Normocytic anemia

Verywell / Jessica Olah What Are the Symptoms of Normocytic Anemia? The effects of normocytic anemia can range from mild to severe, depending on the red blood cell count and other medical conditions that can add to your symptoms. You may experience symptoms gradually over time if the anemia is slowly progressive, but the symptoms can worsen abruptly if the anemia develops rapidly. If you are at a known risk of anemia, your doctor may order blood tests to monitor your red blood cell count. How Is Normocytic Anemia Diagnosed? The diagnosis of normocytic anemia is established with blood tests. If you have a serious injury with a substantial amount of blood loss, you would have a • Electrolyte tests: This blood test may show signs of systemic diseases, such as kidney disease. • Liver function tests: These blood tests may show signs of liver disease. • Urinalysis (urine test): This test can show signs of blood or infection in your urine. • Stool sample or rectal examination: These tests can detect bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract. • A cervical examination: This test would be considered for people with a uterus (womb) if there is concern about excessive uterine bleeding. • Imaging tests: Imaging tests, such as an abdominal computerized tomography (CT) scan, may show tumors or other structural problems or sources of bleeding. What Are the Treatments for Normocytic Anemia? Treatment of normocytic anemia can include controlling blood loss, treatment of underlying disease, blo...

The presence of normal-sized red blood cells tells your doctor that you have normocytic anemia rather than another kind of anemia. For example, when anemia is caused by having too little iron in your diet, you have small red blood cells. When anemia is caused by having too little vitamin B 12, you have extra large red blood cells. The most common cause of the acquired form of normocytic anemia is a long-term (chronic) disease. Chronic diseases that can cause normocytic anemia include kidney disease, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and thyroiditis. Some medicines can cause you to have normocytic anemia, but this does not happen often. If your normocytic anemia is very bad, you might get shots of erythropoietin (brand name: Epogen). Erythropoietin (say this: air-rith-ro-po-et-in) helps your bone marrow make more red blood cells. Talk to your doctor before you take extra iron pills or vitamins. Too much iron is not good for you either. Copyright © 2000 by the American Academy of Family Physicians. This content is owned by the AAFP. A person viewing it online may make one printout of the material and may use that printout only for his or her personal, non-commercial reference. This material may not otherwise be downloaded, copied, printed, stored, transmitted or reproduced in any medium, whether now known or later invented, except as authorized in writing by the AAFP. See

Anisocytosis is a condition when the red blood cells are unequal in size. “Aniso” means unequal, and “cytosis” refers to the movement, features, or number of cells. Anisocytosis itself is a nonspecific term, as there are several different ways in which cells can be unequal. The condition is In this article, we examine the different forms of anisocytosis, along with their symptoms and causes. We also take a look at how to treat and prevent the condition from occurring. Share on Pinterest Anisocytosis is prominent in iron deficiency anemia and is a condition where the red blood cells are unequal in size. Image credit: Dr Graham Beards, 2012 Anemia can be broken down into three different types: macrocytic, normocytic, and microcytic: • Macrocytosis: This refers to when red blood cells are larger than usual. It affects around • Normocytic anemia: This is a blood problem when a person has normal-sized red blood cells, but there is a low amount of them. • Microcytosis: This is when the red blood cells are smaller than usual. Anisocytosis is when there is an increased variation in these cell sizes. Share on Pinterest Anemia is closely associated with anisocytosis. Anemia is the most common blood disorder and affects over Several things make people more at risk of having anemia: • a diet lacking in iron and • intestinal problems • infections • pregnancy or menstruation • blood lossengaging in vigorous physical activity Some chronic conditions also increase the risk, such as autoim...

Anemia is not a diagnosis; it is a manifestation of an underlying disorder (see Etiology of Anemia Anemia is a decrease in the number of red blood cells (RBCs), which leads to a decrease in hematocrit and hemoglobin content. (See also Red Blood Cell Production.) The RBC mass represents the... read more ). Thus, even mild, asymptomatic anemia should be investigated so that the primary problem can be diagnosed and treated. Anemia has many risk factors. For example, a vegan diet predisposes to Megaloblastic Macrocytic Anemias Megaloblastic anemias result most often from deficiencies of vitamin B12 and folate. Ineffective hematopoiesis affects all cell lines but particularly red blood cells. Diagnosis is usually based... read more , whereas alcohol use disorder increases the risk of Megaloblastic Macrocytic Anemias Megaloblastic anemias result most often from deficiencies of vitamin B12 and folate. Ineffective hematopoiesis affects all cell lines but particularly red blood cells. Diagnosis is usually based... read more . A number of Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease (a hemoglobinopathy) causes a chronic hemolytic anemia occurring almost exclusively in people with African ancestry. It is caused by homozygous inheritance of genes for hemoglobin... read more are inherited, and certain Overview of Hemolytic Anemia At the end of their normal life span (about 120 days), red blood cells (RBCs) are removed from the circulation. Hemolysis is defined as premature destruction and h...

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