Anemia in the Patient with Chronic Lung Disease
Fig. 8.1 General algorithm for the approach to a patient with both chronic lung disease and anemia. Often iron-deficiency anemia or the anemia of chronic disease, or both, can be…
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Fig. 2.1 Mechanisms of erythropoiesis and iron homeostasis Enterocyte iron absorption is an extremely complicated process whose scope goes beyond the goal of this presentation. Understanding of some basic elements…
Anemia of Chronic Disease
Associated disorder Estimated prevalence (%) of the disorder Infections (acute and chronic): viral infections, including HIV; bacterial; parasitic; fungal 18–95 Cancer: hematological and solid tumors 30–77 Autoimmune: 8–71 Rheumatoid arthritis …
