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Anemia

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  1. See Also
    1. Pediatric Anemia
  2. Background
    1. Anemia is a sign of disease, not a disease itself
  3. 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
  4. Signs and Symptoms
    1. See Anemia Clinical Clues
  5. Evaluation
    1. See Anemia Evaluation
  6. Resources: Patient Education
    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/
  7. Resources: Physician
    1. MMWR Iron Deficiency Anemia
      1. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr4703.pdf
  8. References
    1. (1998) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 47:1
    2. Little (1999) Am Fam Physician 59(6):1598
    3. Abramson (1999) Am Fam Physician 59(4):851

Anemia (C0002871)

Definition (MSH)A reduction in the number of circulating erythrocytes or in the quantity of hemoglobin.
Definition (CSP)subnormal levels or function of erythrocytes, resulting in symptoms of tissue hypoxia.
Definition (NCI)(a-NEE-mee-a) A condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal.
Definition (NCI)A reduction in the number of red blood cells per cu mm, the amount of hemoglobin in 100 ml of blood, and the volume of packed red blood cells per 100 ml of blood. Clinically, anemia represents a reduction in the oxygen-transporting capacity of a designated volume of blood, resulting from an imbalance between blood loss (through hemorrhage or hemolysis) and blood production. Signs and symptoms of anemia may include pallor of the skin and mucous membranes, shortness of breath, palpitations of the heart, soft systolic murmurs, lethargy, and fatigability.
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9285.9, 285.9
MSHD000740
EnglishANAEMIA, Anaemia unspecified, Anemia, Anemia unspecified, Anemia; unspecified, Anemias
Spanishanemia, anemia no especificada
Parent ConceptsHematological Disease (C0018939), Other deficiency anemias NOS (C0154288), RBC count low (C0427457), Other anemias NOS (C0472702), Non-Neoplastic Hematologic and Lymphocytic Disorder (C1518374), bone marrow suppression (C0280962), Red blood cell disorder (C0221016), Ambiguous concept (C1274012), Duplicate concept (C1274013)
SourcesAOD, CCS, COSTAR, CSP, CST, DXP, ICD9CM, LCH, LNC, MEDLINEPLUS, MSH, MTH, MTHICD9, NCI, NDFRT, OMIM, PDQ, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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