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What are some common laboratory tests for anemia?
CBC, Blood smear review
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What decreases the production of RBCs?
Iron Deficiency anemia, Vitamin B12, Folate deficiency, Aplastic Anemia, Myelophthisic
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What causes decreased RBC survival?
- Mechanical trauma, Hemolysis, Transfusion reactions, hereditary spherocytosis,
- Hemoglobinopathies, Thalassemieas, G6PD deficiency, Malaria, Erythroblastosis fetalis
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Name the three ways that one can have RBC (blood) loss?
Hemorrhage, Trauma, and GI or GYN disease
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What are the three classifications of blood Anemia?
RBC (blood) loss, Decreased RBC survival, and Decreased RBC production.
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Define Anemia.
Anemia is the reduction of red cell mamss, with consequent decrease in oxygen transport capacity of the blood
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