Anemia
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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.