folic acid deficiency
Listlessness: lacking energy
Dried beans, peas, and fruits
yogurt
Maintain fluid intake
Orange juice helps w/iron supplement absorption
A hereditary trait occurring most commonly in African Americans
Accurately assess pain, relieve pain
Pale mucous membranes, tachycardia, hypotension, SOA
vegetable oil
Pale mucous membranes
Lead poisoning
Body stops producing new RBCs
Red meats (easiest for body to absorrb). Organ meats. Tuna and salmon.
Raisins, prunes and peaches
Growth Retardation
Sickle Cell Crisis
Chronic anemia. Decreased Hgb.
Elevated temperature
iron deficiency
Anorexia
Buy iron fortified cereals. Use a quart of milk a day (4-8 oz bottles) No more than 32 oz of milk/day
sour cream
Eggs, tofu, enriched grains
Teaching about lead-based paint in old houses
pernicious anemia (requires B12 injections)
The production of abnormal Hgb that causes RBCs to assume a sickle shape
Fatigue. Muscle spasms.
cheese
Adverse reaction to medication
almonds
Do not take with milk or antacids. It interferes with absorption.
Spooned nails
Sickle cell anemia
Green leafy vegetables
Below average body weight. Characteristics of milk babies.
Take iron supplements on an empty stomach.
Oral iron supplements are best administered on an empty stomach and 2 hr after consuming milk or antacids
Iron causes dark, sticky stools. Use a straw for liquid forms of iron supplements due to staining teeth.
Pain. Joint and leg pain. Severe abdominal pain.
Thalassemia: inherited disorder of abnormal formation of Hgb