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'''Anemia''' is low hemoglobin. | [[Image:Iron_deficiency_anemia_blood_film.jpg|thumb|Blood film in iron deficiency anemia. (WC)]] | ||
'''Anemia''' is an abnormally low hemoglobin. | |||
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). | ||
==Classifications== | ==Classifications== | ||
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*Thalassemia. | *Thalassemia. | ||
*Anemia of chronic diesease. | *Anemia of chronic diesease. | ||
*Iron deficiency anemia. | *[[Iron deficiency anemia]]. | ||
*Lead toxicity. | *[[Lead toxicity]]. | ||
*Sideroblastic anemia. | *Sideroblastic anemia. | ||
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*[[Myelodysplastic syndromes]]. | *[[Myelodysplastic syndromes]]. | ||
*Liver disease ([[cirrhosis]]). | *Liver disease ([[cirrhosis]]). | ||
*Thyroid disease (hypothyroidism). | *Thyroid disease ([[hypothyroidism]]). | ||
*Post-splenectomy. | *Post-splenectomy. | ||
===Normocytic anemia=== | |||
One DDx of normocytic anemia:<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Brill | first1 = JR. | last2 = Baumgardner | first2 = DJ. | title = Normocytic anemia. | journal = Am Fam Physician | volume = 62 | issue = 10 | pages = 2255-64 | month = Nov | year = 2000 | doi = | PMID = 11126852 }}</ref> | |||
*Acute blood loss. | |||
*Hypersplenism. | |||
*Hemolytic disorders. | |||
**Congenital conditions. | |||
**Hemoglobinopathies, e.g. [[sickle cell disease]]. | |||
A cute mnemonic ''ABBRA'': | |||
*Anemia of chronic disease. | |||
*Bone marrow infiltration. | |||
*Bone marrow failure. | |||
*[[Renal failure]]. | |||
*Acute hemorrhage. | |||
=Specific types of anemia= | =Specific types of anemia= | ||
Latest revision as of 15:02, 2 May 2022
Anemia is an abnormally 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 fl) | Normocytic anemia (MCV 80–100 fl) | Microcytic anemia (MCV<80 fl) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Normocytic anemia
One DDx of normocytic anemia:[2]
- Acute blood loss.
- Hypersplenism.
- Hemolytic disorders.
- Congenital conditions.
- Hemoglobinopathies, e.g. sickle cell disease.
A cute mnemonic ABBRA:
- Anemia of chronic disease.
- Bone marrow infiltration.
- Bone marrow failure.
- Renal failure.
- Acute hemorrhage.
Specific types of anemia
Pernicious anemia
Main article: Pernicious anemia
Sickle cell anemia
Main article: Sickle cell anemia
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.step2review.com/content/sub_cat.php?cat_id=487__Microcytic_Anemia. Accessed on: 12 May 2011.
- ↑ Brill, JR.; Baumgardner, DJ. (Nov 2000). "Normocytic anemia.". Am Fam Physician 62 (10): 2255-64. PMID 11126852.