Today we are continuing our discussion on anemia, and we are focusing Normocytic Anemia.
If you missed it last week, we talked Anemia Part 1: Microcytic Anemia.) If you missed it go check it out.
Lets go ahead and get started:
Today we are going to discuss:
How to approach Normocytic Anemia
Best way to work-up Normocytic Anemia
The Causes and Pathophysiology
Decreased Production
Increased destruction or sequestration
Blood-loss
Fluid over-load
The most common cause of Normocytic Anemia - Anemia of Chronic Disease
Best place to start if your patient has Normocytic Anemia
Peripheral Smear!
The caveats of Normocytic Anemia
Next week we will finish up and discuss Macrocytic Anemia.
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