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45 Cards in this Set
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What process are RBC made by?
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Erythropoiesis
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What organ signals the decrease in oxygen to trigger the bone marrow to make more RBC's?
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kidney
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What are baby RBC's called?
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Reticulocytes
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What are adult RBC's called?
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Erythrocytes
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How many Heme molecules make up a rbc?
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4
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How long to RBC's last in the body?
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120 days
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Where is iron stored in the body?
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liver
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Where is intrinsic factor made?
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in the stomach
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What is intrinsic factor used for?
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to absorb vitamin B12
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Where do damaged RBC's go to be recycled?
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spleen
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Uncongigated Bilirubin is?
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left over heme without the iron
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Acute Blood loss anemia:
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is the most common type of anemia
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Hemolytic Anemia
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RBC's are broken and is is hereditary
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Sickle cell Anemia
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heriditary, can be sickle cell crisis where o2 doesn't get to muscles and leads to infarction
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Thalassemia
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missing part of alpha or beta chain found in mediteranian people don't live long
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Extrinisic causes for anemia:
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snakebite, chemical, infections
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Nutritional Anemias:
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3rd world countries, most common from around the work
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Pernecious Anemia
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missing vit b12 cant make dna no ability to mature during cell devision and break easy--macrocytic,normochromic
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Intrinsic factor--made in stomach
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if don't have it can't absorb b12 only one that causes neurologic factors
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Folic Acid Anemia
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alcoholic or poor diet are macrocytic also can occur during pregnancy
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Aplastic Anemia
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depression of bonemarrow don't make RBC normochromic, normocytic
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diomond black cell anemia
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need blood transfusions
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Chronic disease anemia
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caused by autoimmune diseases: RA,tb,aids not enough rbc's
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polycythemia
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too many rbc
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primary vera
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bone marrow makes too many
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Extrinisic causes for anemia:
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snakebite, chemical, infections
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Nutritional Anemias:
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3rd world countries, most common from around the work
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Pernecious Anemia
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missing vit b12 cant make dna no ability to mature during cell devision and break easy--macrocytic,normochromic
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Intrinsic factor--made in stomach
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if don't have it can't absorb b12 only one that causes neurologic factors
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Folic Acid Anemia
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alcoholic or poor diet are macrocytic also can occur during pregnancy
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Aplastic Anemia
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depression of bonemarrow don't make RBC normochromic, normocytic
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diomond black cell anemia
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need blood transfusions
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Chronic disease anemia
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caused by autoimmune diseases: RA,tb,aids not enough rbc's
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polycythemia
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too many rbc
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primary vera
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bone marrow makes too many
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Extrinisic causes for anemia:
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snakebite, chemical, infections
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Nutritional Anemias:
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3rd world countries, most common from around the work
|
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Pernecious Anemia
|
missing vit b12 cant make dna no ability to mature during cell devision and break easy--macrocytic,normochromic
|
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Intrinsic factor--made in stomach
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if don't have it can't absorb b12 only one that causes neurologic factors
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Folic Acid Anemia
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alcoholic or poor diet are macrocytic also can occur during pregnancy
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Aplastic Anemia
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depression of bonemarrow don't make RBC normochromic, normocytic
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|
diomond black cell anemia
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need blood transfusions
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Chronic disease anemia
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caused by autoimmune diseases: RA,tb,aids not enough rbc's
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polycythemia
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too many rbc
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primary vera
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bone marrow makes too many
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