Peripheral blood smear.This test looks at the size and shape of your red blood cells. In iron deficiency anemia, red blood cells are smaller than usual. Hematocrit.This test shows how much of your blood is made up of red cells.
A low MCV, MCH or MCHC, and the appearance of the RBCs on visual examination of a peripheral blood smear will narrow the diagnosis to a microcytic anaemia. Microcytic anemia can also be the result of malabsorption phenomena associated with gluten-sensitive enteropathy/coeliac disease. ...
Anemia is not a disease but rather a symptom complex that may result from one of three underlying causes: (1) decreased production of RBCs (iron deficiency, pernicious anemia, folate deficiency), (2) blood loss, or (3) increased rate of destruction of circulating RBCs (hypersplenism, autoimm...
blood cell distribution width (RDW), reflecting a varied size distribution of red blood cells. A lowMCV,MCHor MCHC, and the appearance of the RBCs on visual examination of a peripheral blood smear will narrow the diagnosis to amicrocytic anaemia. Microcytic anemia can also be the result of ...
Peripheral blood smear showed,"Marked anisocytosis, poikilocytosis with predominantly macrocytic,normochromic with macroovalocytes,elliptocytes,tear drop cells and polychromatic macrocytes and occasional nRBC's, fragmented RBC's seen with mild thrombocytopenia". Bone marrow aspiration done which showed,...
To assess the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in predominantly breastfed, 3–5-mo-old infants, born at term, with a birth weight ≥ 2.5 kg.The cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient department of a tertiary care center from January 2013 ...
Anemia is a condition that occurs when your blood lacks enough red blood cells or enough hemoglobin. Anemia is the most common blood disorder that can be of several types. Iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent type of anemia the world. Iron deficiency anemia, as the name shows, occurs...
BLOOD sugarDIABETESGLYCOSYLATED hemoglobinPEOPLE with diabetesBackground: Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) is an indicator of patient's glycemic status over the previous 3 months. HbA1C levels increase in presence of Iron deficiency anemia. Aim: To analyze the effect of iron defic...
Our third patient is a 37-year-old Hispanic woman with dysfunctional uterine bleeding for approximately one year. Her hemoglobin level was 7 g/dl, MCV was 64 fl and serum ferritin was 4 ng/ml. Her peripheral blood smear revealed anisocytosis and poikilocytosis with microcytosis. This patient...
Children living with HIV have higher-than-normal prevalence of anemia. The beneficial effect of therapeutic iron has been questioned in the setting of high prevalence of infections. This study examines anemia prevalence and effect of standard therapeutic