Question 347 · LEK · Hematopoietic system
Indicate true statements regarding anaemia in pregnancy:
1) anaemia in pregnancy is defined as haemoglobin level of <12 g/dL in the first and third trimesters and <11 g/dL in the second trimester;
2) the most common cause of anaemia in pregnant women is iron deficiency;
3) prophylactic iron supplementation should be routinely implemented in every pregnant woman from the first trimester;
4) in the case of suspected iron deficiency anaemia, ferritin level determination is helpful in diagnostics;
5) physiological anaemia in pregnant women is mainly due to an increase in plasma volume.
The correct answer is:
2) the most common cause of anaemia in pregnant women is iron deficiency;
3) prophylactic iron supplementation should be routinely implemented in every pregnant woman from the first trimester;
4) in the case of suspected iron deficiency anaemia, ferritin level determination is helpful in diagnostics;
5) physiological anaemia in pregnant women is mainly due to an increase in plasma volume.
The correct answer is:
- A. all of the above.
- B. 1,2,3,4.
- C. 2,3,4,5.
- D. 2,4,5.
- E. 1,2,4,5.
Hint
Recall the haemoglobin cut-offs used in pregnancy and whether iron should be given to every woman or guided by her iron status.
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