pre-SGD Hema

Most of the iron (~65%) in our body is in this form:

• ferritin

• hemoglobin

• myoglobin

• transferrin bound

Iron is principally absorbed in this segment of the GIT:

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

Excess iron in the blood may lead to:

• hepatic complications

• renal insufficiency

• bleeding dyscrasia

• polycythemia

Which of the following conditions will most likely enhance erythropoeitin (EPO) secretion?

• cerebral hypoxia

• kidney failure

• gastrointestinal volume loss

• liver disease

QC: Daily iron loss
1) 50 y/o male 2) 27 y/o woman

• 1 > 2

• 1 < 2

QC. RBC production of a 22 year old medical student

1) femur shaft 2) vertebrae

• 1 > 2

• 2 > 1

Deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase leads to this form of anemia:

• aplastic anemia

• blood loss

• hemolytic

• megaloblastic