Anemia

Aka: Anemia

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II. Background

  1. Anemia is a sign of disease, not a disease itself

III. 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

IV. Signs and Symptoms

  1. See Anemia Clinical Clues

V. Evaluation

  1. See Anemia Evaluation

VI. 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/

VII. Resources: Physician

  1. MMWR Iron Deficiency Anemia
    1. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr4703.pdf

VIII. References

  1. (1998) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 47:1-29 [PubMed]
  2. Little (1999) Am Fam Physician 59(6):1598-1604 [PubMed]
  3. Abramson (1999) Am Fam Physician 59(4):851-8 [PubMed]

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