What are the symptoms of anaemia? - Answer Weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath,
palpitations, headaches
What are the clinical signs of anaemia? - Answer Pallor of mucous membranes,
increased pulse rate, retinal haemorrhages, heart failure, MI, confusion.
What are the most common blood cell patterns seen in anaemia? - Answer Normocytic
normochromic, microcytic hypochromic and macrocytic.
What are the causes of anaemia? - Answer Haemodilution following blood loss, impaired
red cell production and increased red cell breakdown.
What are the causes of microcytic hypochromic anaemia? - Answer Iron deficiencies
and thalassaemias
What is thalassaemia? - Answer Inability to produce alpha or beta peptides.
What type of anaemia is iron deficiency? - Answer Microcytic hypochromic anaemia
What type of anaemia is thalassaemia? - Answer Microcytic hypochromic anaemia
What are the histological features of iron deficiency? - Answer Hypochromic microcytic
red blood cells, with reduced haemoglobinisation within erythroblasts. There is no
stainable iron in the marrow.
How can iron deficiency be confirmed through treatment? - Answer Adding iron to the
cells causes them to be much brighter.
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