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| Inflammation or cracking of the lips that occurs secondary to iron anemia. |
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| What is a dystrophy of the fingernails often associated with iron anemia in which the nails are thin and concave with the edges raised. |
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| What is the non food consumption of dirt, paper, wax, grass, and hair that is a characteristic sign of iron deficiency anemia? |
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| What term do you use to refer to the paleness of skin in peole with iron anemia? |
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| What is the term for the lungs being full of too much iron? |
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| What is exccessive uterine bleeding occuring at regular intervals of menstruation, the period of flow being greater than the usual duration. |
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| What type of anemia is characterized by high transferrin and low ferritin? |
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| What type of anemia is characterized by high transferrin and low ferritin? |
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| anemia of chronic disease |
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| What group of genetic defective disorders share the common feature of defective hemoglobin production? |
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| What is the most common inherited blood disorder? |
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| What type of inheritance is the sickle cell trait? |
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| What type of inheritance is sickle cell anemia? |
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| What is the inheritance of just one sickle cell gene? |
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| What is the classic type of neovascularization associated with sickle cell anemia? |
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| What type of anemia is hereditary spherocytosis? |
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| hemolytic anemai, also autosomal dominant |
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| What type of anemia are thalassemias? |
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| hemolytic, impaired alpha or Beta globin genes result in reduced hemoglobin synthesis causing a microcytic or hypochromic anemia |
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| What type of anemia is G6PD deficiency? |
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| hemolytic anemia X-linked disorder |
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| What are ironon deficiency anemai, anemia of chronic disease, megaloblastic anemia, aplastic anemia, and myelophthisis anemia? |
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| anemias of diminished erythropoiesis |
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| What type o fanemias are iron deficiency, anemia or chronic disease, and thalassemia? |
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| What tyep of anemias are folate deficiency and vitamin B12 deficiency? |
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| What is the iron transporter that carries iron to the bone marrow for RBC synthesis? |
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| What is the iron binder that serves as a measure of iron stores, and is also an acute phase reactant? |
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| What type of anemia is caused by lead ingestion? |
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| microcytic hypochromic anemia by inhibiting heme and globin synthesis |
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