Anemia discussion
Answer the following questions regarding pernicious anemia in a 2-pages Word document:
What causes pernicious anemia?
What’s the pathophysiology associated with the body’s response to this disease process?
What are the technical terms that describe an anemia with high MCV and normal MCH? (aka. Macrocytic normochromic anemia)
Why should a Nurse Practitioner (NP) ask the patient about paresthesia and ataxia?
Why did the NP prescribe vitamin B12 by intramuscular injection rather than orally?
