Margery is a 78-year-old female who comes to you with non-specific complaints of fatigue and red blood in the toilet after having stools she attributes to her hemorrhoids bleeding for the past 4 months.

QUESTION 1Margery is a 78-year-old female who comes to you with non-specific complaints of fatigue and red blood in the toilet after having stools she attributes to her hemorrhoids bleeding for the past 4 months. What type of anemia would you suspect?

QUESTION 2Your 89-year-old patient complains of the following symptoms: bleeding gums, bone pain, fever, frequent nosebleeds, fatigue, and shortness of breath. Your physical exam shows lymphadenopathy, paleness, and generalized weakness. What are your differential diagnoses? List at least three.

QUESTION 3Describe two possible causes of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).

QUESTION 4What is the classification of iron deficiency anemia?

QUESTION 5Albert, your 89-year-old male patient, was diagnosed with CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Describe the incidence, most common age affected, and gender most affected.

QUESTION 6Knowing that elderly persons frequently encounter multiple chronic comorbidities, which type of anemia is very common in this population?

QUESTION 7When testing blood for anemia of chronic disease (ACD), how would the differentials be classified? List three.

QUESTION 8Briefly describe the mechanism of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).

QUESTION 9What is the World Health Organization’s definition of anemia by Hgb for men and women?

QUESTION 10You have a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Although rare, it is more common in the older adult and has a poor prognosis. List four contributing factors to developing AML: