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Glossary of app test 1
Created by cageman33
- Anemias of diminished Erythropoiesis (3)
- 1. Megaloblastic anemia
2. Iron deficiency anemia
3. Aplastic anemia - Autoimmune Diseases (5)
- 1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
2. Sjogren Syndrome
3. Systemic Sclerosis
4. Inflammatory Myopathies
5. Polyarteritis nodosa - Causes of peripheral tolerance failure (6)
- 1. Breakdown of T-cell anergy
2. Failure of activation-induced cell death
3. Failure of T cell-mediated suppression
4. Molecular mimicry
5. Polyclonal lymphocyte activation
6. Release of sequestered antigens - Iron deficiency results from: (4)
- 1. dietary lack
2. impaired absorption
3. increased requirement
4. chronic blood loss - The formation of HbS results in 2 major consequences:
- 1. chronic hemolytic anemia
2. occlusion of small blood vessels
