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Signs & Symp ch 7
Signs and symptoms of blood and lymphatic disorders
Question | Answer |
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Anorexia, cardiac dialation, disorientation, dyspepsia, dyapnea, exertional dyspnea, fatigue, headache, insomnia, pallor, palpitation, shortness of breath, systolic murmur, tachycardia, vertigo are all symtoms of what | Anemia |
Weakness, stupor, irritability, pale cool, moist skin, hypotension, tachycardia (rapid, weak, thready pulse), hypotermia, hemoglobin less than 10gr/100ml, Hematocrit less than 40% H&H may not drop for several hours after blood loss are signs and symtoms o | Hypovolemic anemia |
Extreme weakness, dyspnea, fever, hypoxia, weight loss, jaundice (destruction of RBC'S), pallor,GI complaints, dysphagia, sore burning tongue, (smooth and erythematous), neurological symptoms (tingling of hands and feet, disorientation, personality change | Pernicious anemia |
Pancytopenic (all 3 major blood elements are decreased), repeated infections, fatigye, weakness, malaise, dyspnea, palpitations, bleeding tendencies (petechiae, ecchymossis, bleeding gums, epistaxis, GI & GU bleeds are symtoms of | Aplastic Anemia |
Pallor, fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, angina, s/s of heart failure, glossitis, pagophagia,headache, paresthesia,burning tongue are symptoms of | Iron Deficiency Anemia |
Precipitating factors- dehydration, change in oxygen tension in the body (infection, overexertion, cold, alcohol, smoking. loss of appetitie, irritability, weakness, abdominal enlargement,joint and back pain, edema of extremities are symptoms of | Sickle Cell Anemia |
s/s of infection, (fever, chills, headache, fatigue) ulcerations of mucous membranes, bronchial pneumonia, urinary tract infection are signs and symptoms of | Agranulocytosis |
Anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukipenia, enlarged lymph nodes, splenomegaly are signs of | Leukemia |
Petechia, ecchymoses, platelets below 100,000 (bleeding mucous membranes bleeding internal organs), platelets below 20,000 serious bleeding risks are signs of | Thrombocytopenia |
Internal and external bleeding, hemathrosis bleeding into the joint (knee, ankles, and elbow), excessive blood loss from small cuts and dental procedures are signs of | Hemophilia |
Inherited bleeding disorder, abnormally slow clotting of blood, spontaneous episodes of GI bleeding. mild deficiency of factor viii are symtoms of | Von Willebrand's Disease |
Bleeding in mucous memebranes, venipuncture sites, surgica sites, GI & Gu tracts, all orifices. dyspnea, hemoptysis,diaphoresis, cold mottled digits, purpura on the chest and abdomena, petechia are signs of | Disseminated intravascular Coagulation (DIC) |
Bone pain, pathological fractures, infection, anemia, bleeding, hypercalcemia,renal failure are signs of | Muliple Myeloma |
Fine red streaks from affected area in the groin or axilla, edema, chills, fever, local pain, headache, myalgia are symptoms of | Lymphangitis |
massive edema and tightness of affected extremity, pain are signs of | Lymphedema |
Painless, enlarged cervical lymph nodes, fever, weight loss, anemia, pruitis, susceptibility of infection, complications (pleural effusion, bone fractures, and paralysis), fatigue, malaise, anorexia are signs of | Malignant lymphoma |
Enlargement of cervical lymph nodes, anorexia, weight loss, pruritis, low-grade fever, night sweats, anemia, leukocytosis, increased WBC are symptoms of | Hodgkin's Disease |