MDC Nursing Iron Deficiency Anemia & AIDS Case Studies Questions
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Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Case Study
A 72-year-old man developed chest pain whenever he was physically active. The pain ceased on
stopping his activity. He has no history of heart or lung disease. His physical examination was
normal except for notable pallor.
Studies
Electrocardiogram (EKG), p. 485
Chest x-ray study, p. 956
Complete blood count (CBC), p.
156
Red blood cell (RBC) count, p.
396
RBC indices, p. 399
Mean corpuscular volume
(MCV)
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
(MCH)
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
concentration (MCHC)
Red blood cell distribution width
(RDW)
Hemoglobin (Hgb), p. 251
Hematocrit (Hct), p. 248
White blood cell (WBC) count, p.
466
WBC differential count, p. 466
Result
Ischemia noted in anterior leads
No active disease
Platelet count (thrombocyte
count), p. 362
Half-life of RBC
Liver/spleen ratio, p. 750
Spleen/pericardium ratio
Reticulocyte count, p. 407
Haptoglobin, p. 245
Blood typing, p. 114
Iron level studies, p. 287
Iron
Total iron-binding capacity
(TIBC)
Transferrin (siderophilin)
Transferrin saturation
Within normal limits (WNL) (normal: 150,000´00,000/mm3)
26ð days (normal)
1:1 (normal)
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