Can children with hemophilia play contact sports? Correct
Answer No
Bike w/ safety equipment, swimming
Desferal (deferoxamine) is an effective medication for removing
iron from the body (beta thalassemia) Correct Answer Regular
blood transfusions provide thalassemia patients with the red
blood cells they need to survive. Once these red blood cells are
broken down, however, the body is left with an excess of iron.
Although iron is essential to the body, excess iron can lead to
organ failure and death. It is necessary that this excess iron be
removed, or chelated, because it stores in the vital organs of the
body, such as the heart and liver
Does vitamin C enhance iron absorption when taken together?
Correct Answer YES
Erythropoietin Correct Answer Produced in kidney in response
to hypoxia
Stimulates RBC production
, Hemoglobin Correct Answer red pigment of protein in iron
carries O2 to tissue
How is beta-thalassemia diagnosed Correct Answer
Electrophoresis (separate macromolecules based on size)
How is IDA diagnosed? Correct Answer HCT, Hgb
Mean corpuscular hgb volume
RBC distrubtion width
microscopic analysis
Serum ferritin
Serum iron-binding capacity
Reticulocyte count
Serum lead level
How is IDA treated? Correct Answer Supplemental iron; w/
citrus, watch teeth & constipation
IV Iron; infused over 1 hr, on heart monitor
Diet high in iron
3-6 mg/kg/day iron for 4 weeks up to 3 months after H&H are
normal
How is ITP (immune thrombocytopenia purpura)diagnosed?
Correct Answer -ANA ( a negative antinuclear antibody (ANA)
result is useful in diagnosing ITP if the patient's
thrombocytopenia becomes chronic and resistant to treatment).
+Coombs test (If anemia and thrombocytopenia are present, a
positive direct antiglobulin (Coombs) test result may help
establish a diagnosis of Evans syndrome).
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