Anemia Causes and Effects

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What is the most common type of anemia?

Aplastic anemia

Sickle-cell anemia

Iron-deficiency anemia (correct)

Megaloblastic anemia

What causes iron-deficiency anemia in teens, children, vegans, and vegetarians?

High intake of red meat

Chronic bleeding (correct)

Excessive iron intake

Vitamin C deficiency

In what population is sickle-cell anemia particularly found?

Individuals of European descent

Individuals of Asian descent

Individuals of African descent (correct)

Individuals of South American descent

What is the major cause of blood loss anemias?

Bleeding from wounds or lesions Signup and view all the answers

Which type of anemia is characterized by the production of an abnormal type of hemoglobin causing erythrocytes to assume a sickle shape?

Sickle-cell anemia Signup and view all the answers

Apart from ulcers and gastritis, what else can cause blood loss anemias?

Loss of blood during childbirth Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is characterized by a lower than normal amount of red blood cells?

Anemia Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of anemia on oxygen transport in the blood?

Reduction in oxygen-carrying capacity Signup and view all the answers

Which type of anemia can be indicated by a decreased hemoglobin content?

Iron-deficiency anemia Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes erythrocytosis?

Excessive red blood cell proliferation over 11,000 cells/L Signup and view all the answers

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What is the most common type of anemia?

What causes iron-deficiency anemia in teens, children, vegans, and vegetarians?

In what population is sickle-cell anemia particularly found?

What is the major cause of blood loss anemias?

Which type of anemia is characterized by the production of an abnormal type of hemoglobin causing erythrocytes to assume a sickle shape?

Apart from ulcers and gastritis, what else can cause blood loss anemias?

Which condition is characterized by a lower than normal amount of red blood cells?

What is the impact of anemia on oxygen transport in the blood?

Which type of anemia can be indicated by a decreased hemoglobin content?

What characterizes erythrocytosis?

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