48,584
edits
Difference between revisions of "Anemia"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Classifications
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''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). | ||
| Line 14: | Line 15: | ||
*Thalassemia. | *Thalassemia. | ||
*Anemia of chronic diesease. | *Anemia of chronic diesease. | ||
*Iron deficiency anemia. | *[[Iron deficiency anemia]]. | ||
*[[Lead toxicity]]. | *[[Lead toxicity]]. | ||
*Sideroblastic anemia. | *Sideroblastic anemia. | ||
| Line 41: | Line 42: | ||
*Bone marrow failure. | *Bone marrow failure. | ||
*[[Renal failure]]. | *[[Renal failure]]. | ||
*Acute hemorrhage. | *Acute hemorrhage. | ||
=Specific types of anemia= | =Specific types of anemia= | ||