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Understanding Anaemia and its Types

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What is the main cause of Anaemia?

Too many RBCs
Excessive iron absorption
Lack of folic acid
Deficiency of haemoglobin in the blood (correct)

How does acute blood loss anaemia differ from chronic blood loss anaemia?

Chronic blood loss leads to increased iron absorption
Acute blood loss results in larger RBCs
Acute blood loss is immediately apparent, chronic is not (correct)
Chronic blood loss causes rapid maturation of RBCs

What type of anaemia is characterized by RBCs that are much smaller than normal and have too little haemoglobin inside them?

Megaloblastic Anaemia
Pernicious Anaemia
Iron-Deficiency Anaemia (correct)
Normocytic Anaemia

Which nutrient deficiency can lead to megaloblastic anaemia?

Vitamin B12 (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic abnormality observed in the erythroblasts of individuals with megaloblastic anaemia?

Delayed cytoplasm maturation relative to nucleus (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying defect responsible for the asynchronous maturation of the nucleus in megaloblastic anemia?

Defective DNA synthesis (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which condition can lead to the development of megaloblastic anemia?

Surgical total gastrectomy (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a common feature of the red blood cells in hereditary spherocytosis?

They are small and spherical (A) Signup and view all the answers

What causes sickle cell anemia?

Abnormal hemoglobin S (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why do fragile red blood cells in hemolytic anemias get destroyed faster than they can be formed?

Lack of proper cell membrane structure (A) Signup and view all the answers