Iron deficiency Anemia HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Statins) (memory aid ends in statin) Atorvastatin (Lipitor) Simvastatin (Zocor) Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Uses: hypercholesterolemia Coronary artery disease Diabetes SE: Myopathy - rhabdomyolysis if used with gemfibrozil ...
- iron deficiency anemia Crohn's disease - idiopathic inflammatory disorder - affects any part of digestive tract - strong association with nucelotide-binding oligomerization domains (CARD15/NOD2) mutations - skip lesions, cobblestone appearance ...
Hemoglobin is a tetrameric protein, with two α and two β globin chains each, which are bound ionically, non-covalently to hydrophobic contact regions and the heme group, which consists of a porphyrin ring with a central iron atom for oxygen affinity. The heme group is located in a V-sh...
Iron deficiency anemia Pernicious anemia The component of the blood that carries antibodies and nutrients to tissues and carries away waste is:thrombocytes.plasma.erythrocytes.leukocytes plasma. Which one of the following is a disorder that results in the destruction of platelets?Idiopathic ...
Thalassemia, a chronic disease with chronic anemia, is caused by mutations in the β-globin gene, leading to reduced levels or complete deficiency of β-globin chain synthesis. Patients with β-thalassemia display variable clinical severity which ranges from asymptomatic features to severe transfusion-...
ANEMIA- iron deficiency anemia - most common - RBCS are small and low hemoglobin (pale)- iron is lost by desquamation of skin and intestinal cells ANEMIA - megaloblastic anemia - caused by deficiency of VIT B12 or FOLIC ACID- Vit B12 (cobalamin)º found in MEAT, EGGS, and dairy produ...
2. Increase HR, SV, RR3. Increase EPO production (takes days) Body compensation to anemia Decreased RBC production from lack of iron (dietary, absorption issue, or blood loss)At risk: Elderly, menstruation, high cow milk intakeLabs: MCV <80, MCH <27, RDW > 15% Iron deficiency...
-pallor which can develop anemia-___ urine output and prerenal AKI-dec cerebral flow results in dec level of consciousness leading to ___ and global hypoperfusion ___-___ coronary flow (angina, MI, HF, pulmonary edema) GI bleeding; decreased; ischemia; stroke; decreased ___:-inflammation...
What condition involves systemic hemosiderin deposition due to excessive iron Hemosiderosis Q: What protein binds triglycerides in the liver to prevent their accumulation? Apoproteins : What is the effect of excessive calcium deposition in aging aortic valves? Aortic stenosis. What enzyme deficiency is ...
a. Iron deficiencyb. Aplasticc. Folic acidd. Pernicious D. pernicious anemia Which condition resulting from untreated pernicious anemia (PA) is fatal?a. Brain hypoxiab. Liver hypoxiac. Heart failured. Renal failure C. heart failure How is the effectiveness of vitamin B12 therapy measured?a. ...