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When a patient has iron deficiency anemia how will the erythrocytes appear?
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∙ 7y ago
Pale. (if its bad enough).
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How is iron deficiency anemia characterized?
There are a number of characteristics that will show when children have an iron deficiency. Children with an iron deficiency are typically cold and pale.
What leads to normal hematocrit levels in anemia?
Iron deficiency anemia. The normal hematocrit (ratio of packed red blood cells to total blood volume) rules out anemia due to loss of blood cells through hemorrhage or sickling. Below-normal hemoglabin indicates an iron deficiency in this case. No available iron = no hemoglobin produced.
Why does the skin appear pale during shock?
depending on the patient usually White, because of the lack of blood to the brain.
How does the macrocytic hypochromic anemia look like?
In such a case, the red blood cell would appear larger than normal (e.g. from vitamin B-12 deficiency) and paler than normal (not as red appearing).
Do boils appear on your skin due to vitamin deficiency?
what is your vitamins deficiency if you have boils
What happens if you dont get enough vitamin b6?
Vitamin B6 is used to make neurotransmitters (such as serotonin) and myelin, which insulates the axons of neurons. In adults, deficiency can cause depression, confusion, seizures, inflamed skin, inflamed mucous membranes (lips, gums, etc.), and anemia. However, these symptoms only appear when the deficiency has persisted for a long period of time.
How can I tell if I have celiac disease?
Various symptoms that appear when having the celiac disease are like chronic fatigue syndrome, Crohn's disease, iron-deficiency anemia, irritable bowel syndrome, parasite infections, skin disorders, diverticulitis, gastric ulcers, intestinal infections.
Individuals heterozygous for sickle-cell anemia appear normal and are resistant to what disease?
malaria
What are the symptoms of iron deficiency in the diet?
Pale skin, constant fatigue, poor concentration, etc. Iron is what allows red blood cells to carry and distribute oxygen molecules throughout the body. Anything you can think of that would be the result of low oxygen content in the body may appear as symptoms of anemia.
What symptom in snake gourd plant may appear if there is boron deficiency?
A snake like an python. Usually boron deficiency shows up as a brown rot in the centre of the gourd or root crop.
How do you explain an x ray of a back that has a hand on it as well?
If the patient's hands are in the field of the xray they will appear on the film, so even if they are on the stomach they will appear as if they are over or near the spine. If someone has helped immobilise the patient for the xray, then their hands may appear on the film.
If a person refrain from ingesting any of the water soluble vitamins deficiency symptoms would appear last for?
Vitamin B12
