Anemia

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Anemia

  • See Also
  1. Pediatric Anemia
  • Background
  1. Anemia is a sign of disease, not a disease itself
  • Causes (In order of frequency in United States)
  1. Iron Deficiency Anemia
    1. Blood loss due to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
    2. Blood loss from Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  2. Anemia of Chronic Disease
    1. Chronic Renal Failure
    2. Connective Tissue Disease
  3. Macrocytic Anemia
    1. Pernicious Anemia (B12 Deficiency)
    2. Folic Acid Deficiency
  4. Hemolytic Anemia
    1. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias
    2. Non-Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias
  • Signs and Symptoms
  1. See Anemia Clinical Clues
  • Evaluation
  1. See Anemia Evaluation
  1. Information from your Family Doctor: Normocytic Anemia
    1. http://www.familydoctor.org/handouts/639.html
  2. Information from your Family Doctor: Iron Deficiency
    1. http://www.familydoctor.org/healthfacts/009/
  • Resources
  • Physician
  1. MMWR Iron Deficiency Anemia
    1. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr4703.pdf
  • References
  1. (1998) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 47:1-29 [PubMed]
  2. Little (1999) Am Fam Physician 59(6):1598-1604 [PubMed]
  3. Abramson (1999) Am Fam Physician 59(4):851-8 [PubMed]