Fig. 5.1 Normal erythropoiesis. The hematopoietic stem cell (HSC), once committed, differentiates into the blast-forming units—erythroid (BFU-E) that in turn differentiates into the colony-forming unit—erythroid (CFU-E). The proerythroblast (Pro-EB), the…
Acute blood loss anemia (portal hypertension-related) Esophageal varices Gastric varices Rectal varices Chronic blood loss anemia Portal hypertensive gastropathy Portal hypertensive enteropathy Portal hypertensive colopathy Gastric-antral vascular ectasia Acute hemolytic…
Method Equation Cockcroft-Gault [(140—Age in years) × (Weight in kg) × (0.85 if female)]/(72 × Scr in mg/dL) MDRD 186 × (Scr)−1.154 × (Age)−0.203 × (0.742 if female) × (1.212 if African American) CKD-EPI A × (Scr/B)C × (0.993)Age A: African American female = 166; African American male = 163;…
Oral agents Intravenous agents Most common agents Ferrous fumarate Ferric gluconate Ferrous gluconate Ferumoxytol Ferrous sulfate Iron sucrose Polysaccharide-iron complex Side effects Gastrointestinal (metallic taste, flatulence, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal…
Age Hemoglobin (g/dL Mean corpuscular volume (fL) Mean Lower limita Mean Lower limita Birth (cord blood) 16.5 13.5 108 98 1–3 days (capillary) 18.5 14.5 108 95 1 week 17.5 13.5 107…
Etiology Prevalence (%) Chronic inflammation (chronic disease) 23.0 Iron deficiency 18 Renal failure 9 Liver disease and endocrine disease (chronic disease) 7 Posthemorrhagic 7 Folate deficiency 6 Myelodysplasia 5 Vitamin…
© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2018Robert Provenzano, Edgar V. Lerma and Lynda Szczech (eds.)Management of Anemiahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7360-6_10 10. The Complex Relationships Between Iron Regulation, Obesity, and Anemia Stephen Z. Fadem1 (1) Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 6624…
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…
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…
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 …
