Pernicious Anemia
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Upper Gastrointestinal Problems — Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems▶ 20:09Yes, there's overlapConditions like atrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia itself, certain stomach polyps, andachlarhydria, lack of stomach acid are also risk factors, and there's a family history component sometimesAnemia Drugs — Pharmacology and the Nursing Process▶ 3:05The bone marrow tries to make cells, but they get stuck, ending up really large, macrocytic, but they still have normal color,…And the textbook example there is pernicious anemiaExactlyManagement of Patients with Gastric and Duodenal Disorders — Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing▶ 9:13The atrophy diminishes the production of intrinsic factor by the parietal cellsAnd since intrinsic factor is absolutely essential for vitamin B12 absorption in the small intestine, a lack of it leads directly to…And that is a non -negotiable fact in patient education