This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: The most common inherited anemia found in people of Northern European extraction is hereditary: ... (Read 87 times)

evelyn o bentley

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 564
The most common inherited anemia found in people of Northern European extraction is hereditary:
 
  a. Elliptocytosis
  b. Stomatocytosis
  c. Spherocytosis
  d. Pyropoikilocytosis

Question 2

Which of the following test results suggest red blood cell (RBC) survival is significantly decreased from the
 
  a. Decreased glycated hemoglobin
  b. A T1/2 Cr of 30 days
  c. Normal haptoglobin
  d. Decreased lactic dehydrogenase



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

olderstudent

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 339
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The incidence of hereditary spherocytosis is highest in people of Northern European extraction, although it is found worldwide. It is the most commonly inherited hemolytic anemia in this population.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Glycated hemoglobin increases over the life of the red cell as it (the red cell and thus hemoglobin) is continually exposed to glucose in plasma. In hemolytic disease, the red cells have a shortened survival and thus less exposure to glucose, which results in a lower glycated hemoglobin than normal. Haptoglobin is an acute phase protein and may be normal or even increased even in intravascular hemolysis if the patient has concurrent inflammation; thus a normal haptoglobin does not rule out intravascular hemolysis with a shortened RBC survival. Lactic dehydrogenase is released from lysed red cells and increases when RBC survival is shortened. A T1/2 Cr of 30 days is normal.




evelyn o bentley

  • Member
  • Posts: 564
Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Gracias!


jordangronback

  • Member
  • Posts: 339
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

Did you know?

ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.

Did you know?

The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.

Did you know?

Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.

Did you know?

The tallest man ever known was Robert Wadlow, an American, who reached the height of 8 feet 11 inches. He died at age 26 years from an infection caused by the immense weight of his body (491 pounds) and the stress on his leg bones and muscles.

Did you know?

The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library