Multiple different types of anemia are associated with liver disease. Portal hypertension related to chronic or acute liver disease may cause gastrointestinal bleeding, which is predisposed by coagulopathy related to liver dysfunction. Acute blood loss anemia in these circumstances is often due to ...
Iron-deficiency anemiahappens because you don’t have enough of the mineral iron in your body. Your bone marrow needs iron to makehemoglobin, the part of the red blood cell that takes oxygen to your organs. Iron-deficiency anemia can be caused by: A diet without enough iron, especially in...
Anemias caused by defects of DNA metabolism Pernicious anemia. Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disorder characterized by impaired absorption of vitamin B12 because of an intrinsic factor deficiency.34 This condition is called pernicious anemia because the disease was fatal before its cause was discove...
Anemia caused by an inherited illness is a lifelong condition. Its impact on a person's quality of life and life span can vary greatly, and depends on the specific inherited disorder and its severity. Some people don't have any symptoms. Others have severe, persistent symptoms. ...
The definition of a genetic disease is a disorder or condition caused by abnormalities in a person's genome. Some types of genetic inheritance include single inheritance, including cystic... Hematocrit Ranges (Normal, High, Low) Hematocrit in the blood is the proportion of the blood that consist...
Lower production may also be caused by deficiency of certain hormones or inhibition of the red-cell-forming processes by certain drugs or by toxins produced by disease, particularly chronic infection, cancer, and kidney failure. Structurally, the anemias generally fall into the following types: (1...
Non-megaloblastic anemia is caused by: Alcoholism Myelodysplastic syndrome (precursor cells that form blood cells in the bone marrow become abnormal) Liver diseases Obstructive jaundice Bone marrow failure Hypothyroidism Splenectomy Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) ...
Claimed and disclosed is a new use for a previously approved drug: erythropoietin. The present invention teaches using Erythropoetin to treat anemia caused by the combined treatment of Ribavirin and a
Liver Function TestsDrug TherapyDiet TherapyFIGLU TestMetabolismAnemia, MacrocyticLiver CirrhosisNine patients with megaloblastic erythropoiesis and chronic liver disease were studied with particular reference to vitamin B12 and folate metabolism. The clinical, biochemical and histological features of the liver...
Iron-deficiency anemiahappens because you don’t have enough of the mineral iron in your body. Your bone marrow needs iron to makehemoglobin, the part of the red blood cell that takes oxygen to your organs. Iron-deficiency anemia can be caused by: A diet without enough iron, especially in...