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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= | ||