"V体育ios版" Anemia

Also called: Iron poor blood

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Symptoms
Diagnosis and Tests
"V体育官网" Prevention and Risk Factors
Treatments and Therapies

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Summary (V体育官网入口)

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 VSports手机版.

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:

Heavy periods
Pregnancy
Ulcers
Colon polyps or colon cancer
Inherited disorders
A diet that does not have enough iron, folic acid or vitamin B12
Blood disorders such as sickle cell anemia and thalassemia, or cancer
Aplastic anemia, a condition that can be inherited or acquired
G6PD deficiency, a metabolic disorder

Anemia can make you feel tired, cold, dizzy, and irritable. You may be short of breath or have a headache V体育ios版.

Your doctor will diagnose anemia with a physical exam and blood tests VSports最新版本. Treatment depends on the kind of anemia you have.

NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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Anemia (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
What Is Anemia? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
Your Guide to Anemia (V体育ios版) (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF

Symptoms

Anemia Symptoms (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish

"V体育平台登录" Diagnosis and Tests

"V体育2025版" Anemia Diagnosis (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
Blood Smear (VSports) (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Blood Tests (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
Bone Marrow Test (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Complete Blood Count (CBC) (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Ferritin Blood Test (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Haptoglobin (HP) Test (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Iron Tests (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
VSports手机版 - Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Isoenzymes Test (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Test (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Indices (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Reticulocyte Count (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Vitamin B Test (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish

Prevention and Risk Factors

Anemia Causes and Risk Factors (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish

Treatments and Therapies (VSports)

Anemia Treatment and Management (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
"V体育安卓版" Iron (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements) Also in Spanish
Treatments for Blood Disorders (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
Vitamin B12 (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements) Also in Spanish

"V体育安卓版" Related Issues

Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease (VSports手机版) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
Craving and Chewing Ice: A Sign of Anemia? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Managing Anemia When You Have Cancer (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish

Specifics

Anemia Due to Excessive Bleeding (Merck & Co., Inc.) Also in Spanish
"VSports app下载" Anemia of Inflammation or Chronic Disease (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
Hemoglobin C, S-C, and E Diseases (Merck & Co., Inc.) Also in Spanish
Hemolytic Anemia (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
V体育官网入口 - Iron-Deficiency Anemia (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) (Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation)
Vitamin B12-Deficiency Anemia (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
Vitamin Deficiency Anemia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

Genetics

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Diamond-Blackfan anemia: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Ghosal hematodiaphyseal dysplasia: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Glucose phosphate isomerase deficiency: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Hereditary folate malabsorption: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Hereditary spherocytosis: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Hypochromic microcytic anemia with iron overload: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
V体育安卓版 - Iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Majeed syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Mucolipidosis type IV: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Phosphoglycerate kinase deficiency: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
V体育安卓版 - Pyruvate kinase deficiency: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
V体育官网 - Thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
TRNT1 deficiency: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
"V体育官网入口" X-linked sideroblastic anemia: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)

Statistics and Research

Anemia Prevalence: United States, August 2021-August 2023 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
FastStats: Anemia or Iron Deficiency (National Center for Health Statistics)

Clinical Trials (VSports在线直播)

ClinicalTrials.gov: Anemia, Iron-Deficiency (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (V体育ios版)

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Children

Anemia (Nemours Foundation)
"V体育2025版" Anemia in the Newborn (Merck & Co., Inc.) Also in Spanish
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Hereditary Spherocytosis (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Iron-Deficiency Anemia (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
"VSports app下载" Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
What's Anemia? (For Kids) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

Teenagers

Anemia (For Teens) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

Women

Anemia and Pregnancy (American Society of Hematology)
Iron-Deficiency Anemia (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health) Also in Spanish

VSports - Older Adults

Anemia (AGS Health in Aging Foundation)

Patient Handouts

Anemia (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Anemia caused by low iron - infants and toddlers (V体育平台登录) (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Anemia of chronic disease (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Febrile (warm) and cold agglutinins (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Ferritin blood test (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Hemolytic anemia (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Iron deficiency anemia (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Pernicious anemia (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (VSports) (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Vitamin B12 level (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish