Assignment task: Dinah, a 37 years old female, married, primigravid. Started to have nausea and vomiting specially in the morning. She hasn't eating too much due to her in the accounting firm. Days past by, and still with same signs and symptoms. And she noticed that she missed her monthly period so he opted to check with an obgyne doctor, in which pregnancy test showed positive result. Cbc showed that she has low level of rbc count, hematocrit and hemoglobin.
LMP: December 1, 2022
CBC: red blood cell count 2.7x10 , hemoglobin 9g/dL, hematocrit 0.28, decrease in ferritin level, 55kg.
QUESTIONS:
Q1. What is more likely diagnosis of Dinah?
Q2. How would you explain the pathophysiology of the disease in a concept map in the case of Dinah?
Q3. What are your therapeutic objectives in managing her condition?
Q4. How will you manage her pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically?
Q5. What are the 3 iron supplements that you can prescribe to Dinah?
Q6. How will you compute for the hemoglobin and iron deficit?
Q7. How will you prescribe Dinah the drug?
Q8. What will you advise dinah for prevention and follow up?