II. Background
- Anemia is a sign of disease, not a disease itself
III. Causes (In order of frequency in United States)
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Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Blood loss due to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Blood loss from Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Anemia of Chronic Disease
- Macrocytic Anemia
- Hemolytic Anemia
IV. Signs and Symptoms
V. Evaluation
VI. Resources: Patient Education
- Information from your Family Doctor: Normocytic Anemia
- Information from your Family Doctor: Iron Deficiency
VII. Resources: Physician
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Definition (MSH) | A reduction in the number of circulating ERYTHROCYTES or in the quantity of HEMOGLOBIN. |
Definition (MEDLINEPLUS) |
If you have anemia, your blood does not carry enough oxygen to the rest of your body. The most common cause of anemia is not having enough iron. Your body needs iron to make hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is an iron-rich protein that gives the red color to blood. It carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Anemia has three main causes: blood loss, lack of red blood cell production, and high rates of red blood cell destruction. Conditions that may lead to anemia include
Anemia can make you feel tired, cold, dizzy, and irritable. You may be short of breath or have a headache. Your doctor will diagnose anemia with a physical exam and blood tests. Treatment depends on the kind of anemia you have. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
Definition (MSHCZE) | Chudokrevnost. Onemocnění, při němž je v krvi sníženo množství krevního barviva (hemoglobinu) a červených krvinek (erytrocytů). Vede k omezení přenosu kyslíku, který je nezbytný pro všechny tkáně lidského organismu. (cit. Velký lékařský slovník online, 2013 http://lekarske.slovniky.cz/ ) |
Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) | A condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal. |
Definition (NCI_CTCAE) | A disorder characterized by an reduction in the amount of hemoglobin in 100 ml of blood. 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. |
Definition (NCI) | A reduction in the number of red blood cells, the amount of hemoglobin, and/or the volume of packed red blood cells. 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. |
Definition (CSP) | subnormal levels or function of erythrocytes, resulting in symptoms of tissue hypoxia. |
Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
MSH | D000740 |
ICD9 | 285.9 |
ICD10 | D64.9 |
SnomedCT | 271737000, 64593003, 191277004, 267531008, 154786001, 154812000 |
LNC | MTHU020823, LA18969-8 |
English | Anemia, Anemias, ANAEMIA, Anemia, unspecified, Anaemia unspecified, Anaemia, unspecified, Anemia unspecified, Anemia NOS, Anemia [dup] (disorder), anemia (diagnosis), anemia, Anaemia NOS, Unspecified anemia, Anemia [Disease/Finding], anaemias, anemias, Anemia unspecified (disorder), Anaemia unspecified (disorder), Unspecified anaemia, ANEMIA, Anaemia, Anemia (disorder), anemia; essential, Anaemia, NOS, Anaemia (disorder), Anemia (disorder) [Ambiguous], Anemia; unspecified, Anemia, NOS, anaemia |
French | ANEMIE, Anémie SAI, Anémie non précisée, Anémie, non précisée, Anémie |
Portuguese | ANEMIA, Anemia NE, Anemia |
Spanish | ANEMIA, Anemia inespecificada, Anemia NEOM, Anemia no especificada, anemia no especificada (trastorno), Anaemia unspecified, anemia no especificada, Anemia unspecified, anemia (concepto no activo), anemia (trastorno), anemia, Anemia |
German | ANAEMIE, unspezifische Anaemie, Anaemie, unspezifisch, Anaemie NNB, Anaemie, nicht naeher bezeichnet, Anaemie, Blutarmut, Anämie |
Dutch | anemie, niet-gespecificeerd, anemie NAO, niet-gespecificeerde anemie, anemie; essentieel, Anemie, niet gespecificeerd, anemie, Anemie, Bloedarmoede |
Italian | Anemia, non specificata, Anemia NAS, Anemia non specificata, Anemia |
Japanese | 貧血, 詳細不明の貧血, 貧血NOS, ヒンケツ, ヒンケツNOS, ショウサイフメイノヒンケツ |
Swedish | Blodbrist |
Finnish | Anemia |
Russian | ANEMIIA, АНЕМИЯ |
Czech | Anémie, Blíže neurčená anémie, Anémie blíže neurčená, Nespecifikovaná anémie, Anémie NOS, chudokrevost, anémie, anemie |
Korean | 상세불명의 빈혈 |
Croatian | ANEMIJA |
Polish | Anemia, Niedokrwistość |
Hungarian | Anémia, anaemia, Nem meghatározott anaemia, anaemia k.m.n., nem meghatározott vérszegénység, Vérszegénység k.m.n., Anaemia, nem meghatározott |
Norwegian | Blodmangel, Anemi |