Anaemia


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INTRODUCTION





-Anaemia –  Decreased level of Hb in blood below reference level for age and sex with plasma level not above normal value
-Spurious Anaemia – Raised plasma volume with normal or slightly raised Hb e.g. pregnancy
-Masked Anaemia – Immediately after major bleed
-Spurious Polycythemia – due to decreased plasma volume-dehydration
-Anemia is not a disease but a sign of some underlying disease

TYPES OF ANAEMIA

---Based on RBC indices
-Decreased MCV-hypochromic microcytic
-Increased MCV-macrocytic
-Normal MCV-normochromic normocytic

---Based on cell proliferation
-Abnormally low Retic Count
-Retic Count normal to condition

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