Exam 26: Alterations of Erythrocyte Function

Untreated pernicious anemia is fatal, usually because of:

Pernicious anemia generally requires continued therapy lasting:

How is the effectiveness of vitamin B₁₂ therapy measured?

The underlying disorder of _____ anemia is defective secretion of intrinsic factor, which is essential for the absorption of vitamin B₁₂.

A woman complains of chronic gastritis, fatigue, weight loss, and tingling in her fingers.Laboratory findings show low hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, and a high mean corpuscular volume.These findings are consistent with _____ anemia.

In some anemias the erythrocytes are present in various sizes, which is referred to as:

Which statement about folic acid is false?

Considering oral iron therapy, the ferric form is preferred to the ferrous form because ferric is more readily absorbed.

The body compensates for anemia by:

What is the pathophysiologic process of aplastic anemia?

Erythrocyte life span less than 120 days, ineffective bone marrow response to erythropoietin, and altered iron metabolism describe the pathophysiology of:

If a man has inherited the gene for sideroblastic anemia, he received it from his:

The paresthesia that occurs in vitamin B₁₂ deficiency anemia is a result of a(n):

In hemolytic anemia, jaundice occurs only when:

Which of the following is classified as a macrocytic-normochromic anemia?

The major physiologic manifestation of anemia is:

Atrophy of gastric mucosal cells results in pernicious anemia because of:

Match the phrases with the corresponding terms. Options may be used more than once. -Pernicious anemia

In a plastic anemia, pancytopenia develops as a result of the:

The neurologic symptoms in vitamin B₁₂ deficiency anemia are not reversed even with appropriate treatment.