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Anemia of Chronic Disease
Causes |
*Chronic infection-inflammation
*Cancer *Liver disease *Kidney failure (more severe) |
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Anemia of Chronic Disease
Signs and Symptoms |
*Go with causative condition
*Co-existent iron & Folate deficiency |
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Anemia of Chronic Disease
Classic Lab findings |
*HCT rarely falls below 60% of baseline
*MCV nml or slightly decreased *Morphology non-diagnostic: normocytic or Microcytic *Serum iron levels low or unmeasurable *Transferrin Sat extremely low |
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Anemia of Chronic
Disease Complications |
*Commonly misdiagnosed as iron deficiency anemia
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Anemia of Chronic
Disease Typical Tx |
*Usually none
*In kidney failure: may use recombinant EPO |
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