In order for the body to function effectively, the body muscles and tissue need oxygen. If there is too little iron in the blood, it can causes a decrease in the amount of red cells in the blood that delivers oxygen to the body. Anemia is a common diagnostic term describing a decrease in number in function of erythrocytes or red blood cells (RBCs), and is the most widespread hematological disorder. In order to determine types of anemia, the anemia has to be classified by preforming a complete blood count along with other test. These test help provide a diagnosis that directs treatment and prognosis (Gulanick & Myers, 2014). In Case Study 1, it appears that Ms. A. is anemic. Based on Ms. A.’s laboratory values, Ms. A. appears to have iron
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A. anemia has gone untreated and possibly undiagnosed. Iron deficiency anemia outset is so mild that it may go unnoticed at first. Mild iron deficiency anemia usually doesn't cause complications. But the signs and symptoms intensify as the body becomes more iron deficient and the anemia worsens. This can lead to an enlarged heart or heart failure. In addition, playing golf in a high altitude or elevation where the air pressure is reduced and oxygen levels are low do not help her condition because she already has reduced oxygen-carrying capacity due to decreased number of red blood cells (RBCs) (Gulanick & Myers, 2014). Therefore she began to experience symptoms of mild acute mountain sickness which includes light-headedness, increased heart rate and shortness of breath (MedlinePlus, 2013). Her anemia is so severe she is experiencing life threating symptoms of increase heat rate and respirations, hypotension, shortness of breath. After arriving at the hospital, her subjective data and laboratory values of decrease hemoglobin and hematocrit, normal reticulocytes, and low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) indicated that she has a type of Microcytic hypochromic anemia caused by iron
A. anemia has gone untreated and possibly undiagnosed. Iron deficiency anemia outset is so mild that it may go unnoticed at first. Mild iron deficiency anemia usually doesn't cause complications. But the signs and symptoms intensify as the body becomes more iron deficient and the anemia worsens. This can lead to an enlarged heart or heart failure. In addition, playing golf in a high altitude or elevation where the air pressure is reduced and oxygen levels are low do not help her condition because she already has reduced oxygen-carrying capacity due to decreased number of red blood cells (RBCs) (Gulanick & Myers, 2014). Therefore she began to experience symptoms of mild acute mountain sickness which includes light-headedness, increased heart rate and shortness of breath (MedlinePlus, 2013). Her anemia is so severe she is experiencing life threating symptoms of increase heat rate and respirations, hypotension, shortness of breath. After arriving at the hospital, her subjective data and laboratory values of decrease hemoglobin and hematocrit, normal reticulocytes, and low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) indicated that she has a type of Microcytic hypochromic anemia caused by iron