Exam 19: Diseases of the Hematological System

What is the term used to describe eating nonnutritive substances such as lead paint chips or clay?

What minerals are closely tied to normal hematopoiesis?

PS is an 87-year-old male admitted to a hospital for stomach pain. He has mild breathing problems and complains of fatigue and chronic stomach upset, for which he takes a daily antacid. While hospitalized, a physician has determined that PS has megaloblastic anemia. -What should PS consider adding to his diet to potentially help with his condition?

Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn is characterized by clotting deficiencies due to insufficient amounts of _______________ available to the neonate.

Define sickle cell anemia and describe the role of nutrition therapy in sickle cell anemia.

Which of the following occurs when less oxygen is supplied to the kidneys?

When does erythroblastosis fetalis occur?

Real _______________ is a result of dysregulated feedback and increased production of RBCs by marrow, usually detected by abnormal erythropoietin levels.

What is arachidonic acid?

Describe sideroblastic anemia.

What is the normal range of hemoglobin levels in females?

Zinc deficiency results in decreased immunity and is tied to abnormal _______________ and iron uptake.

What is the treatment for hemochromatosis?

Hemoglobin is a four-subunit metalloprotein containing _______________ at the center of each subunit.

The coagulation proteins are vitamin _______________-dependent and are synthesized in the liver.

Which of the following best describes a nutrition therapy for anemia in premature infants?

Erythropoiesis involves the incorporation of hemoglobin into an RBC

Heme protein levels in red marrow and the spleen control _______________ synthesis.

Platelets or thrombocytes are short-lived cell fragments that comprise less than 1% of the total blood volume.

Both anemia and lead poisoning are associated with impaired _______________ function and neurological damage in children.