Anemia

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Anemia
ICD-10	D50-D64
ICD-9	280-285
DiseasesDB	663
MedlinePlus	000560
MeSH	D000740

Anemia main page
Overview
Classification
Differential Diagnosis
Medical Therapy

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | EKG | Chest X ray | CT | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

References

• Breymann, Christian. "Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Pregnancy: Modern Aspects of Diagnosis and Therapy." Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases. Nov/Dec: 2002.
• Conrad, Marcel E. "Iron Deficiency Anemia." EMedicine. 8 December 2004.
• Raymond, Tina. "Anemia: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention." Midwifery Today. 31 May 1999.
• Scrimshaw, Nevin. Iron deficiency. Scientific American Oct 1991 pp 46-52
• Schier, Stanley L. Approach to the adult patient with anemia. Up-to-Date (subscription required), accessed in Jan 2006, last changed June 2005.
• WHO Scientific Group on Nutritional Anaemias. "Nutritional anaemias : report of a WHO scientific group (meeting held in Geneva from 13 to 17 March 1967)". World Health Organization. Geneva, 1968.

See also

• Hematology
• Human iron metabolism
• Heme
• Hemoglobin

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