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robinn137

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Note the text states 200 mcg/L in premenopausal females and 300 g/L in men and postmenopausal women (page 220). Iron overload exists when ferritin levels are higher than:
 
  a. 100 ng/mL
  b. 200 ng/mL
  c. 50 ng/mL
  d. 24 ng/mL

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How is sideroblastic anemia confirmed by laboratory analysis? Explain your answer.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Sideroblastic anemia results from disturbances in enzymes that regulate heme synthesis. Nonferritin iron accumulates in the mitochondria. The bone marrow shows erythroid hyperplasia with ineffective erythropoiesis. Increased erythropoiesis leads to increased iron absorption and iron overload. The method of detection in the laboratory is by performing iron studies and bone marrow examination.





 

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