?

uncoordianted muscle movements

Folic acid-deficiency anemia is importnat to fix bc you cannot FORM __________.

RBC

what is the diff in s/s of pern. anemia and folic acid anemia? NO ________________

neural symptoms

Iron deficiency (common) has TWO very disticne s/s? which are the:

shiny tonge (glottisi) and chelitis inflammed lip)

Treatment of iron anemia is to be given PO __________ BUT this can cause two things ______________ & ______________

iron pills; constipation & Dark stool

Which vitamin ALSO helps the absorption of iron? So they are usually taken tg?

Vitamin C

When there is a decrease in muscosal lining, this leads to a decrease in ________________ secreted by sm intestined WHICH causes the decrease of _________________, the building block of RBC/

intrinsic facotr, VIt. B12,