Anemia clinical cases

What is MCHC?

• mean corpuscolar hemoglobin

• mean corpuscolar hemoglobin concentration

• mean corpuscolar volume

• = RBCs distribution width

Iron deficiency anemia is usually...

• MICROCYTIC

• NORMOCYTIC

• MACROCYTIC

When you should control reticulocyte count after oral iron therapy?

• within 48h of therapy start

• After 1 month of therapy

• after 6 h of therapy

• After 7 days of therapy

Which Vitamin improves Iron Absorption?

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B6

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin K

Hb Beta chain gene is on chromosome...

• 1

• 3

• 9

• 11

Of the followings, one is not a laboratoristic mark of Hemolysis:

• INR

• Indirect Bilirubin

• LDH

• Aptoglobin

A child with pallor, dark urine and icterus probably has...

• Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

• Hemolitic Anemia

• Iron deficiency

• Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Which of the followings is not a possible causes of Iron deficiency in children?

• Prematurity

• Chronic GI blood loss

• Insufficient oral intake

• Frequent upper respiratory infections

4 months infants with 10,5 g/dl of Hemoglobin. What's your reaction?

• OMG!!

• That's normal as professor Masetti taught us

• He need bone marrow aspirate

• I would try oral iron supplementation

In a patient with microcytic anemia and iron deficiency, transferrine saturation is...

• low

• high

• not relevant

• normal