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There is a long list of causes for anemia. Usually, anemia is grouped by RBC cell size, mean corpuscular volume (MCV). | There is a long list of causes for anemia. Usually, anemia is grouped by RBC cell size, mean corpuscular volume (MCV). | ||
==Microcytic anemia== | ==Classifications== | ||
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===Microcytic anemia=== | |||
Mnemonic ''TAILS'':<ref>URL: [http://www.step2review.com/content/sub_cat.php?cat_id=487__Microcytic_Anemia http://www.step2review.com/content/sub_cat.php?cat_id=487__Microcytic_Anemia]. Accessed on: 12 May 2011.</ref> | Mnemonic ''TAILS'':<ref>URL: [http://www.step2review.com/content/sub_cat.php?cat_id=487__Microcytic_Anemia http://www.step2review.com/content/sub_cat.php?cat_id=487__Microcytic_Anemia]. Accessed on: 12 May 2011.</ref> | ||
*Thalassemia. | *Thalassemia. | ||
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*Sideroblastic anemia. | *Sideroblastic anemia. | ||
==Macrocytic anemia== | ===Macrocytic anemia=== | ||
Mnemonic ''Few Big RBCs May Lead To Palor'': | Mnemonic ''Few Big RBCs May Lead To Palor'': | ||
*Folate deficiency. | *Folate deficiency. | ||
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*Post-splenectomy. | *Post-splenectomy. | ||
==See also | =Specific types of anemia= | ||
==Pernicious anemia== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Macrocytic anemia. | |||
Etiology: | |||
*Autoimmune - leads to loss of parietal cells. | |||
**Parietal cells produce ''intrinsic factor'' (important for vitamin B12 absorption) and ''hydrogen chloride''. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Loss of parietal cells. | |||
=See also= | |||
*[[Sickle cell anemia]]. | *[[Sickle cell anemia]]. | ||
=References= | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | {{Reflist|1}} | ||
[[Category:Haematopathology]] | [[Category:Haematopathology]] | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 20 April 2012
Anemia is low hemoglobin.
There is a long list of causes for anemia. Usually, anemia is grouped by RBC cell size, mean corpuscular volume (MCV).
Classifications
| Anemia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macrocytic anemia (MCV>100) | Normocytic anemia (MCV 80–100) | Microcytic anemia (MCV<80) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Microcytic anemia
Mnemonic TAILS:[1]
- Thalassemia.
- Anemia of chronic diesease.
- Iron deficiency anemia.
- Lead toxicity.
- Sideroblastic anemia.
Macrocytic anemia
Mnemonic Few Big RBCs May Lead To Palor:
- Folate deficiency.
- Vitamin B12 deficiency.
- Rx.
- Myelodysplastic syndromes.
- Liver disease (cirrhosis).
- Thyroid disease (hypothyroidism).
- Post-splenectomy.
Specific types of anemia
Pernicious anemia
General
- Macrocytic anemia.
Etiology:
- Autoimmune - leads to loss of parietal cells.
- Parietal cells produce intrinsic factor (important for vitamin B12 absorption) and hydrogen chloride.
Microscopic
Features:
- Loss of parietal cells.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.step2review.com/content/sub_cat.php?cat_id=487__Microcytic_Anemia. Accessed on: 12 May 2011.