Schillings test - Guías de estudio, Notas de estudios & Resúmenes

Sertraline adverse effect - ANSWER Dry cough Patient understands teaching of sertraline when they state - ANSWER "It takes a few weeks for it to take effect" Cannot donate kidney if you have what? - ANSWER Hypertension Combination oral contraceptives contraindication - ANSWER Hypertension Pernicious anemia test? - ANSWER Schillings Test for B12 deficiency

amount of iron in adult body 3500-4000 mg: 2/3 in hgb, 1/3 in storage (spleen, liver, bone marrow) what reduces ferric to ferrous? stomach acid common cause of iron deficiency anemia gastrointestinal bleeding iron deficiency anemia (IDA) anemia resulting when there is not enough iron to build hemoglobin for red blood cells absence of iron stores in BM characteristics of IDA hypochromic, microcytic (MCV,MCHC, and MCH low) low retic count marrow iron absent spo...

A 73-year-old man comes to the office with fatigue that has become progressively worse over the last several months. He is also short of breath when he walks up one flight of stairs. He drinks 4 vodka martinis a day. He complains of numbness and tingling in his feet. On physical examination he has decreased sensation of his feet. His hematocrit is 28% and his MCV is 114 fL (elevated). What is the most appropriate next step in management? A. Vitamin B12 level B. Folate level C. Peripheral b...