( note tapped 5/16/14 )

( rehash of notes from Lab Dx )

( types of normocytic anemias: acute blood loss, early IDA, ACD, HS, hemolytic, aplastic )

transferrin saturation = (serum Fe/TIBC) x 100. (normal is 20-50%)
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Seems like I'm circling all around these blood topics....because they are circular, they interrelate in many ways. ( This one's about HEMOGLOBIN. )

What three serum findings can each independently justify a diagnosis of anemia?
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( I must have blooooood! )

1. Vitamins: small, low molecular weight, organic mols required for normal function, most we don't synthesize, classified as fat or water soluble.

Which vitamins are derived from isopentenyl pyrophosphate? Vitamin A (terpene), D, E, K, cholesterol
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24. Place the following heme degradation products into the correct production sequence:
biliverdin --> bilirubin --> bilirubin diglucuronide -->urobilinogen --> stercobilin
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What are the inputs and outputs from the amino acid pool?
--Inputs: diet, stomach digestion, pepsinogen, pancreatic enzymes, intestinal processing, absorption, turnover of endogenous proteins
--Outputs: excretion, protein building in fed state, aa catabolism during a fast
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